LIV Village

At the back of their T Shirts it says “helping from the heart” and that is exactly what FNB staff have done at the LIV Village. They have begun to raise funds towards the cost of a LIV home on the village. And today handed over a cheque of R100 000.00 to us. They have [...]

We had the incredible privilege of seeing a young lady, Valentino Ndaba who has been on the Back To School program which is run by Lungisani Indlela in Amaoti achieve 6 distinctions with her matric results, and a remarkable 78% for maths.
Her story has not always been one of hope and promise. Her [...]

Last week our senior primary class had a very special guest come and visit us!  Keegan Daniels popped in to our class, and the boys were particularly excited to see him and immediately started asking him a hundred questions about rugby! Keegan was able to hang out with the students and spent time touring the village.
Our [...]

It started at the celebration service where the children sang ‘Away in a Manger’ followed by a very authentic nativity play of the birth of baby Jesus, presented by the children and Mama Frances.
We had the privilege of joining the mothers and children for Christmas lunch in the first cluster, with John and Sue [...]

As the LIV School students boarded the bus and sang songs all the way to Ushaka Marine World for their end of year special excursion, you could feel their excitement and anticipation in the air! Ushaka generously gave us complimentary tickets to enter the aquarium as well as the waterslides on Monday, Dec.5.
The kids [...]

Tich and I watched the incredible true story of the bravery and tenacity of surfer, Brittany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack, and, against all odds, truly believed she could do all things, went out and did it. We believe this for the LIV children and their Mamas.
All our mothers have testimonies [...]

At 6.00am on Friday morning we got a call to pray as a huge wind was threatening to blow the marquee away! Many were called to get on their knees. At 7.00am, Des our choreographer, was about to begin the final rehearsal with the children. The workers were trying to keep the tent pegs in [...]

Article published on sharksrugby.co.za, dated 07 November 2011.
“The LIV Village concept went live on Friday 4 November, a charity that is close to the hearts of The Sharks whose “Making a Difference” campaign has contributed towards this organisation’s development.
The Premier of KwaZulu Natal, Dr Zweli Mkhize and the First Lady of KwaZulu [...]

Last minute calls are being made to get as many of you on board to host a ‘banquet’ in your home with your friends on the 5th November.
You can still register on-line or email admin@liv-village.com.
We have ‘hosts’ registered in the UK, USA, Norway, Australia, Holland, Switzerland and South Africa.
As you know, in April 2010 [...]

So much seems to be happening that we felt it was time for a progress report.
Our 6 mothers and children in residence are doing really well and settling into village life.
The mothers are daily tending the vegetable garden which is already harvesting spinach.
LIV recycling is working well. The wormery is ensuring that most of our [...]