Thatu is a UK Registered Charity No. 1108655 supporting self-help and home-grown projects in poorly resourced communities in South Africa so that they become more sustainable.

It was set up in the UK in 2004 by a network of people inspired by the initiatives of many communities committed to developing a better future for themselves in their new South Africa

The 'rainbow nation' speech at Nelson Mandela's inauguration 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."