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Looking for electronic devices

We are looking for used and unused tablets or smartphones or other electronic devices suitable for e-learning that people might have lying around at home. The lockdown affects our community of young...

Sharing of skills and bread

On our road to making our own bread we had our sister Silibaziso Dube at Timbuktu in the Valley. She is the mother of two learning and shared her skills she had acquired at Foakes Bakery with our...

Keeping warm on Mandela day

It was cold on Mandela Day this year, one of the very cold days during this exceptionally cold winter 🥶. The annual celebration and honour of former South Africa president Nelson Mandela’s birthday on...

A silent war in our streets

No one should be on the streets and in informal housing without any safety net. In general, but especially not when a pandemic hits the country. Timbuktu in the Valley has been closely monitoring the...

Food Relief COVID-19

Restoring Dignity to those Less fortunate! We partnered up with organisations in our surrounding and got immense – and fast! – support from our network of friends, partners...

Masks for the Community

It looks like community masks are going to be the new normal in a world with COVID-19. Everywhere in the world homemade masks have become part of the individual’s toolbox against the spread of the...

Safe learning in times of COVID-19

Gone are the times of being stuck inside the houses and not being allowed to do anything! After implementing strict and very coordinated hygiene protocols, we were able to start a safe learning...

Timbuktu in the Valley Bakery

It was like a miracle that happened when suddenly Henry Doe appeared and became part of Timbuktu in the Valley. Without thinking twice, the skilled baker joined the team and started making powerful...