A non-profit organisation, based in Pellsrus, Jeffreys Bay, the Joshua Project, which serves as a drop-in centre for the children of the community, has received a large donation from businesses and various forums in the community.
Many children spend their days or afternoons at Joshua Project but must return to their homes in the evenings.
The project is aimed at supporting families, assisting parents, and ensuring that so called “street children” were given a chance of a future.
Recently, the Joshua Project received wonderful donations through kind-hearted members of the local community.
Businesses and forums came together to raise funds for this project, which does incredible work among the underprivileged children in town, aiming at keeping them off the streets and helping them get education and opportunities.
Karen Compaan-Du Toit, from the Joshua Project, said they were very grateful to the incredible donors.
“Each monetary donation that we receive is seen as an investment into a child’s life and future.
“We don’t call them donations but investments.
“We provide these children with a safe space where they are fed and, helped with homework, and their skills and potential are developed for them to have a better future than they would otherwise have had,” said Compaan-Du Toit.
On October 31, Smhart Security and Edge Fitness hosted a beach volleyball tournament to raise funds for the Joshua Project.
“Everyone laughed, played volleyball and had a wonderful time together. We are so grateful to every person who was involved in the day, from the organisers to every business that sponsored a prize, without which the event would not have been possible,” said Compaan-Du Toit.
Through this initiative they were able to raise R4219.70 that will go towards the daily needs of vulnerable children in Jeffreys Bay and Humansdorp.
In addition, The Marina, a well-known property development in Aston Bay, has made an investment of R12 000.00 into the lives of the children at the Joshua Project by donating funds towards mathematics and computer training for the learners who are served by the project.
Board Chair of the Marina, Johan Strydom, said that they were thrilled to partner with a project that was committed to bettering the lives of so many children by means of skills development. This will help them to excel in school and motivate them not to return to the streets.
“The Joshua project would like to thank these organisations for partnering with them in changing the future of our town, by helping the children become adults with employable skills and knowledge that they can use to better themselves.
Above all, we are extremely grateful to God for stirring the hearts of these people to provide us with the means to do what He has called us to do.”
