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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:
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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.
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A Soccer
ground nearby for the boys.
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