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Thatu Takes Off
10th December 2004
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No. 10 - May 2007
 
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THATU Takes Off
10th December 2004 NEWS RELEASE

At the first meeting of the Thatu board in London today, the official launch documents were signed and application was made to the Charity Commissioners for charitable status.

Thatu is a new organisation, expecting soon to become a charity, aiming to support self-help in producing food in South Africa's informal settlements.

Thatu aims to support under-resourced communities waiting and willing to make a better future for themselves in their New South Africa.

 

 

We want to support self-help schemes in communities to:

  • grow food and improve nutrition
  • encourage the iniatives by women and children
  • support those vulnerable through HIV/AIDS
  • improve and sustain their environment
  • generate income for themselves and their communities.

All our activities aim to promote:

  • the needs identified and articulated by the community
  • schemes that have long term sustainability
  • effective communication between members of communities
  • partnerships with likeminded organisations in South Africa
  • a meaningful dialogue between Thatu's Friends and the projects they support to ensure that we learn from our experiences.

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