Children and teenagers from the Roosboom district in South Africa met at the Half Way House for a board game session! While some were reading, there were also fun activities to play and learn. Among these, there is the nutrition … Read More
As every week, the children enjoyed a healthy and balanced meal at the HalfWay House of Roosboom. The meal consists of rice, an egg from the centre’s chicken coop and vegetables from the garden. Covid-19 has significantly affected the living … Read More
Roosbom’s “Half Way House” has adapted its functionning to the sanitary measures implemented in South Africa. A non-contact thermometer was purchased to check the children’s temperature before entering the center. The children can still benefit from a complete and healthy … Read More
A small change in the organization of the Half Way House in Roosboom, the women, who were previously employed part-time to prepare meals for the children, are now there full-time, and take care of the garden the rest of the … Read More
During the Covid 19 lockdown difficult times, the children were not able to go to the Half Way House. However, life is still active there! Masks were ordered to the sewing group for themselves and for the children of teh … Read More
Every day, 40 orphans from the township of Roosboom are welcomed at the Half Way House of Dessine l’Espoir, an activity center that welcomes children for 2 hours after school. Vegetables from the garden, eggs produced in the henhouse recently … Read More
Every day, 40 orphans from the township of Roosboom are welcomed at the Half Way House of Dessine l’Espoir, an activity center that welcomes children for 2 hours after school. The coordinators are available, after the meal service, to accompany … Read More
Every day, 40 orphans from the township of Roosboom are welcomed at the Half Way House of Designing Hope, a centre where different activities are offered to the children for 2 hours after school. They receive a hot meal, and … Read More
The South African fashion designer Thebe Magugu, went to Roosboom to visit Desining Hope’s Half Way House in February 2020. He discovered the outdoor exhibition of his creations photographed by Aart Verrips on scarecrows, in the open fields.
On the occasion of the photography exhibition organized in Paris to the benefit of Designing Hope, featuring the creations of the South African stylist Thebe Magugu on scarecrows, we proposed to the children of Roosboom to be inspired by Thebe’s … Read More
