Our Joburg team enjoyed our final trip to Winterton before the Big Event in November… we rehearsed with the models and Zulu dancers… we took the models on a team-building mission (can you believe it – they abseiled!)… and we visited the new businesses set up by Chem City. Here are some photos of the trip….!
PS: Do you know that 50 new jobs have been created as a result of our partnership with Chem City? Now each of our models have the opportunity to return to their communities as ‘role models’… and encourage others to let their lives shine too!
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- Nick filming the bakers in action.
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- 4 of our models and 2 of their friends now can earn an income from this brand new bakery!
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- Making scones…
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- Icing the Chelsea Buns…
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- Some of the delicious yummies that our new bakers are now qualified to make (they already have orders coming in!)
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- The new bakers receive their certificates from their trainers.
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- The new bakers show off some of their produce!
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- Another sustainable business set up at Isibani, courtesy of Chem City!
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- Our model, Sebenzile, now has her own beauty salon! (In this pic she was doing her pedicure training)
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- Sebenzile doing pedicure training on a volunteer.
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- Sebenzile doing a mini facial and a massage.
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- Sebenzile – proud beauty salon owner!
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- Sebenzile with her banner, flyers and business cards for her new beauty salon.
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- Lungile – proud owner of “Lungile’s Cards & Candles”
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- Another grateful recipient of a new candle business… this lady was burned when her house caught alight… her baby tragically did not survive the fire. Today, her dignity has been reclaimed and she has hope for the future with a brand new candle-making business.
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- Lungile and her team learn how to make unique, striped blue candles!
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- Look at Lungile’s smiling face as she’s trained in the art of candle making!
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- Candle-making training…
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- Thully – proud owner of her very own soap business, Amazing Soap!
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- Some of the training manuals and marketing material supplied by Chem City to the new business owners.
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- Dr. Esme Young of Chem City chats with one of the trainers.
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- Xoli learns new soap making techniques.
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- The expression on that woman’s face is genuine!
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- Lots of interest in the soap making process!
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- More smiling faces… it’s wonderful to have work!
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- Happy new employees of Amazing Soap!
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- More soap-making training…
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- Soap-making training
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- Bongi in her bedroom.
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- Sebenzile in her kitchen with her children.
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- Thembi in her bedroom.
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- Thandeka with her son and the other children she cares for.
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- Zanele with her son (and her mother)
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- Philile outside of her home.
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- Nicola in her bedroom.
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- Thully – the oldest of the models at 37 – at home in her lounge.
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- Lungile in the 2 rooms she stays in with her 12 orphaned nieces and nephews
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- Hiking up the hill
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- The beautiful view… before the scary descent!
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- At the top of the hill after an exhausting climb.
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- Preparations for abseiling!
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- Philile on her way down…
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- Nondumiso… ALMOST did it… but got too scared in the end.
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- These ladies are brave!
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- Sebenzile was terrified – but she DID it!!!
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- Even Thully gave it a go!
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- And of course, Emily also had to walk-the-talk and do it too!
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- This was very funny to watch…
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- I was so impressed by these women! Nothing daunts them!
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- Cheering one another on!
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- Tug of war
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- More tug of war
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- Tug of war… this side eventually lost…!
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- Yep… this side lost… but they gave it a good go!
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