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OUR TIMELINE

2019

Student graduates with a Masters in Software Engineering

40 knitters graduate with a Certificate in Business skills training

Community library built – official opening

1000 solar lamps donated

500 kilos of dyed yarn donated

Land donated to build a new Knit for life Headquarters.

Self-sustaining projects initiated by knitters and community members; Chicken farming x 10; Agricultural projects x 15; Cattle feeding x 3; Bread baking x 2; Brick mounding x 2; Vegetable gardens x 1; Broom making x 1;

CHARITY PROJECTS

DAP Grant

Together with our partner Aussie Books for Zim we were awarded a grant of USD 15000.00 by Better World Books to build a fully functional library to serve the needs of the wider community of rural Chatsworth, where the Knit for Life community is based and where a library has never existed before. The library is now complete and stocked with over 2000 books, library furniture and laptop computers and it is estimated that up to 1000 children in the wider community will have access to the library. The library represents hope for future generations to come, and empowers a entire community of children and adults through literacy and education, the essential tool in breaking the cycle of poverty..

Library

Solar lamps

Together with our partner Solar Buddy we have been able to positively impact the lives of 1000 primary and secondary school children and their families in neighboring communities living in energy poverty. These children will for the first time be able to safely study with a Solar Buddy solar lamp after dark. Up to now people in the community have had no access to electricity and have relied entirely on kerosene lamps, candles and wood which impacts negatively on health, education, the environment and perpetuates the cycle of poverty. Solar Buddy is generously donating a further 1000 solar lamps in 2019 so that every child in the wider community and their families will have access to safe lighting after dark. Knitters from the community will be able to continue working productively, enhancing their income earning capacity after dark and families will have light to cook by , whilst their children can study and read. This is a truly life changing outcome for the entire community.

Dyed Yarn – Building entrepreneurial opportunities for the knitters

Together with a generous Australian donor, the knitters have received 500 kilos of dyed cotton yarn from South Africa worth AUD12 000. This partnership will ensure continued long term sustainability for the project. A group of 40 knitters have completed a training course in Basic Business Management skills gaining certification. The Knit for Life team in Australia will guide and assist in transitioning the current model back to complete ownership and responsibility by the knitters to manage and grow their own small business collaboratively.

FUTURE PROJECTS

Clean drinking water – $850 will buy one rain tank and $3000 will buy a borehole fitted with pump and storage container where the community can drink safe water.
Knit for Life headquarters– $5000 was generously donated by our partner and donor in December 2019 and convenient site purchased with the Title Deeds belonging to Knit for Life. In 2020 we have been writing grant applications to raise funds to build the knitting center with storage and laundry facilities. Having a Knit for Life headquarters will be life changing for the knitters and will enable Knit for Life to scale up production, train even more knitters and become sustainable.
Improved health facilities – $5000 will upgrade the local clinic which is drastically in need of medical supplies, beds and bedding.