THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH AN IMPORTANT PIECE IN OUR PUZZLE... 
Without your help in selling our shoes it would not be possible to change as many lives as we are. Together, we are Soul Of Africa. What fuels us is knowing that with your help and passion we can and are making a difference in the lives of orphans and vulnerable children affected by AIDS in South Africa, whilst tackling unemployment through the sale of our shoes. Our aim is to fight the war on unemployment in South Africa, whilst improving the lives of as many orphans and vulnerable children - most of these affected by HIV / AIDS - in South Africa as possible. What really makes us believe that we are on the right track is that with your fervent help, we have managed to raise **£811,162 ($1,306,611) toward the care of children who have lost one or both parents to AIDS, since we opened our doors in 2004. In the year June '08 to May '09 approx 56,000 pairs of Soul Of Africa Shoes have been hand-stitched and sold in South Africa, UK, Italy and USA. Over and above the donations from shoe sales, Clarks donate a further £3 ($5) from their retail profits per pair sold back to the Soul Of Africa Trust for further donations. Through the sale of shoes, the amount of £110,868 ($178,558) has been donated back to the Soul Of Africa Trust for donations to various projects. This year Soul Of Africa ventured into an exciting collaboration with NEXT Clothing. A total of 14,843 ladies T-shirts have been sewn in South Africa for NEXT. 27,944 Baby T-shirts have been sewn in India for NEXT Clothing. NEXT donate £1( $1.61) per ladies T-shirt and 50p ( 80c) per Baby T-shirt from their retail profits back to the Soul Of Africa Trust. The total of £28,606 ($46,383) from clothing sales and a further £15,000 ($24,159) has been donated by NEXT, with money raised from sale of shoes, back to the Soul Of Africa Trust for donations to various projects. In total £182,816 ($294,714) has been donated back to The Soul Of Africa Trust from Jun '08 - May '09. Soul Of Africa has donated money to various projects totaling £144,437 ($232,572) including: Soul Of Africa Trust Donations - Jun '08 - May '09 (shows £ and equivalent $ amounts): Children and Baby Homes
| £64,464
| $103,931 | | Child Development Care Centres | £22,794 | $36,723 | | Building of Homes for Child Headed Households | £9,365 | $15,088 | | Feedback Vehicle (delivery of food to various projects) | £6,500 | $10,474 | Vincent St Paul (Unit for rape victims)
| £2,167 | $3,491 | | NOAH (Funding of a bereavement councilor) | £9,669 | $15,583 | | Sports for Self Esteem and Wellbeing Projects | £1,435 | $2,312 | | School Fee Project- Children received school fees | | | | Stationery, uniforms and transport monies | £26,379 | $45,502 | | Galilee Temple: Food hampers for poor | £387 | $623 | | Art Classes | £1,353 | $2,181 | | TOTAL | £144,437 | $232,57 |
Thanks to your help the Soul Of Africa stitchers are earning double the average urban monthly income in South Africa of £104 ($167;) per month, earned by domestic workers, and are able to support and provide for their families, earning £202 ($325;) per month by hand stitching Soul Of Africa shoes, clothing and footballs. These figures are powerfully inspiring and are testament to the difference that together we are making in the lives of others. With Heartfelt Thanks Lance Clark **Exchange rate 7/7/09 £1=$1.62 |
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