April 2015
SPECIAL REPORT - THE NAVY BLUE SCARF PROJECT
Two videos from MedLemon featuring
Knit-a-Square!
This video features scarves being distributed to school children, and Ronda being interviewed in the office surrounded by the team and squares!
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SPECIAL REPORT - THE NAVY BLUE SCARF PROJECT
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October 2014
KasSnippets - October 2014
KasSnippets - October 2014
REPORTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
A KAS ROAD TRIP - DAY 2 !
Having spent the evening in Newcastle, Wendy and I headed off bright and early to the city of Ladysmith. Ladysmith…
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KasSnippets - October 2014
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February 2014
KasSnippets - February 2014
KasSnippets - February 2014
REPORTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
Reporting KAS in South Africa :
YOU ARE NEVER TOO OLD OR TOO YOUNG TO HELP KAS !
Towards the end of last year Wendy and I visited a lovel…
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KasSnippets - February 2014
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YOU ARE NEVER TOO OLD OR TOO YOUNG TO HELP K…
After the shock of having to move premises at the beginning of the year, we have pulled ourselves towards ourselves and have spent some time planning for the year ahead. On Saturday we had our KAS S…
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YOU ARE NEVER TOO OLD OR TOO YOUNG TO HELP K…
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January 2014
INTO 2014 WITH a BANG and a CRASH !
Into the new year with an eviction notice and a collapsed ceiling … NOT the way one imagines starting off, but we are looking on the bright side in any event !
On 20th December, while Peter and I we…
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INTO 2014 WITH a BANG and a CRASH !
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December 2013
NELSON MANDELA MEMORIAL SERVICE DAY 10th Dec…
On Saturday Ronda visited the home of Nelson Mandela to pay a personal tribute and to represent Knit-a-Square.
Wendy and her daughter Sarah arrived on Sunday as The Salvation Army band was playin…
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NELSON MANDELA MEMORIAL SERVICE DAY 10th Dec…
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November 2013
FIVE YEARS AND A FAREWELL
You know the saying, there are only three certainties in life, birth, death and change? Well, there's a change afoot in KAS. A rebirth you could call it and it's ALL good!
The KasClan Did you kno…
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FIVE YEARS AND A FAREWELL
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October 2013
A FLOOD OF NEW FRIENDS!
Recent weeks have seen some new faces at KAS on our Thursday opening days and we just love the enthusiasm and energy of new volunteers and contributors. It always amazes me how KAS attracts just the…
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A FLOOD OF NEW FRIENDS!
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September 2013
KAS HELPS THE VICTIMS OF SHACK FIRES
Wikipedia says, "Fire is a serious hazard in shack (informal) settlements in South Africa and it has been argued that "on average, over the past 5 years, there are ten shack fires per day with someon…
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KAS HELPS THE VICTIMS OF SHACK FIRES
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The4Seasons - Spring in Holland
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The4Seasons - Spring in Holland
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September 2013 Square Heart Award
This month the Square Heart Award goes to
Anneke from the Netherlands
Anneke has been a devoted member of KAS since November 2010. You only have to chat with Anneke once to know what a wonderful, k…
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September 2013 Square Heart Award
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SEPTEMBER 2013 CHALLENGE - THEME - EDUCATION
The United Nations' (UN) International Literacy Day annually falls on September 8 to raise people's awareness of literacy issues in the world and so we have decided to use EDUCATION as our theme this…
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SEPTEMBER 2013 CHALLENGE - THEME - EDUCATION
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August 2013
MY WEEK IN JOHANNESBURG WITH THE KASfolk!
I have been inspired to write a little about the wonderful week I have had in Joburg with Wendy, Ronda and volunteers at Knit a Square! I remember when my creative cousin Sandy McDonald birthed the i…
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MY WEEK IN JOHANNESBURG WITH THE KASfolk!
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THE GREAT JOURNEY TO EVATON
Well, Wendy enjoyed a geography lesson today when she learnt that Evaton is not a part of the Soweto municipal area – in fact, very far from!
Evaton is in an informal settlement north of an area call…
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THE GREAT JOURNEY TO EVATON
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July 2013
KasSnippets - July 2013
Knit-a-Square has a new home !
Starting on Thursday 11th July, the contents of Knit-a-Square were gradually removed from Ronda & Peter Lowrie's home into our new offices!
We had hardly beg…
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KasSnippets - July 2013
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Sakisizwe - Mamela Informal Settlement 2010
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Sakisizwe - Mamela Informal Settlement 2010
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Sakisizwe - Mamela Informal Settlement 2010
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Sakisizwe - Mamela Informal Settlement 2010
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Sakisizwe - Mamela Informal Settlement 2010
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Sakisizwe - Mamela Informal Settlement 2010
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July 2013 Mandela Day Magic with KAS
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July 2013 Mandela Day Magic with KAS
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MANDELA DAY MAGIC WITH KAS !
WOW, what an amazing and exhausting day!!!
It was such a pleasure to spend yesterday sorting from such wonderful office space – look how much fun we had:
Ronda, Wendy and Abegail packing for Mandel…
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MANDELA DAY MAGIC WITH KAS !
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Mandela Day Square
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Mandela Day Square
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