How You Can Help

Financial Donations

To offer a financial donation to the Woza Moya Project

Bank Details:
First National Bank
Account name: Woza Moya Project
Account number: 620 333 058 49
Branch code: 220 223 ( 17 Margaret Street, Ixopo, 3276, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa )
Swift code: FIRNZAJJ255
(Please indicate clearly your name on deposit slip and email your contact details to: wozamoyabrc@futurenet.co.za)

Children at Lusiba are given their new uniforms, tracksuits and shoes

Zanele Chiya is measured for a uniform and shoes. Zanele had never owned a pair of shoes before; We had to draw around her feet to get her shoe size

Zama Hlangu, star of the now famous film, 'Sky in Her Eyes'. Chrisi van Loon has been supporting Zama and her family. Zama puts on her new school tracksuit donated by Chrisi. The Aids Foundation of South Africa accounts for about 60% of the Woza Moya Project's budget. The remaining funds needed have come mostly from Buddhist communities locally and abroad. Kittisaro and Thanissara have been very actively involved in the fund raising for Woza Moya Project.

Material Donations

Woza Moya volunteers sort out donated second hand clothing. Second hand clothing, blankets, towels, toys (without batteries) and educational materials are always needed. These can either be brought directly to the Buddhist Retreat Centre or dropped off in Durban, near Musgrave Centre, at the Heddens' home, at 20 Grants Grove. After passing Musgrave Centre on your left hand side, the first road to the right is Grants Grove.

School Sponsorship Programme

Please support our School Sponsorship Programme

TC Ngcobo coordinates this programme. Woza Moya Project has identified many orphaned and vulnerable children who are not in school in the Ufafa region. Families cannot afford the school fees and even more so the school uniforms. Endless discussions with the Education department have proved fruitless. The Childrens' Rights Centre and other NGO Educational Projects can see no easy and quick solution to this problem. The Woza Moya Project decided to initiate a school sponsorship programme. We ask sponsors to give a one off donation of R500. This will cover school fees, uniforms, shoes, tracksuits and stationary for one child for the year. So far 24 children at Lusiba Primary School and 11 at Sinevuso Secondary School have been identified and assisted. The Buddhist Retreat Centre offers 10% of their dana received to support this School Sponsorship programme.

Dana

Kittisaro and Thanissara at the launch of Thanissara's new book. The generous dana offerings for Thanissara' s poetry book, 'Garden of the Midnight Rosary', continue to support the work of Woza Moya Project.

CD

Rehearsals for the Woza Moya CD. Lydia van Vuuren, Buddhist Retreat Centre staff member, has taken over the production of this CD The sound of the rural zulu people praying and singing in the Ufafa region of KwaZulu-Natal has over the years touched many hearts. In November 2003 the Woza Moya Team came together to produce this CD in order to raise funds for their work in a community severley affected by the AIDS pandemic in South Africa.

All proceeds from this CD will go back into the project. Contact Sue Hedden for more information.

Louis's Plans

Louis van Loon has drawn up plans for a Woza Moya Community Centre which will be located in the Chibini community. It is estimated that the building costs of this centre would be about R 300 000. Any contributions towards this project would be much appreciated. See Louis's plans.

Woza Moya Community Centre

Woza Moya Community Centre At a recent management committee meeting it was agreed that the Woza Moya project was ready to move from its original premises at the Buddhist Retreat Centre, from where it has been operating since 2001. It was felt that the project had matured to the point where it should now be located in the community it serves. Towards this end, plans have been drawn up to build a Woza Moya centre within the Chibini village itself.

It is estimated that the building costs of this centre would be ą R 300 000.

This is an appeal to support the realisation of this dream. If you wish to make a financial contribution towards this fund, you can do so in the following ways:

South Africa

A cheque can made out to WOZA MOYA PROJECT and sent to:
PO Box 847, Ixopo 3276, KwaZulu Natal,
South Africa.

Or make a direct deposit to:

First National Bank, Ixopo Branch
Branch Code: 220223
Account Name: Woza Moya Project
Account Number: 62033305849
Account Type: Current
Swift Code: FIRNZAJJ255

United Kingdom

If in the UK a cheque can be made out to 'Dharmagiri'
email both wozamoyabrc@futurenet.co.za and office@dharmagiri.org to inform us of the deposit made
See bank details below

UK Bank Account Details.
Account at Nationwide (Paignton Branch)
Bank Account number 33333334
Name of Account: Dharmagiri
Account Number: 0409/703 820 719
Sort Code: 070093

U.S.A.

US donors who wish to support Woza Moya Project can give tax exempt donations through the South Africa Development Fund. For details please go onto www.sadevelopmentfund.org/donate.asp

This Woza Moya Community Centre facility will include the following:

an open plan space which will be used for training, workshops and a morning crčche facility during the week, and for community meetings and functions on week-ends
an office / administrative room
a counselling room
a strong room for equipment
a kitchen facility
two guest toilets
a bedroom and bathroom en-suite for a member of the management committee
Woza Moya Project is a non Profit, non Governmental organisation, registered with the Department of Social Development. Registration number is: 017 966.

| : Woza Moya | BrilliantWeb