Four members of a fundraising group called FACE (Friends of Africa Child Education) that is raising the money to build at new pre-school at Masiphumelele have just made their first visit to the township. John and Diane Brice and Nick … Continue reading →
Children at the West Lodge Primary School made fundraising look ‘like a piece of cake’ when they collected £250 for the FACE project at a cake sale. A total of 18 children in the upper school, ages ranging from … Continue reading →
Jordan Jenkins and Scott Elsey, FACE’s very own marathon men, passed an important milestone in the their training programme on Sunday April 14 by completing the East London Half Marathon. The two long distance runners came in with highly respectable … Continue reading →
FACE was really on fire when it came to fundraising at the BBQ and Garden Party on Sunday April 28th. A new record for FACE fundraising was set with a total of £2095 from the £20 a head entry charge, … Continue reading →
The easiest question of the night at the FACE Quiz was who deserved most thanks, as the obvious answer was organiser Tash Douglas. About 70 people showed up for the brain teaser at Rainham Social Club on April 12th … Continue reading →
MASICORP is proud to sponsor Nonny’s Bakery and Café – one of Masiphumelele’s newest small businesses! Since it opened a few months ago, Nonny’s Bakery and Café has become a lovely little eating spot. The café is situated just a few metres … Continue reading →
Last week the Easter Bunny visited Masiphumelele! An anonymous donor presented Dr Sophie Billington with an Easter egg for each child in the Seedlings crèches. We did one Easter egg distribution on Friday 22nd march and then an Easter Egg … Continue reading →
The FACE Supper Club’s latest monthly meeting in March had a distinct overseas flavour. Although held at the Jenkins pad it was hosted by the FACE Australian contingency of Steve and Kaye Bishop as they were in the UK visiting … Continue reading →
Laughing All The Way To The Bank The FACE Comedy Night on March 7th at the Roffen club was great fun…and a great fundraiser. The five comics were a top class line up, particularly with the Perrier Award winning Dominic … Continue reading →
The children of Masiphumelele are generally not well prepared for learning how to read and write when they start formal schooling; their parents want to help, but often do not know how. The children’s first school is the township school, … Continue reading →