I don’t think I have ever explained what Sinethemba means (Sinethemba is the organization I work with in Khayelitsha). It is Xhosa and in English means “We have hope”. Ukuthemba is hope in Xhosa. To conjugate a Xhosa word you attach either NDI(I), U(you, he, she), SI(we), NI(you all), or BA(they) to the front of [...]
Archive for May, 2008
16 May 2008
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13 May 2008
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I have been walking on clouds. While this usually refers to the dreamy universe that young lovers live in I am speaking literally today. I stepped out of the Jammie this morning and onto a cloud. As I walked among the white cotton searching for my classmates, I looked down what is the main walk [...]
11 May 2008
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I was welcomed into the home of a lifetime Khayelitsha resident. It was here that I was to stay for my “home stay weekend”. Our program directors have told us from the beginning that this weekend would be an challenging, our favorite part of the program, a once in a lifetime experience to see how [...]
7 May 2008
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A prayer for the Ephesians:
“For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts thorough [...]
3 May 2008
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This weekend I left the familiarity of my home drove to Namibia. It was a last minute decision but because of Workers’ day, I had both Thurs and Friday off school (so I wasn’t bunking mom and dad). I jumped into one of the last spots available in our two cars and threw warm clothes [...]
29 April 2008
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Here is a taste of the women I work with and some of the problems the encounter as unemployed females in Khayelitsha.
HIV/AIDS and illness:
“I couldn’t market myself out but there where a lot of problems with the family. I had to move down to the E. Cape and Cape Town I think 3 times already [...]
