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The Knitting Club of Vaalwater — Sister Grace donating a blanket made by the Knitting Club of Vaalwater

Would you be able to raise funds to buy wool for to the Vaalwater Knitting Club? The Waterberg Trust is launching a project to knit navy blue and black beanies for children to wear to school.

To date, knitting club members have been making much needed blankets, and clothes for children who need to keep warm over the South African winter as temperatures in the Waterberg can drop below freezing at night.

You can find ways of how to donate in this website here.

The Knitting Club of Vaalwater is a lovely community project, bringing people together.

Young Mothers in The Waterberg — Young mothers receiving items knitted by the knitting club

The most beautiful items have been produced

The knitting club need more wool to keep going!

The brand new, handmade gifts preserve the dignity of the recipient.

Baby clothes — Warm baby clothes donated to teenage mothers in school

Sister Grace, our school nurse, donates items to those in need.

Sister Grace donating a hand-knitted blanket

Most blankets go to teenage mothers or the very elderly who need to keep warm in chilly Waterberg winter nights.

Some items were given to a family whose house burnt down.

The kind donation of a hand-knitted jersey

A knitted blanket was donated to a 14 year old expecting a baby

Sister Grace monitoring the wellbeing of a newborn baby

Monitoring a baby born to a teenage schoolgirl

The colourful blankets have brightened up many lives.

The Knitting Club continue to knit blankets for the elderly and for teenage moms.

Every gift had been gratefully received and used well.

Sister Grace working in Leseding Township

A soft blanket was given to this lady who is in the nineties.

Could you knit a beanie or donate wool?

School Nurse Sister Grace distributing hand knitted blankets to the elderly of the Waterberg

Sister Grace donating a blanket to an elderly resident

It cost about £1 to provide enough wool to knit a hat for a child

These hats help the children to get out and about and can be worn to school.

They are also fashionable and attractive.

Hats provided by the Vaalwater Knitting Club

We are raising funds to bu wool at wholesale prices. Please donate on The Waterberg Trust Justgiving page

Ways of making a donatation can be found in this website here.

The work of The Waterberg Trust is being added by a Knitting Club in Vaalwater who have been making blankets and clothing for the needy. Please let us know if you would like to donate money for us to purchase wool, at a reduced price, in the comments below.

ACTS OF MERCY REPORT DECEMBER 2021

Dr Peter Farrant writes to say: “Grace has been busy in the community as you will see. We were able to distribute some seven bed bases and mattresses to deserving people…a lodge in Welgevonden was up grading, and a member of our community assisted with mattresses. Food inflation is a significant problem. The support is therefore needed. Many thanks for the support you give…it is greatly appreciated.”

Upon identifying those in need Sister Grace bought food parcels and essential supplies during the festive season. She writes to say: “I did my normal assessments in a different way through telephonically and referrals from the community due the rising numbers of Covid 19 cases… This time I did not invite more people to the supermarket but bought food and sent volunteers to deliver it to avoid overcrowding.” She supported a grieving family, who sadly lost a teenager, with a food parcel as the mother is unemployed and had no source of income.

We had 78 beneficiaries this month.

Food parcels for the needy in rural South Africa

CHALLENGES:

Neglected family members being left without any support, food or shelter. Some beneficiaries abuse social grants intended for buying food. Instead they use the money to buy alcohol or for gambling, which means they have no food for their family
Increase in alcohol and substance abuse leading to Gender Based Violence and Community theft
Unattended children roaming the streets. One child aged two years was found on the street alone. He was handed over to the local police station for identification as he couldn’t talk.
Some elderly parents live alone without primary caregivers and some of are on medication which needs supervision.
Poor adherence in some mentally ill patients. They do not understand the proper dosage for their treatment

FUTURE PLANS:

To ensure that the community, various church leaders and other stakeholders are involved in the Acts of Mercy Activities. i.e. to assist those who are homeless, reunite homeless people with their families and provide appropriate shelter.
The knitting club will continue to knit blankets and warm beanies before winter.
Sister Grace will engage with families who are neglecting their chronically ill patients and encourage them to support, provide basic needs and ensure they take their medication regularly, as prescribed.
She will continue to educate families about the importance of being responsible, help them to understand the purpose of social grants, and to refer those with ID documents to Social Development to be registered in the system.
She would like to express appreciation all those who donated clothes, sanitary pads, beds and finances to the Acts of Mercy.

We would like to thank local people for their kind donations of food, clothing and household items.

If you are able to donate funds to help the needy in the Waterberg, please click her for further details.