Haven’t got your tickets to the Comedy Show? Call/email us to secure your seat at this exclusive event!
Tickets cost R250 per person and will include a complimentary drink on arrival and snacks during the evening – all proceeds will go towards the seaside event. For bookings call Linda on 021 418 0322 or email her at marketing@breadlineafrica.org.za.
Comedian, Magician and MC reviews:
John Vlismas
“He has a wild wacky energy. He looks like he’s the rep for Red Bull. It’s nice to see somebody that breaks the boundaries and is not scared to go forward. We all have our own genres and hopefully our genres make us different and that is one of the reasons that John is so special. He is so fast and so up to date. It is nice to see a young man who still has the same energy he started with 10 or so years ago and this makes him always a pleasure to watch. He is proud that he is South African and that shows that we have world class acts in this country,” Barry Hilton.
Kurt Schoonraad
Kurt was given a platform (built by himself in his mom’s garage) at The Cape Comedy Collective in 2000 and to experiment with his very unique observational style of South African comedy. According to family, he debuted at his second birthday party and has grown funnier with each passing year. He has since gone on to pioneer Jous Mas se Comedy Club, a popular and groundbreaking weekly showcase benefiting Cape Town culture and the comedy industry as a whole.
Kurt is best known as the quirky accidental tourist on the hit SABC TV series Going Nowhere Slowly. Other TV accolades include hosting a season of the ever popular Comedy Showcase on SABC, featuring on Pieter Dirk Uys’s Evita, Live & Dangerous and Barry Hilton’s Funny you should say that.
Marcel Oudejans
“Marcel has been a professional entertainer for over 10 years. As an entrepreneur & one of the few full-time magicians in South Africa, he has the exceptional entertainment talent & magic skill required to leave his audiences amazed & laughing.
At age 8, Marcel received his first magic trick and discovered his passion for performing. As he grew up, he started performing professionally for the hospitality trade, starting at family restaurants. By 2000, it was clear that he had sufficient talent and passion to take this career further! After being employed on long-term engagements for several restaurant chains, Marcel started a full-time career as a professional magician and speaker in 2003,” Marcel Oudejans on himself.
Grant Jansen
“I am a proud Capetonian boy who grew up in Bellville South. With various experience in the world of media I eventually found myself working for 567 Cape Talk, after being approached by Soli Philander, who went on to become my colleague, mentor & good friend. My next adventure was to leave what I call ‘corporate radio’ – I resigned and decided to team again with Soli and within weeks launched Taxi Radio – a genuine Capetonian online radio station,” Grant Jansen on himself.
Tags: Breadline Africa, children, Comedy Show, Grand Daddy Hotel, Grant Jansen, John Vlismas, Kurt Schoonraad, Marcel, Taxi Radio
Fundraising, children | Tim October 21, 2011 | 
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Hope in Art is delighted to announce that the second Hope in Art competition will take place in Autumn 2011. This biennial art competition is open to everyone over the age of 16 years and can be in any medium. The theme for this competition is FAIR (or anything that sounds like it, e.g. fairy, pharaoh, fare). Artists should visit www.hopeinart.com for rules and instructions for uploading images of their work so that members of the public can vote for their favourite piece. A prize of equal value will be judged by a panel of experts. This panel has yet to be finalised though Ralph Taylor, the director at Lazarides Galleries has agreed to chair it and Penelope Keith (actress) has accepted an invitation to be a member. There are three generous cash prizes, plus.
- A £2,500 prize which will be awarded to the work with the most votes from the general public.
- A £2,500 prize which will be awarded to the work judged as favourite by the panel of experts from art world
- A prize of £500 for the most imaginative “take” on the theme in organisers’ opinion
- There will also be a prize available to members of the public who register to vote.
- There is no entry fee..
- Deadline for entries October 15th 2011, voting and auction 16th October – 20th Nov
All the artwork entered in the competition will be available for sale online to members of the public, once the competition has closed. Money received from each sale will be split between that artist and the charity Breadline Africa.
Spirit of Hope by Andrew van de Merwe. Winner of Hope in Art 2009
‘There are as many opinions about any piece of art as there are people looking at it. A lot of people who are not involved in the art world thoroughly disagree with the choice of the judges of the Turner prize so we thought we would organise a competition where the public gets to do the judging. And if the judging is being thrown open to everyone so should the competition itself.’ – Carole Taylor, Founder, Hope in Art
Hope in Art was established in 2008 as a not-for-profit organisation intending to raise money through the medium of art for charities working in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
About Breadline Africa:
Breadline Africa is an internationally registered charity that seeks out partnerships of hope and growth in Africa. It seeks to connect people who are struggling to achieve the most basic living conditions with others who are more fortunate and in a position to make a difference.
www.breadlineafrica.org Charity Number: 1075525
Competition sponsored by Living PlanIT www.living-planit.com
Here at Breadline Africa I am always called out to communities who have an urgent need for proper infrastructure. Their desperate plea is to have better and more spacious facilities for their children. They are anxious to have better classrooms than just a little shack which is extremely hazardous to fire. They need proper and more hygienic toilets. Many of the children in the educare centres are still exposed to the bucket system. The lack of proper ablution facilities is a big worry as it is extremely unhygienic and one of the major causes of diarrhoea . Many of the educare centers also do not have a proper kitchen. The cooks have to cook in one of the classrooms with the big gas stoves on the floor and the washing bucket on the side of a table. The kids then have to pile into a corner to make space.
Recently, we were approached by the Principal of the Zukolwethu Educare Centre in an informal settlement in Monwabisi, Khayelitsha.
She was at her wits end as parents kept bringing their children for enrolment at her school but her facilities were not at all suitable. She did not have a proper classroom or a safe kitchen. However with the help of our Irish Advisory Committee who raised funds for this project, we were able to have the most amazing make-over happening in this community.
We renovated two second hand shipping containers into a beautiful classroom and a safe kitchen for this Educare Centre.
Before The Zukolwethu Educare Centre, Monwabisi.
After The Zukolwethu Educare Centre, Monwabisi, Khayelitsha
A big thank you comes your way from all the children and teachers at Zukolwetho Educare.
The Principal, the teachers and the community living in this informal settlement could not believe it when these two containers arrived for delivery. It was extremely difficult to get the truck up the road to deliver the containers, but with much perseverance and the help of everyone the containers were successfully put into place.
The children as well as the teachers were extremely happy. They could not believe that these containers could make such a huge difference. We are very proud of our achievement and grateful to our Irish Advisory Committee and their friends for helping us make this make-over happen.
A loyal Breadline Africa supporter from the UK is appearing in the Tesco Diets 2011 Calendar.
The charity calendar features 12 women who have been participating in the Tesco Diets scheme. Each of the “calendar girls” have a story to tell about how they changed their lives for the better while on their weight loss journey. They hope to inspire others to take action and make some changes for good.
ALL proceeds from this calendar are going to 14 charities, 12 of which have been personally chosen by the calendar girls. Amanda-Jane from Bristol lost an amazing 1 stone 3lbs and chose Breadline Africa as her charity.
For more information about this project and to purchase a calendar please visit www.tescodiets.com
We recently decided that we needed to work more energetically in the field of skills development to make a contribution to the unacceptably high levels of unemployment we face here in Africa – which is a major cause of keeping people in impoverished conditions. We have the extraordinary situation of both a skills shortage and high unemployment. It’s time for us to get the unemployed properly skilled in something that can earn them a living.
With this in mind Breadline Africa has launched a new offensive against unemployment in Africa called Cans4Skills.
Congratulations to our Graduates who has completed a basic bricklayers course
Congratulations to our Graduates who has completed a basic Plumbers course
Patiswa, her teachers and the children extend a big thank you to our board of Trustees and their friends for making this little school possible here on the tip of Africa.
Patiswa Bangani, who lives in Delft on the Cape Flats, has become the ‘mother’ in her community. She started collecting the children that were walking in the street and invited them into her little wooden structured house. Many of the parents were out looking for work and the children had to look after one another. Patiswa started to look after the children and cook a nutritious meal for them. But then more children started coming as the little ones brought their sisters, brothers and friends who were at home and needed this basic care as well. The children ranged in age from two to six years old and soon there were more than eighty children at one time.
Patiswa’s little house was getting too small for all the children. She heard about Breadline Africa who assists communities in need with refurbished containers. We met with Patiswa and all the children in her care. She needed extra space urgently and with the help of our Board of Trustees and their friends they raised enough funds to help build a little container school for the children of Delft.
Patiswa is the Principal of this beautiful little container school, called Ulwazi (which mean “knowledge” ) Educate Centre. She is very proud that she could help the little children in her care with such lovely classrooms and a beautiful ablution block. One of her greatest concerns is the issue of health and hygiene but with proper toilets and sanitation she is now able to teach the little ones proper hygiene care.
The toilet that is currently being used by the children
- One of the three containers that have been converted into a proper toilet for the children.
The Principal, Patiswa Bangani outside her educare centre. This container will be used as a classroom.
Who knew that laughter could heal a soul and bring joy in troubled times? Our Comedy Show was not just about an evening full of laughter and fun but also about transforming the lives of those little kids that have never seen the sea. The event was held at the Grand Daddy Hotel and the venue was truly grand and magnificent. The finger food platters were enjoyed by all and the guests indulged in the delicious cocktails.
One of Breadline Africa’s projects, Conscious Marimba Band, did a fantastic job of entertaining and bringing a truly ethnic atmosphere to the evening . The comedians, Don Packett and John Vlismas rocked. These two are the best of the best and brought the house down. Nadia from Clowns without Borders demonstrates how they use laughter to bring healing to broken children and communities. Richard Hardiman was our gracious MC AND the auctioneer on the night.
All in all it was a great evening and a brilliant way to inform people of what Breadline Africa does and how we uplift poverty stricken communities. The Comedy show was held in aid of Breadline Africa’s annual Seaside Party and I would like to thank you all for your support in giving 120 extra children the opportunity to forget their situations at home and to enjoy a day of being a child by the sea.
Edna & Marianna with Comedian Don Packett & MC Richard Hardiman
John Vlismas
Nadia from Clowns without Borders
Do you love shopping?
Do you love supporting a worthy cause?
Do you know that you can now combine both of these loves?
Breadline Africa is now a beneficiary of the My Village My Planet programme. This programme focuses on community upliftment projects and environmental concerns in South Africa. Now you can support our cause by swiping your MyVillage MyPlanet card at retailers across the country every time you shop. It’s all very easy to do…just follow the steps below:
- Apply for your MyVillage MyPlanet Supporter card and nominate us as your beneficiary.
- Swipe your card at any of the 2500 partners nationally and a percentage of your spend is paid to us at no extra cost to you.
- Keep a look-out for your monthly electronic Supporter Statement from MySchool to see how much funds has been raised on your behalf.
So keep shopping…and swiping!
The words ‘geek’ and ‘fashion show’ tend to be mutually exclusive. Geeks are not known for their ‘model’ looks…rather for their ability to programme, code, develop, tweet and blog. Luckily for Breadline Africa, Cape Town has some helluva good looking geeks. Breadline Africa being the different kind of charity that we are (innovative, amazing, generous, blah, blah, blah) has come up with a rather original (well we say original…some say crazy) idea to throw a Geek Fashion Show featuring some of the top online personalities and bloggers in Cape Town. All proceeds from the tickets sale goes directly to Breadline Africa and our projects. The models include the following personalities (in alphabetical order…yes they are all equally important):
• Alex van Tonder
• Alistair Fairweather
• Aslam Levy
•Ben Wagner
• Carla Fourie
• Christine da Silva
• Claire McGuiness
• Elodie Kleynhans
• Jasna Zellerhoff
• Jonathan Allan-Barrett
• Jon Maliepaard
• Justin Hartman
• Leslie Maliepaard
• Matthew Buckland
• Mike Metelerkamp
• Neal Tosefsky
• Paul Cartmel
• Peter Sserwanga
• Sarah Blake
The first ever Geek Fashion Show will be held at Daylight Studio on Bree Street on the 26th of April. David Donde will be our gracious MC while Cigar Clothing, Billabong and Puma are the generous clothing sponsors. eNetworks will be sponsoring the sound and some very fancy snacks and wine (with the help of Café Max).
Our grand finale will be an auction of Ard Matthew’s golf shirt that he wore to Nelson Mandela Invitational, followed by an auction of a mystery voucher for Cigar Clothing AND to end the night on a high note, we will be auctioning off Paul Cartmel and Ben Wagner. These two geeks are hot, super successful and the ultimate surfers. YOU can bid on a morning surf with each of them followed by brunch at Knead. So bring loads of cash 
The event starts at 7pm ( there are ONLY 100 tickets up for grabs @ R170 each and tickets can be bought through Breadline Africa in 2 ways.
1) You can make an EFT deposit directly into our bank account with the ref being Fashion. This will immediately place you on our exclusive guest list. To keep track, we would rather you called Debbie on 021 418 0322 to find out our bank account details.
2) You can pop by our offices in Green Point and pay in cash or by credit card (just ask for Debbie and she will process your payment). Our address is: No 2 Somerset Road Cape Town South Africa 8001
HURRY. We expect tickets to be sold out WAY before the actual event
Ever wanted to run, walk, paddle, swim or cycle for charity? Ever dreamt of doing something crazy like bungee jumping or skydiving for charity?
Now, thanks to doit4charity, you can.
People can set up their own fundraising blog on their website free of charge, choose the charity of their choice (provided it is a registered South African non-profit) and begin their fundraising efforts. Anyone who wants to support may donate any amount online by credit card, through their SSL secure system, or make a direct deposit into their bank account.
Our very own director, Tim Smith, will be doing his bit for charity (and working up a sweat) as he is participating in the Cape Argus this year. Another one of our great supporters, Morne Nortje, will also be riding in the Cape Argus. So show some support for these athletes…and help us fight poverty at the same time.
