Blog

We want to update our sponsors on the everyday life in the rural areas of Zululand.

Good things

It is a scandal that week after week and month after month has passed without a word from us at Zulufadder. Solveig’s song would be the appropriate accompaniment here! She had to wait for 70 years!

Zulu Christmas

Mari has recently arrived home after four very eventful weeks in Zululand. Read more about her experiences.

Zulu by Heyerdahl – Diamond with a meaning

Zulu by Heyerdahl is a specially designed and exclusive diamond ring, and all proceeds from its sale will go towards the building of houses for orphans with the help of Zulufadder ("Zulu sponsor")

The alphabet

A number of very sad events have taken place within Zulufadder these past weeks- from deaths to fires- but we must go on. There are now 700 children relying on our help!

Magic moments

Mari and 17 sponsors have been on a ‘sponsorship visit’ to South Africa. There were many unforgettable moments. Please read about it below!

The Easter News

This is a news bulletin from Mari Maurstad (the co-founder of Zulusponsor). We have included the Norwegian news for those of you who are interested in what goes on behind the scenes, and a great deal does! Without the great effort and cooperation of all these kind-hearted and generous people, the essential work in Eshowe would not be possible….

The Zulus are arriving – Part 2.

It's autumn in Europe, we are cutting the lawn one last time, saying goodbye to the garden furniture till next summer, and preparing for winter. But in South Africa, it's spring and lots of things are happening! (6 September 2007)

The Easter holiday is not what it used to be

Mari Maurstad brought great Norwegian ladies to Eshowe for Easter. They danced, had drawing classed, laughed and cried. (20 April 2007)

Ordinary days at work

Some things are nice, some not so nice. But you'll get the whole story here. And the nicest things come at the end! (22 February 2007)

Photo galleries

- Sleeping beauties

- Children's faces

- Grannies

Multimedia

The Zulu children have made a CD, listen to 2 of the songs here:

- Thina Senzeni - 3,8MB

- uBolabola - 4MB

Video:

- Mari turns 50 - 12MB
(God Morgen, Norge, TV2. 15 March 2007)
- God kveld, Norge - 25MB
(Norwegian TV2, 4 November 2006)

International press

- Daily News (Durban)
(Sept. 2006)

About Zulusponsor

Our aim it to help as many children as possible in Eshowe, a district in Zululand, South Africa. Many of the children are orphans; in most cases, AIDS claimed the lives of their parents.

It is not uncommon to find as many as 15 children living together with their grandmother or aunt in the same hut. They do not have enough money for food or school fees, which again means no education.

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