KwaZakhele - life in a Township
Support the Ubomi Obutsha Centre financially and receive a complimentary copy of this unique and fascinating book!
KwaZakhele - life in a Township is a uniquely intriguing, high quality, large format, hardcover coffee table book that accompanies the reader onto the streets of a place that the Apartheid government of South Africa built to be hidden from the rest of the world.
This book shares reflections and aspects of life in a township like KwaZakhele, providing a background for the personal stories shared by beneficiaries of the Ubomi Obutsha Centre which were the original inspiration for this book.
The historical context of events, intentions and settlement are elaborated on by historian and writer Dean Allen, and Mxolisi Dolla Sapeta, a local artist, has contributed moving reflections on the experience of growing up in a township space. This, accompanied by descriptive maps and contextual explainers by Mark Lawler, the director of the Ubomi Obutsha Centre, visually appealing photography and even a few recipes, creates a book that delivers to the reader an enriching insight to this community where happiness, love and faith coexist with the hardships of daily living in a South African township.
The purpose of this book is two-fold:
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To be a voice carrying beyond it's isolating borders the many difficult but often inspiring, and sometimes humorous, stories of the people of KwaZakhele
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To be utilised as a tool to raise awareness and much needed financial support for the continuing work of the Ubomi Obutsha Centre among the many families of KwaZakhele broken over generations by life in a South African Township
As a collaborative work between the Ubomi Obutsha Centre and our partners in the Netherlands (SUON), KwaZakhele - life in a Township is an insightfully educational, and personally accessible book produced with international readership and quality standards in mind.
You can receive your own complimentary copy of KwaZakhele - life in a Township … along with an S18A Tax Deductible Certificate (South African tax payers only) when you support the Ubomi Obutsha Centre financially, either through our Sustainability Fund or with a minimum Once-Off Donation.
Direct Bank Deposits
Direct deposits can also be made to the Ubomi Obutsha Centre's bank account using the these references:
Sustainability Fund Donations
- InitialSurname+"SFD"
Once-Off Donations
- InitialSurname+"OOD"
Banking Details
Acc Name: Ubomi Obutsha Centre
Bank Name: First National Bank
Acc Number: 62129245355
Branch: Newton Park
Branch Code: 261050
SWIFT Code: FIRNZAJJ
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