How to help

Because Amathuba is a small grassroots organisation, every offer of help is hugely appreciated – from financial donations and gifts in kind of building materials and other resources, to volunteering to build alongside community members or train them in building, plumbing and other skills.

We also appreciate help with fundraising, marketing and admin tasks – in fact, in any area where you feel you can make a positive difference!

Gifts in kind
Almost anything that can be used for building will be welcomed with open arms – including second-hand bricks, door and window frames, sanitaryware and kitchen cupboards. Donations of cement and roof sheeting or tiles are particularly important.

If you have left-over materials from your own building project that you are prepared to donate, please contact Zuma on 083 595 1424 to arrange collection.

Volunteer
If you have skills in building, plumbing, carpentry, gardening, etc., why not spend a few hours a week helping disadvantaged township people learn, working alongside them to create real opportunities.

Fundraising is another area where help is badly needed. Speak to us about taking a group on a township tour, meet some of the people in need, and get together with friends or business contacts to raise money for a particular project. Being this close to the project gives you a real sense of achievement!

Employ Suzy's Crew
If you need odd jobs done around the house – carpentry, bricklaying, painting, etc – why not let Suzy's Crew quote on the job? We have the skills and the enthusiasm to keep your home in tip-top condition! Email us or tel. Zuma 083 595 1424.

Advertise or sponsor our website
Supporters in the coporate sector can get extra mileage out of contributions to Amathuba; not only will your donation earn you points on the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Scorecard, you also get additional publicity and goodwill for your company by displaying your logo on this website.

Remember Amathuba in your Will
By including those nearest and dearest to you in your Will, you ensure that your loving concern lives on far beyond your lifetime. But your Will is also a way to leave a legacy for a better world; a world in which the poor and underprivileged are assured of basic shelter from the weather.

A bequest to Amathuba costs you nothing right now. Only when you no longer have need of it is your money put to work to give someone else the opportunity of a better life. Especially if your own children are grown up and successful in their own right, it can be extremely satisfying to extend your generosity to other children growing up in appalling conditions in leaky shacks or tiny mud huts.

If you are considering such a gesture, please let us know. We'd appreciate the opportunity to thank you for your thoughtfulness, as well as planning together how your gift could best be used.