Christmas memories
A humble thank you, can’t convey our appreciation to our donors. Thank you very much for the outings, visits, parties, gifts, Christmas trees and decorations, tasty food that is not on the menu every day, sweets and other goodies. Thank you very much for everyone’s time, love and attention for arranging everything and bringing it […]
Running to raise rands
“Running is not easy, but it definitely has its benefits”, says Nonhlanhla, a staff member at our community services programme. Nonhlanhla started running to lose weight initially, but now she does it as a sport and to give back to the less fortunate. Working at AKB has shown her that many of our beneficiaries have […]
The brightest light shines in the darkness
When there is not a cloud in sight and especially on a moonless night, one sees the firmament at its best – think of a night in the Karoo. The darker it is, the brighter the stars shine. It is an astounding sight. In South Africa and indeed across the world there seems to be […]
Thank You for the Memories
Christmas at a children’s home evokes a sad and grey picture of a child sitting by the window sill staring at the gate in the hope to see a familiar face. Well, that is not the case for the children of Abraham Kriel Bambanani thanks to YOU, the donor who is always there for them. […]
The shining stars of Abraham Kriel
The Shining Stars of Abraham Kriel Achieving a goal is a great feeling but achieving a goal when the odds are stacked against you is a blessing and a feeling like no other. They wear their colours of achievement with pride and the smiles on their faces, knowing they accomplished something, is priceless. Through fundraising, […]
Listening to the Rain
Little Tumelo is happy in his bed tonight as he listens to the rain pouring down outside. He hears the breathing of his two roommates and all of this makes the most wonderful music. Earlier today Aunty Ernesta told them to stop complaining because they could not play outside because of the rain. She told […]
Piet is Doing Well After Knee Operation
“We need your help! Piet (16) injured his knee in a rugby match and needs a knee operation”. You may recall our cry for help for Piet’s sake late last year. And answer, you did! YOU raised over R20 000 towards the operation. Piet has been a member of the Abraham Kriel family since 2011. As […]
To: My Dearest Caregivers
In our Westbury programme we don’t have a major donor taking care of the bulk of the expenses of running the programme. The income comes from many different people, contributing major amounts and others contributing smaller amounts. Every single one of you has helped to make this service possible. Every single one of you has […]