14/12/2015
Met this family two years ago... Was so touched to see where they live and how they live... very sad,,, They had no food and no proper clothing,,, I came back to all my friends even those I dont know like fb friends and asked for donations,,,some donated money, some food, some cothing,,, you gave me clothes tat u wer no mo using but to this group of people they became their gold,,,I remember one friend Tenele Ten-Ten Dlamini was just about to leave the country and she called and said : Alex I cnt leav Swaziland until u come collect the clothes for your children at Mankayane and Luve,,,I had to go meet her and collect the cothes and they realy made some great change,,,I remember u all my friends,,some at MTN swaziland, some around Elangeni, some at SPTC and some just called and i was too far to meet them and baphatsisa emakhumbini,,,i loved the spirit,,, I also visited companies letisebenta ngetimphahla and they donated aswel,,, I will never in ma life forget u,,, One day some friends traveled with me to th mankayane homestead and we started a smal garen there and it was realy nice,, Gogo Malinga called 3 days after our visit and said she has been crying, not knowing wat to say and how to thank us and i replied and said,,,these people love u gogo, and they love u becoz of th love u give to the children u stay with,,, Last on christmas day some of u asked that we celebrate our christmas with the Luve family and yes we did,,,from 5am til late on Christmas day we were at Luve,,, It was my time in life not to be at home on christmas day and it became my best,,,,, i have been visitng these famlies almost everymonth to give the clothes u gave me as i got many....one thing lengihlupha njalo with both groups is where they sleep,,,now they have food which i proivde monthly, they have clothes which i got from u but they have no good place to sleep,,,at luve 9 children sleep in one falling room and its realy sad coz the two eldest vele sebadzala kakhulu to share a room with the other kids,,,at Mankayane its even worse,,,yawa lendlu yabo so sebalala nagogo bonkhe,,,i assum nakageza gogo uyabakhokho or sumting,,,I then asked one friend of mine to desing just a simple house for these families and finay we have it,,,I wish to open this house' door on the 13th of June 2016...If u were planning to give me a gift in 2016 during my birthday, let it be towards this houz,,,, Together we can.... Consider it done... Choose one and pledge ...
4x4 One room Building Material
Item Total Price Donated by
6’ Blocks E1, 890.50 Alex Lushaba
6’ Blocks E1, 890.50 Alex Lushaba
50kg Cement bags E1, 289.25
50kg Cement bags E1, 289.25
River Sand E1,500.00
Plaster sand E1,500.00
Corrugated iron E839.65
Treated Timber E539.75
Treated timber E649.75
Brick Force E149.50
Damp Course E18.95
Wire Galv Plain E89.95
5 inch nails E16.95
6 inch nails E16.95
75 mm nails E16.95
Door frame E229.95
Window frame E229.95
Window frame E479.95
Glasses & Putty E1, 060.05
Door E495.00
Door handle E69.95
Paint 25l inside E189.95
Paint 25l outside E259.95
Painting rollers 184.60
Transport E1,500.00
Labour E3, 000.00
Total: E19, 397.25