Two Sisters
Children in White River

Two Sisters provides the main meal of the day as well as all medical care, school uniforms and fees and sees to it that the children are well cared for in the foster homes.
Now providing fresh vegetables for the children of Two Sisters.
Two Sisters is the brainchild of Patrick Thibedi.

Two Sisters provides the main meal of the day as well as all medical care, school uniforms and fees and sees to it that the children are well cared for in the foster homes. In return for this, the foster parents help with the daily chores of preparing the main meal, watching over the children at play and keeping the Two Sisters premises clean. Two Sisters is an established care centre for children orphaned through the AIDS pandemic. Our aim is to continue to develop and expand the drop-inn centre established in 1999, making it a flagship in the Mganduzweni Trust Area and to set standards for others to follow. We delivery day to day care of orphans, whose parent have died of HIV/AIDS or related illnesses, and the provision of foster homes where necessary. We endeavor to care for children as soon as they become vulnerable. It is imperative to have transport to journey to Two Sisters in the Mganduzweni Trust Area. As the orphans are housed with foster parents in the surrounding area no children stay at Two Sisters and only come for their main meal each afternoon. Children under school age are under the care of the individual foster parents. Volunteers could assist with supervision of homework, games, tuition, netball & football coaching and serving of food. On request we can supply the name of local lodges, guest houses and taxi services. Cars can be hired through recognized agencies at the airport. Twelve local people are trained to sew are tought to make comforters. The charity, based in north east South Africa, supports orphans of the AIDS epidemic that is destroying much of the African continent. In prison he dreamed of his release and of looking after the community and meeting the needs of his people. A neighbour in the village died and left two daughters. In 1999 Patrick and his wife fostered the two sisters. With the increase of the AIDS pandemic in South Africa and the increasing number of orphans this number gradually grew. Today Patrick has approximately 260 children in his care. He has donated his original home to Two Sisters for a drop-in care centre. Two Sisters purchased a plot of land near the main building. This has been walled and fenced for security, and contains jungle gyms and a netball pitch.