Saturday 30th August 2008
We rely almost exclusively on donations to do our work. Some of our funding comes from the corporate sector and some from Shine African Children's Trust fundraising events, but most of it comes from individual donations.
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Shine African Children’s Trust (SACT) was set up to establish and run children’s homes in Zimbabwe. Our first home, in Nyanga in eastern Zimbabwe, is due to open in early 2009.
We are working with local authorities to identify orphaned children, up to 5 years old and with no visible means of support. Many of these children will be victims of the HIV AIDS scourge that is taking a terrible toll in much of Africa.
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The Shine African Children’s Trust (SACT) was registered as a UK charity in November 2007. (UK Registered Charity No. 1121650)
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June 2008
Shine African Children's Trust’s founder, Mazzy Shine, returned in May from a 3-month visit to Zimbabwe, to start work on the home in Nyanga and to liaise with local authorities, lawyers and community leaders. For more on the visit, see the Shine African Children's Trust blog.
11 July 2008
Shine African Children's Trust Trustees meeting to assess progress and to discuss fundraising, including the organisation of a major fundraising event in London in early 2009.
Malaika
Our first home, in Nyanga, is called 'Malaika', which means "little angels".
Read the Shine African Children's Trust blog.
Mazzy Shine, Shine African Children's Trust’s founder, gives a unique personal account of Shine African Children's Trust activities.