Building Hope in Khayelitsha Yiza Ekhaya means come home. And that is the perfect name for the Yiza Ekhaya Soup Kitchen. It’s a safe space, that provides food, care and support while building the local community. A place that over 250 children and adults in need can come home to in one of the poorest…
We are all endlessly inspired by the vision, huge heart and immense energy of Mama Mickey. It’s fitting that she’s known as Mama Nompilo (which means health or caregiver) within her Khayelitsha community. If you want to experience the best hug of your life, join us the next time we visit her at Yiza Ekahaya…
“There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to helping others without expecting anything in return” – Nelson Mandela Have you heard of the Yiza Ekhaya Soup Kitchen? This fantastic charity is run by the incredibly warm hearted Mama Mickey in her Kuyasa community in Khayelitsha. Mama Mickey is…
We’ve been running a winter donations drive for our favourite soup kitchen, Yiza Ekhaya. We’d like to say a huge thank you to all the staff, clients and friends of GREEN HOME who generously donated. Last week, on a wet and wintry Mandela Day on 18 July 2019, we drove to Khayelitsha to drop the goods off.…
With Mandela day around the corner and the cold weather creeping in, we’re running a donations drive to help Mama Mickey keep all the children warm and fed at the Yiza Ekhaya Soup Kitchen in Khayelitsha. Yiza Ekhaya provides food, shelter and a safe space to 250 children in one of the poorest neighbourhoods in the country.…
On Saturday the 22nd of July 2017 – the GREEN HOME team, alongside some super star volunteers and the amazing people at Symbols on Silk and Food & Trees for Africa, headed out to Mama Nomphilo’s, Yiza Ekhaya in Khayelitsha. Natural material based buildings require more upkeep than that of traditional buildings, due to their organic inclination…
On Friday 31 March 2017, in a landmark ruling, the Western Cape High court legalized cannabis for private use in South Africa. Legalizing cannabis is a positive step because it makes it easier to grow and use hemp, a fantastic plant-based natural resource which has many uses, including being used for food, furnishings, fabrics, body…
On 16 December we celebrated Reconciliation Day with a fun, and delicious, fundraiser at Yiza Ekhaya Soup Kitchen in Khayelitsha. Mickey, who founded and runs the soup kitchen, was our host for the day. On arrival, she gave us a warm welcome and took us on a tour of the new hemp building and veggie…
18 July is Mandela day. Everyone is invited to donate 67 minutes of their time to give back to the community. The 67 minutes represent the 67 years that Nelson Mandela sacrificed to improve the lives of others. The GREEN HOME team spent Madiba Day preparing and delivering sandwiches to the Yiza Ekhaya Soup Kitchen,…
