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Estate News

the rustic charm of our farm village
theme. Contact the estate manager
if you can donate or make a windmill
available for placement next to the two
water tanks.

Domestic Safety Workshop
Join us for a Domestic Information
Session hosted by Bidvest Protea Coin
in collaboration with the Home Owners
Association.
Topics covered will include:
• Basic First Aid guidelines in the home
• Basic Fire Fighting in the home
• Reporting incidents of crime year after year. We turn to our Irene The Khomani San have settled at
• Travelling to and from your workplace Farm Village community to make this Andriesvale in the Northern Cape, about
The training will be on: outreach as successful as possible. Since 50 km from the Kgalagadi National
• Wednesday 26th of June from 09:00 2014, we have never been disappointed Park. Approximately 800 people live in
– 12:00 at the South Gate in the generosity and open hearts of various forms of informal housing and
Kindly register for the the Villagers. Support is given in several survive mainly on government grants.
workshop by sending an e-mail to ways, including donations and sending The Khomani are poor but proud of their
admin@irenefarmvillages.co.za. us off with prayers and blessings. heritage as ‘the first people’.
We have already started preparing We hope to spread goodwill and
Khomani San Outreach – by placing the clothing bins at the spend time with our friends by
September 2024 gates. Our greatest need is clothing for participating in various activities and
Since 2006, an annual outreach to children, teens and small men (sizes programmes. This outreach is a life-
the Khomani San in the Kalahari has 28-32). Different items will be collected altering experience for those who
established many precious relationships. each month until the outreach in journey along, rich in learning the ways
These make us return to the Kalahari September. of the San and meeting extraordinary

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