Sitting Pretty!

The children at Jujurha Preschool are now welcomed every morning by a circle of colourful cushions on the grass mats in their classrooms. The cushion project was facilitated by Lindiwe and Funeka and was enthusiastically embraced by the children’s mothers,...

Community Garden!

The first vegetable plot for the community garden in Tshezi village has been planted!  The BI sent their Peace Corps Volunteer Sam (their unofficial permagarden expert) with a bag of seedlings to teach a group of TEBA workers from the Community Workers Program how to...

Help from the Healers!

Nomzingisi and Sam are reaching out to the local sangomas (traditional healers) for their help in getting HIV/AIDS awareness out into the community.  According to Wikipedia, about 60% of South Africans consult traditional healers.  For many remote villages sangomas...

Speaking for Change

The Department of Social Development (DSD) recently held a forum meeting to discuss challenges and concerns faced by the communities and organizations of the Eastern Cape.  Nomzingisi and Sam attended the meeting as representatives of the Bulungula Incubator (BI) to...

Graduation!

We are happy to announce the successful graduation of our 9 Community Care Workers from the Zingisa Rehabilitation training program. Along with learning general home based care and first aid, the program provided lessons on counseling, basic nursing and checking vital...