DONATE A GIFT IN HONOUR OR MEMORY OF A MOTHER IN YOUR LIFE
WRAP A MOM & BABY IN LOVE
A GIFT THAT GIVES TWICE
For just $7/R100, you can provide a custom-made blanket for a new mother and baby in South Africa through MAMA THEMBA. Each blanket is made by a mother in the THEMBA TRAINING programme, where she is learning skills and gaining income to build a better future for her family.
DONATE VIA EFT: THEMBALITSHA FOUNDATION T/A MAMA THEMBA Bank: Nedbank | Acc no: 1107987172 | Branch Code 198765 Ref no: ‘your surname’ + BLANKET | SWIFT Code: NEDSZAJJ (international payments)
Your Gift Empowers TWO Mothers
THE MOTHER WHO HANDMAKES THE BLANKET
THEMBA TRAINING
The mother who custom-makes the blanket does more than create something warm and comforting. She gains a:
With each stitch, she takes a step towards financial independence, empowering herself to provide for her family and build a brighter future for her children.
THE NEW MOTHER WHO LEAVES THE HOSPITAL
MAMA THEMBA
A new mother leaves the hospital with only the clothes on her back, carrying her newborn in her arms; no soft clothes, no tiny socks, nothing to keep her baby warm.
As she leaves the hospital, she is assured that she has support and resources available for her and her child.
DONATE NOW AND GIVE A MOTHER’S DAY GIFT THAT LASTS BEYOND ONE DAY.
How You Can Help.
OUR GOAL THIS MOTHER’S DAY IS TO RAISE $4,000 / R78,000
Help us supply three months’ worth of BLANKETS AND CARE BAGS for new mothers at MAMA THEMBA while also PROVIDING SKILLS TRAINING and income opportunities for women in the THEMBA TRAINING programme.
$7/R100 PROVIDES
A custom-made BABY BLANKET for a newborn and INCOME for the mother who made it.
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$25/R450 SUPPORTS
A mother in the sewing SEWING TRAINING programme and provides ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES for a new mom and baby.
$50/R900 EMPOWERS
A mother to GAIN SKILLS and EARN AN INCOME while providing a CARE PACK filled with ESSENTIAL ITEMS.
$150/R2,500 EQUIPS
A mother with SKILLS TRAINING and materials to build a sustainable livelihood and additional CARE BAGS FOR BABIES.
When translated from Xhosa, our name “Thembalitsha” means “new hope”.
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At Thembalitsha, we aim to restore and bring a new sense of hope to the destitute, forgotten and vulnerable people of the Western and Eastern Cape.
