October 2009

The Trust is recognised for its excellent work.

The Trust received a number of awards in October for the quality of its housing in South Africa. Awards received: The Trust won the Provincial Govan Mbeki Housing Award 2009 for being the Winning Subsidy Builder of the Year 2009 / Gauteng region. Presented by Acting HOD of Gauteng Housing Department,...

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Double blessing for residents of Tembisa

Despite their busy schedule, 15 volunteers from the US-based Joel Osteen Ministries set aside a morning to help build houses in Tembisa, Gauteng on 21 October. The group was introduced to the project by Pastor Alan and Xana McCauley from Rhema Hands of Compassion. They along with five HOC staff also...

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Volunteers with passion give back

It was a relief to discover that even the Rhema volunteers feel the ‘end of year fatigue’ syndrome! Their usual energetic and noisy arrival on site was replaced by a quiet, ordered arrival. But this does not mean that the volunteers didn’t display their usual enthusiasm and passion...

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True Spirit of Volunteerism in Tembisa

The blazing sun and heat in Tembisa on Thursday, 8 October, did not deter the spirit of volunteerism and excitement among the groups that arrived for the volunteer build. There were 75 participants in total: 50 from Khuthaza (formerly known as Women in Construction), 10 from Intaprop, 14 from Metropolitan...

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