Welcome to Two Sisters

Two Sisters is the brainchild of Patrick Thibedi.

The charity, based in north-east South Africa, supports orphans of the AIDS epidemic that is devastating much of the African continent. Two Sisters started almost by accident... Patrick, a political prisoner of the apartheid regime, was released from Robben Island in 1992.

In prison he dreamed of his release and looking after the community and meeting the needs of his people.

He settled in Mganduzweni, a beautiful but poor area, in the hills outside White River - nestling at the foot of Legogot Mountain.

A neighbour in the village died and left two daughters. In 1999 Patrick and his wife fostered the two sisters. With the increase in the AIDS pandemic in South Africa and the increasing number of orphans this number gradually grew... Today Patrick has approximately 200 children in his care.

He has donated his original home to Two Sisters for a drop-in care centre.

From donations received Two Sisters has also commenced:

• A Play area for children. Two Sisters purchased a plot of land near the main building. This has been walled and fenced for security, and contains jungle gyms and a netball pitch.

• A Soccer ground nearby for the boys.