What is Thatu?
Aims
Who benefits?
Where does Thatu come in?
History of Thatu
 
Aims


School children involved in learning through community gardening.Thatu will support community self-help schemes that:

  • grow food to improve nutrition
  • encourage initiatives by women and children
  • support those affected by HIV/AIDS
  • make sustainable improvements to the environment
  • generate income in their communities.
We will promote
  • projects targeting needs identified and articulated by the community
  • long term and sustainable programmes
  • effective communication within communities
  • partnerships with like-minded organisations in South Africa
  • good communication between Thatu's Friends and supporters, and the projects they support to ensure that we learn from our experiences.
 

The 'rainbow nation' speech at Nelson Mandela's inauguration has had far reaching effects.

"Why did you volunteer to work in a community garden?"

"Because of rainbow," replied one young South African.

"What does rainbow mean?"

"It means we do things differently and we do them for ourselves."