http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6csl0iA0mE
This is a video for the latest song by Wholehearted - a South African band who support the Thembalitsha Foundation. I felt the theme of hope was appropriate for this post...
Grabouw was gripped by fear on Monday when another protest about schooling in the area descended into a race clash between the black and mixed race communities in the region. There were rumours (whether true or not) that some of the black community were trying to burn down the mixed race school (after they had ransacked their own school last week, in protest of overcrowding). The mixed race community turned out to defend their high school and a face off with police in the middle saw many injured and some killed.
For us we could remain safely up at the village overlooking Grabouw, but gun shots and shouts could be heard from the community down below. It was a worrying time, thinking of all the people we work with everyday, the house mums, the workers at Thembacare and the children we teach sports to, all caught up in the fray. The situation had calmed yesterday and seems fine today...we just hope that it remains that way.
(the video was filmed in 'Iraq' and features many of the people we work with, including some of my netball girls! Along with Tim and Maz (the founders of Village of Hope)
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