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The Simunye Project

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The Simunye Project is a non-profit organisation with a focus on improving and expanding educational facilities for disadvantaged communities in South Africa.

‘Simunye’ is Zulu for ‘we are one.’ The Simunye Project’s mission is to empower young Australians with the skills and attitude to make a global difference.

Posted on July 26, 2010 - by James Davies

The Amazing Simunye Race

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The Amazing Simunye Race

Here comes our most exciting fundraiser yet: The Amazing Simunye Race!

Race through the streets of Melbourne and win fantastic prizes in The Amazing Simunye Race. All proceeds support The Simunye Project’s December 2010 aid trip to South Africa and allow us to make a real difference to children in underprivileged communities.

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Posted on July 18, 2010 - by Bianca Di Fede

Supporters for Trivia Night in June 2010

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Thank-you to everyone who contributed to making the 2010 Trivia Night a great success.
A special thank-you to the Murrumbeena Park Bowls Club for generously donating the venue and helping set-up, cook, clean-up and work the bar all night.
Thank-you to all our generous supporters:

Amanda Pope
Baker’s Delight
Balwyn Chiropractic
Coco Lounge
Curves Ashburton
Curves Mt Waverley
DeBarge Salon
Discounted Animal Supplies Lysterfield
Dizzy’s Castle
Dutch [...]

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Posted on April 28, 2010 - by Paul Williamson

Low Ropes Course at Tshepang

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We have cleared a new area at Tshepang to develop a low-ropes course for the children. We had to start by clearing the area of weeds, rocks and garbage. We soon discovered there was a broken kitchen drain nearby causing an awful stench, so we fixed that making this previously unusable area a great place for the children to play (see post: Trench Digging and Plumbing).

So far we have constructed a Wobbly Log and Spider Web, with plans to add additional modules on future visits. Minutes after the children laid eyes on the newly built structures, they excitedly ran up and began playing on them with a little instruction on working as a team.

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    • The Amazing Simunye Race by James Davies on July 26, 2010
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    • Trench digging and plumbing at Tshepang by Paul Williamson on April 28, 2010
    • Shoes to 240 children at Tshepang by Paul Williamson on April 25, 2010
    • News from New Life Daycare by Paul Williamson on April 18, 2010
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