Fire swept through the Indlovu Project at midnight on 30th November 2008 razing everything to the ground. We lost all our buildings and their contents - including R40,000 worth of medication in the clinic. This affects everyone - the hungry people who received food from the soup kitchen; the sick who attended the clinic; young people enjoying themselves in the youth centre; women doing laundry; children in the pre-school and most of all the people who had jobs working in the centre. Our most urgent need is to rebuild and start again. We can and we will.

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The Shaster Foundation, based in Cape Town, is a humanitarian organisation staffed by people who care passionately about South Africa, her people, poverty alleviation, preserving traditional culture, protecting the environment, and instilling respect for all Life.

Permaculture, sustainability and conservation of natural resources form the basis from which we work. Our main focus is the Indlovu Project, funded through the tourist accomodation and volunteer programmes that we run from our community centre.

All our buildings are truly 'green', and built either from recycled materials or sandbags, with volunteers from all over the world helping to create a charming and colourful community project that serves all people who live in this squatter camp.

The vibrant township community of Monwabisi Park welcomes visitors, tourists, volunteers and anyone else who wants to be part of a unique and innovative community development project - the first of its kind in Cape Town.

All our humanitarian work is funded by private donations from South African and overseas donors.

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