| 03.04.07 |
The KAT-Walk On 21 March 2007 twenty-six Keiskamma Friends from UK embarked on a fund raising walk through the beautiful forests and along the exquisite beaches of the Eastern Cape. The walkers raised over £100,000 to help the work of the Keiskamma AIDS Treatment Programme. Read one participant's blog here (external site).
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| 22.01.07 |
Poverty Alleviation Legacy (PAL) was set up to help the people of the region cope with the financial pressures of every-day life: funeral expenses, education, medical bills, and so on. Find out how you can be a PAL here.
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| 30.04.07 |
Article in The Observer (London) about the Keiskamma AIDS Treatment. Read the article on The Observer's site here.
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| 22.01.07 |
Keiskamma AIDS Treatment (KAT). A five minute video showing how local people are positively dealing with the
struggles
of being infected with and affected by HIV thanks to the Keiskamma AIDS Treatment program. Watch it here.
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| 21.01.07 |
The Dune Runner. Enjoy this two-minute film by Robert, Graeme and Justus Hofmeyr showing the art of Vuyisile
Funda, a sand artist and musician from the Keiskamma Area here.
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| 5.12.06 |
Keiskamma Trust Founder Wins South African Citizen of the Year. We are proud
to tell you that Carol Hofmeyr, Director and Founder of the Keiskamma Trust,
has been awarded the South African Citizen of the Year Award 2006. More here.
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| 11.11.06 |
A Jolly Dolly Day. Mondays in Hamburg
are children’s clinic days. Normally very boring for toddlers
who have travelled far to get there and for whom there is nothing
much organised. Monday September 25th,
2006 was different.On this Monday we opened
a new play area for kids and gave out the dollies made through the
‘One Doll One Child Campaign’. More here.
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| 4.11.06 |
Huberta the
Hippo. It
is not know why in 1928 Huberta the Hippo left her home in
Zululand. After crossing 122 bridges and travelling approx
1,600km she arrived at the Keiskamma River. Children's book illustrator Sara Garson and the people of
Hamburg worked together to recreate Huberta’s story.
Learn more here.
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| 01.08.06 |
Proud Mayor. On July 20th
Mr. Sakhumzi Somyo, the Mayor of the Amathola District, Eastern Cape,
visited the village of Hamburg. He came to attend a meeting to present
his office’s plan to develop Hamburg into an Artists’ Center. More here.
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| 01.07.06 |
Thai Princess Learns of the Project. In October 2005, Jan Chalmers, a Keiskamma Friend, presented
Her Royal
Highness Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Crown Princess of Thailand,
with a copy of
the Keiskamma Art Project book. More here.
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| 01.07.06 |
Nceda
Ndise Ebantwaneni. The “Pick Me Also for Your Child"
exhibition is a group of religious works in oil-paint, wire
and stitch. More in our gallery here.
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| 01.07.06 |
Keiskamma Graduates. From
Workers to Students to Graduates. This day five young people from Hamburg received their degrees. More here.
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| 01.06.06 |
Dance, Movement & Music. Zelide Jeppe
is a dancer and choreographer originally from South Africa, now
living in London. She recently spent three weeks with Keiskamma
Arts.
More here.
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| 01.06.06 |
One Doll One Child. The children
of the villages of the Keiskamma area are facing daily the erosion
of their families and the community through HIV/AIDS. This fund raising drive is aimed at providing children in the Keiskamma
area with something that will not be taken from them. More here.
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| 30.04.06 |
Observer Article. Keiskamma Aids Trust makes the papers in the UK. Read the article from the London Observer here.
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| 25.04.06 |
Delegates Visit Photo Album. In January delegates
from The Keiskamma project visited the UK and France to strengthen
ties between the women and men of the region and their International
Friends. The visit was an enormous success with ideas, relationships
and business opportunities being driven forward.
Enjoy our photo gallery
of the visit here.
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| 2006 |
New Roof. Donations
from Keiskamma Friends have funded the refurbishment of the roof
of Studio Two.
More here.
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| 2006 |
Virgin of the Roses. The cartapesta tuition in July 2005 from Luisa Cotardo, has lead to the creation of the Virgin
of The Roses Altarpiece. More here.
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| 2006 |
With Your Help: the future looks bright. More here.
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| 2006 |
Keiskamma Tapestry in Parliament. The National Standard Bank of South
Africa has purchased the Keiskamma History Tapestry, and loaned
it to be exhibited for an extended period in the Parliament in Cape
Town.
More here.
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| 2006 |
The Knysna Tapestry illustrates the colourful story of the area, using spectacular imagery
of towering yellowwood trees, grey elephants, and green forests, with
the Outeniqua Mountain range in the distance, and ships passing between
the Knysna rocks. More here.
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| 2006 |
Altarpiece Unveiling. The altarpiece looked
magnificent. Standing in splendour in the chancel it seemed as if it had
always belonged there. Includes video. More here.
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| 2005 |
The Great Cattle Killing. This is one
of the stories that would never fade in all generations of the Xhosa
Nation. Even though a generation a century has passed since this
incident occurred, it feels like yesterday.
More here.
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| 2005 |
Appeal for Funds. Having got over the
nitty gritty of acquiring the building for the AIDS and Health Clinic,
it is finally a reality and doing a brilliant job helping the ill, some
of them seriously so and including a child and a year old baby.
More here.
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| 2005 |
Teaching New Skills. Luisa
Cotardo lives in Lecce South Italy. She worked with the women of
the project this July teaching cartapesta an ancient Italian art
form with paper.
More here.
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| 2004 |
A
Xhosa Triptych: inspired by a work created in 16 century Germany, the new Keiskamma art
piece is a modern interpretation and shows life as it is today in the
villages. More here.
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| 2004 |
The
Keiskamma Tapestry is a beautiful embroidered representation
of the history of the San and Xhosa people of the Eastern Cape of South
Africa. It depicts images of endurance and hope. More here.
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