Southern Africa
CPA support southern Africa in a number of different ways, including supporting the Calabash Trust.
Calabash Tours was established in 1997, introducing tourists into the townships around Port Elizabeth and the communities in these poverty stricken neighbourhoods.
Often these visitors felt moved to make a donation to schools, but this was done in an unstructured way. In 1999, Marion Gate, took a township tour with Paul Miedema of Calabash Tours. Marion had recently arrived in Port Elizabeth from Scotland and she was so moved by the dire need she saw, that after a couple more tours she wanted to get involved in long term development with the children.
She proposed to Paul that they form a Trust in order to manage the donations and direct the money into projects that would make a real difference to the future of the children. And so the Trust was formed, with Paul Miedema as Chairperson and Marion Gate as Trust Manager.
Calabash Trust United Kingdom
In 2005, Calabash Trust United Kingdom was formed with the primary purpose of fund raising for Calabash Trust, South Africa.
CURRENT PROGRAMMES
Child Sponsorship Scheme, Friends of Calabash Trust, Ramaphosa Pre-School and Nutrition Scheme, Masikulisane Youth Group, HIV AIDS Home Based Care, Rein Miedema Education Fund, Vegetable Gardens, School Furniture Programme, School Twinning Programme
To find out more, visit Calabash Trust: