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Thank you so much Robyn and Gareth form Walk Botswana Safaris for sponsoring nutri porridge for the elderly in Gabamocha. Due to the high water levels, it was quite an adventure for the Polokong volunteers to deliver the porridge!

The day care centre is open again. We are all so delighted!!!

Petra Strydom form Blue Butterfly has donated trees and also plants them for free!  It will take some time, but one day the elderly will sit in the shade of this morula tree.

Thank you so much, management team, training and HR department of Okavango Air Rescue for the free first aid training you gave the Polokong volunteers. What a wonderful gift. And thank you Hilary from Hilary’s Coffeeshop for the free cakes…

We are very happy with the new water system. Although the centre is closed again, (to protect the elderly who are particularly vulnerable for corona), having our own water makes a huge difference. Therefore a VERY BIG THANK YOU to…

The Christmas lunch for the elderly was a happy ending of a difficult year. The new year started with a lovely shower, a real blessing for 2021.

The elderly are very happy to be at their “home” again and do activities. It takes a little time to get used to wearing a face mask, though.

If all goes well, we will soon have a borehole at the day care centre. Glen James is donating a solar pump with complete setup and installation, Clive Torre is kindly drilling the borehole that will supply the water. Ron…

June and July were exceptionally cold this year. Luckily we received lots of blankets, so all the elderly could keep warm. A big thanks to all who contributed.