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Walking for Victoria Falls Children's Fund

  • Past Volunteering

      16 April 2025
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    As a young person I felt it was important to be apart of something bigger and contribute to the community as a whole. The picture you see here (of a very young Marie) was taken in 2004. This particular project was started under the name Children at Risk by Christ Church Mirdand South Africa. This project has grown from having about 50 children in a church hall on Saturday mornings, to the Love Trust organisation. They small project has grown into schools that give christian education to vulnerable children. Please see www.lovetrust.co.za

    So many organisations in Africa are church, or locally/privately funded endevours as there is no social welfare systems.

    I started volunteering when I was 13 at the SPCA and have never stopped getting involved. Many of these with different organisations. I appreciate that to be able to give my time is a luxury but it has so many rewards. I have been blessed to meet so many wonderful children, teachers, mentors, and big thinkers

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  • Marsipan Pottery/Porirua Arts Trail 2025

      9 March 2025
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    You may or may not know that I am a contemporary ceramic artist. I am politically motivated based on personal experience. My work explores the complex interplay between culture, migration, and power structures. This weekend We held The Porirua Arts Trail 2025. I was privileged to be on the committee to organise the event. I am using this opportunity to raise funds for my Givealittle page by selling 'seconds' . I am mercenary! We will raise these funds! If you would like to have a look at my work please look at #marsipanpottery

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  • Victoria Falls to Msuna Itinerary

      3 March 2025
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    Day 1 - 30.43 kms

    Start to Breakfast 11.46kms* Breakfast at Chisuma bridge then 12.45km to lunch, 6.52km to Baobab Camp

    Day 2 - 25.49

    Camp to breakfast - 13.11, to lunch - 6.64 km, 5.74 km to Stercuila camp

    Day 3 - 26.07kms

    Camp to breakfast 10.94km, 8.14 km to lunch – *8.14* amongst illala palms, 7 km to Teak Tree Camp

    Day 4 - 21. 2km

    more signs of wildlife here – lion spoor seen and elephant

    Camp to breakfast - 11.7km - quite hilly as we start climbing down to the valley full moon going down in front of us , we cross the Matetsi river and then breakfast is another km further on top of a bare hill on the right of the road with a view of the valley below .

    Breakfast - Zambezi Camp 9.5 km - Zambezi river with rocks and palm trees, and acacia trees

    We don’t walk that afternoon – just enjoy the river, even take a dip !

    Day 5 - 22.81kms

    Camp to breakfast – 12.81 kms

    We take a short cut just after the Dekka river. just before we join the Msuna road we have breakfast under a Baobab tree.

    Breakfast to Msuna – 10kms

    Doesn't it sound wonderful. I will definitely need to get my firness levels up and it will be hot during the day!

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  • The children need you!

      26 February 2025

    Zimbabwe is in political upheaval at the moment at now more than ever the people who are affected most are the children. Zimbabwe has no infrastructure to assist vulnerable children through times of crisis

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  • And my first donation! The perfect fit! Hiking boots and really good ones.

      26 February 2025
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    My dear friend Gertrude was listening to my hair brained idea of wanting to walk from Msuna to Victoria Falls in aid of education for children in the local area. Gertrude is one of the most accomplished and inspiring woman (shes about to run the Tokyo Marathon) I know and has always been a supporter of my social upliftment projects.

    So Trudies Traveling Shoes are off on and adventure....

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