Over the Easter holidays we took our 9-11 year old boys on a camping trip to Hilton College game reserve. This trip is part of LIV’s Raising Sons ministry. I started “Raising Sons” for every boy at LIV to know that when they turn 10 years old they will go for a boys camp andRead more
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The vision of LIV is to rescue and restore lives, raise leaders and release stars. From the inception of LIV Durban, we have seen this vision play out in many different ways. Looking after orphan and vulnerable children will always be the core vision of our organisation but we have come to see that theRead more
On Thursday 16th May LIV school celebrated its 2019 sports day. The day kicked off with the ECD children competing in their 50m sprints. They had been practising hard in their PE lessons and eagerly lined up to show off their best move in front of the entire school. Enthusiasm carried the young ones forwardsRead more
LIV Durban celebrated our annual Family Day on Saturday 19th of May. LIV Durban Family Day is the perfect opportunity for relatives and family of our children to come and visit. It’s also a chance for sponsors of children to come and see those who they are supporting and build a relationship with the children,Read more
Late at night on Wednesday the 8th May, our LIV Warriors touched down in Nice airport. They had travelled for 11 hours to take part in the Princes of Monaco’s International Saint Devote Rugby Tournament. For many, this was their first time outside of South Africa and the excitement was tangible. They were picked upRead more
On Saturday, 4th May LIV Durban hosted an Open Day sponsored by long term partners TSA, LIV Clean and Super Tyres. LIV has always been open to invite the public to come out to the village (situated in Cottonlands) and see what we do in order to rescue, restore, raise and release leaders into SouthRead more
This year the momentum has picked up significantly on all fronts for LIV Lukhanyiso. We have our first full time team member, we’ve had three new corporate donors partner with us, our community engagement partnerships are flourishing and our team is growing! In 2012 when God gave Lara the vision of a village in Grahamstown,Read more
Thokomala (founded and previously managed by Unilever SA) is a story that started in 2002 when the first house opened its doors to welcome six children. Thokomala, which means “warmth” or “care” in isiZulu, aims to provide a holistic child care solution to positively impact the lives of vulnerable children so that they have hopeRead more
We can’t believe that six months have passed since the LIV4Change Class of 2018 first set foot on LIV Village soil. On Saturday 7th of July they were celebrated at the LIV4Change Graduation Ceremony, in proper African style. These 21 students have lived together in close community over the last six months and have served LIVRead more
LIV Village is 100% reliant on donors and sponsors and feel strongly about looking after those who have been loyally supporting our vision for so many years. Our donors are truly part of LIV and we are so grateful for the way they buy into vision. We had the privilege to welcome them to ourRead more
