It was a Tuesday in November, and 40 kids, my husband Mzwandile, and myself were gathered under a tree at one of our partner feeding programs in South Africa. The kids had just spent the last 20 minutes asking questions, sharing about their dreams and aspirations, and attentively listening to one another. I had never […]
The 28th of November 2023 was Giving Tuesday, a global movement of generosity. The last few years Ten Thousand Homes has focused our efforts on this day to raise a large portion of our feeding programs’ yearly budget. Lafo Ndlovu, a TTH staff member in South Africa, was visiting one of our partner programs this
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Joseph’s story is one of quiet courage and sacrifice. After his sister passed away, he stepped up to care for his young nieces, determined to provide them a safe and stable home. But battling lung cancer – a result of years working in the coal mines – made it difficult to make ends meet, let
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Felicia is a devoted single mother raising two children. Her connection with Ten Thousand Homes began years ago through a feeding program in her community, back when she was still a teenager. She has now been involved with Ten Thousand Homes for many years, volunteering at feeding programs, completing a discipleship school, and serving alongside
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Antony is a passionate leader and Ten Thousand Homes partner who works in Kenya. We love this incredible story of life-changing impact that took place through the weekly feeding program he and his team run. Joseph started coming to their Saturday feeding program for the same reason most of the youth do – a plate
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Across Africa, maize meal is a staple food. Although called by many names and prepared in a variety of ways through different regions, porridge made from ground corn is generally accompanied by a vegetable or meat stew. We’d like to invite you to join Lafo, one of our team members, as she learns how to prepare
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Jeanette and her four children moved to a new community for a better life. Here she could live with her brother, a respected father figure in her life. Together, they lived in a house that was little more than a single room with a lean-to on the side. Life as she knew it was shaken
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This year, 2020, has been one for the history books. The impact of this pandemic has reached people from every walk of life and every part of the world. COVID-19 has touched all of our lives, impacting us to varying degrees. Some have lost loved ones, jobs, homes. We feel like the fortunate ones. We
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