A small tornado ripped through the valley of a thousand hills just before Christmas leaving the residents of the houses and shacks terrified in the middle of the night. Many of the roofs flew off in one piece and dumped far away. Many of our sponsor children were the victims here and have been left utterly homeless and possessionless. The photo below shows what is left of the family room after the winds died down. This community sits just a 15 minute drive down the road from Hillcrest, Durban. One of the most affluent parts of the most affluent country on the continent of Africa. We were here before and after the TV cameras came to film the damage caused by the storm. Incidently since then, we havent seen any outside assistance whatsoever despite being there daily ourselves.

A small tornado ripped through the valley of a thousand hills just before Christmas

Every problem has a solution. Below is the solution to this huge problem. £24,500 to fully sponsor a ZP-100 home for 6 orphans. What are you waiting for? Email martin@projecto.org.za for more information.

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The Solution

“One individual can feel so powerless against the rising tide of children orphaned through HIV/Aids in South Africa that we’re paralysed into doing nothing to help,” said Charlene Erasmus, Trellidor brand and PR manager.  “So we were delighted as an organisation to assist Project O in securing the first house they’ve built for these children.  It’s such a positive and hopeful step forward in caring for them.”

Trellidor manufactures high quality security gates and burglar guards for windows, passages and doors.  The company has been involved in many child-focussed projects, often through its independent franchise network.  “Many of our franchise owners try to give back to the communities in which they work through sponsorships such as this one,” said Charlene.

“What really appealed to us was that through this housing programme as well as many other Project O initiatives, orphaned children are kept within the communities they are familiar with, surrounded by their siblings as well as people that know their personal history,” said Charlene.

Franchise owners Greg Roux (Trellidor Durban West) and Laird Anderson (Trellidor North Durban and Dolphin Coast) were only too happy to help. Their security consultants and installers secured all the windows as well as the door to this home with Trellidor barriers.  “We’ve ensured that there are retractable barriers on some of the windows as these can be used an escape route if the door is inaccessible due to fire or some other emergency,” said Greg and Laird.

“There are many people involved in Project O’s mission to assist the children in this area, which has one of the highest rates of HIV infection in the world, but we are particularly grateful to founders Martin and Vashti Downs who had the vision necessary to drive such a project.”

Authored by:      
Lindy Barry      
P R Consultant      
Trellicor Group      
Tel: +44 11 453 9304      
Mobile    083 251 7019   
Email: lbarry@trellidor.co.za    

For Further Information:
Charlene Erasmus
Brand and P R Manager
Trellicor Group
Tel:   082 879 3051  
 
email: cerasmus@trellidor.co.za

D&A Timbers South Africa have helped us out loads with the build of our latest children’s home.

D&A Timbers SA

They have really got alongside us and helped us out in every way they can. Their ongoing support is much, much appreciated! We are proud to be partnering with D&A and working with them on our childrens homes projects. We need more help, if you can help, or know an organisation such as D&A who would be willing to partner with us, why not drop us a line and let us know - visit our contact page for more info.