In this week's Highway Mail, we share the story of another tragic loss for a family in Mariannridge after the devasting floods in KZN last month. Help us and our partner churches to assist many more families in need. Support our upcoming fundraiser event on Saturday 21 May by booking a space to sell your goodies or pop in to see what's on offer! For bookings & info: email info@cast.org.za or call 060 540 6468
What a blessing to be able to help those in desperate need through our church partners at this time Our article in this week's Highway Mail shares the story of a young mother from KwaDabeka who sadly lost all her belongings when her house collapsed. Thankfully, we have been able to assist her with food, clothing, toiletries and water to share with her family of 15. Visit cast.org.za or contact us on info@cast.org.za to learn how you can [...]
We have been overwhelmed by the immense response from the Westville community and other organisations to our appeal for donations. What a blessing to be able to help people in desperate need during this time. So far, we have been able to assist many more communities beyond our 10 church partners, including: Westville, KwaDabeka, Reservoir Hills, Clermont, Mariannridge, Mariannhill, Dassenhoek, Pinetown, Molweni, Nazareth, Lamontville, Chesterville, Cato Manor, Chatsworth, Shallcross, Savannah Park, Phoenix, Edamini, Shongweni, Inanda, Wyebank and Umbilo. [...]
Big THANK YOU to Shelley for supporting our Flood Relief by rallying the Westville community to give generously to those in need.
We are so grateful to our generous donors who blessed Nokulunga and her family in Chesterville with a brand new bunk bed and bedding to help her family of seven who had been sharing one bed. Thanks be to God
In 2021, CAST launched the Grow Eat Thrive (GET) Farming Project in response to the dire need for food and financial support in our communities that resulted from the Covid-19 pandemic, compounded by the civil unrest in KwaZulu-Natal during July. The aim of this project is to not only teach participants how to grow their own food, but to develop business skills to earn a liveable income and support their families. We recently chatted to one of our [...]
Young, talented mother from Clermont, Jabulile Mbatha, shares her story and promotes her beading business "Art at Heart" which was sadly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this year, we were blessed to have her join our partner church in the township of KwaDabeka, KwaDabeka Baptist, and has received food and clothing assistance from CAST. Help us as we aim to empower and transform lives in our communities. If you would like to get involved, contact us at [...]
Hi, my name is Zethembe Judith Khoza. I am a young mother of a 5-month-old baby girl and we live in Mariannridge in a place called New City. It has been quite hectic for our little family during lockdown and after the latest chaos when people looted and left our province in a mess. My child’s father lost his job due to the unrest and, on a daily basis, he tries to find some piece (part-time) jobs [...]
What a blessing to be able to assist a young family that CAST has journeyed with for more than 2 years in Mariannridge, Outer West Durban, South Africa. If you would like to help us assist more families in need, contact us at info@cast.org.za. https://youtu.be/dXufDg78a0w
We are excited to share that our project to help the Nzimande family is complete! 42-year-old Prudence Nokuthula Nzimande lives in the previously disadvantaged township of KwaDabeka, near Pinetown in Durban, South Africa. She shares her home with her family of 10 made up of 5 school-going children and 5 adults who lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sadly, their mother also passed away who had been supporting the family. The national lockdown has further prevented [...]
