The result of sheer grit The story of our matric class of 2019, has been one of great perseverance, faith and sheer grit. When one thinks about what it takes to pass Grade 12, the usual answers are always “Work hard and make good notes, etc.” But our 2019 matric students showed so much moreRead more
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LIV Lanseria has had a very busy six months, like all the other LIV communities. We are diligently working towards creating a better future for the youth in our midst and persevering by continually facilitating the programmes we have set in place to feed around 3000 children per day, constructively keeping these kids busy afterRead more
LIV Lukhanyiso has had an exciting six months. We have seen momentum picking up and with that more support for our work and progress in our endeavour to build a village in Grahamstown. Lara Kruiskamp and Nomonde Ndlangisa (LIV Lukhanyiso Leadership Team) at Fragrance in Port Elizab We have had many opportunities to share theRead more
LIV Cape Town was birthed in 2016 when certain members of Western Cape Government approached Tich and Joan Smith, our founders, to consider if the LIV model might be a solution to some of the challenges facing the Western Cape in the area of orphan and vulnerable children. The province has a high prevalence ofRead more
LIV Lanseria has started 2019 in full swing! Having operated in the Lanseria area since 1991 (as Refilwe Community Project) there has been a new burst of energy through the merger with LIV. Reaching more than 2,500 children every week, LIV Lanseria’s programs are busy planning for expansion and restoring a standard of excellence toRead more
A group of our LIV children have had the great privilege of joining a monthly children’s event, Kids United, running between April and October. The vision of Kids United is to see children from different schools, churches and backgrounds come together to worship Jesus and learn about the unique way God made each one. AsRead more
At LIV we celebrate family. We celebrate the different people who live on the village, we celebrate the gifts and talents we have been given by our Maker and we celebrate our Father in heaven who makes everything we do possible. On Saturday 19th May, our children had the opportunity to invite their extended familyRead more
We are absolutely delighted to share with you that we have had seven children join the LIV-family since October 2017! The heartbeat and primary focus of LIV Village will always be to rescue, restore, raise and release orphan and vulnerable children of South Africa. The pursuit of every single child entrusted to us is aRead more
On the 12th of August 2017, the LIV mothers hosted a Women’s Day celebration event. It was graced by the presence of our Gogo, Joan Smith, the beautiful women of the Cottonlands community, LIV staff members, and the family and friends of staff and mothers. The key theme of the event was “be you….for youRead more
