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		<title>Zimele Annual Gala 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You are cordially invited to attend The Zimele Annual Gala Sunday, April 1, 2012 6:00-9:00pm The Culinary Conference Center 161 Newkirk St. Jersey City, NJ 07306 Thanks to your help, Zimele has already been able to help thousands of people in South Africa, but the need remains great. 23.5 Million South Africans are still living [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2012/01/17/zimele-annual-gala-2012/</link>
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		<title>Zimele Introduction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is hope in South Africa. Zimele gives them that chance. This introduction video highlights some of the issues South Africa is dealing with today and how Zimele empowers women to lift themselves out of poverty.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2012/01/06/939/</link>
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		<title>Zimele Community Ornaments</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Amazing Christmas ornaments hand-made by the women of South Africa! Each pack has: 2-Angels 2-Stars 2-Christmas Trees Every ornament is uniquely made with its own color scheme and design making them great collectors' item for many years to come! All proceeds will go to South Africa continuing to support the Zimele women stand on their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2011/11/16/zimele-community-ornaments/</link>
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		<title>Lifeskills Training &#8211; September, 2011</title>
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		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2011/10/10/lifeskills-training-september-2011/</link>
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		<title>Zimele Bike-a-thon Fundraiser Prize Eligibility</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Official Rules ELIGIBILITY:&#160; The Zimele Bike-a-thon Fundraiser Prize Contest (the "Contest") is open to all legal permanent residents of the United States (the "Eligibility Area") who are eighteen (18) years of age or older. The Contest is void in Puerto Rico, U.S. territories and possessions outside of the U.S., and where otherwise prohibited by federal, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2011/09/13/bike-a-thon-fundraiser/</link>
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		<title>Zimele NYC Event</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nearly 100 people joined our 1st ever Zimele NYC Event as friends, family and co-workers gathered at ARENA Event Space [arenanyc.net] in an effort to promote our efforts, fundraise through the distribution of our crafts and find more people who may be interested in helping our cause.&#160; We want to thank all the people that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2011/08/09/zimele-nyc-event/</link>
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		<title>2011 Zimele Bike-A-Thon Event</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Join us for our 3rd annual Bike-a-thon on Saturday October 8th.&#160;Every rider helps our Zimele mission with your fundraising and support while enjoying beautiful scenic bike route! Objective: Raise awareness and funds to support Zimele Community efforts! How it Works: On October 8th, 7:00 AM, participate in the Zimele Bike-a-thon with a goal to raise [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2011/07/27/2011-zimele-bike-a-thon-event/</link>
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		<title>Celebration of Camera Donation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The project received a donation of a camera through Zimele Canada. The women were so overwhelmed with joy and gratitude. They were surprised when they heard that they would have to learn to use it themselves. The Zimele staff reported that the women’s hands shook in fear as they handled the camera, one after the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2011/06/28/celebration-of-camera-donation/</link>
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		<title>Zimele Fair Trade</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ZIMELE Fair-trade exists to provide a marketing outlet for the goods produced by the participants. This is the marketing department of ZIMELE. It will be the facilitator between the independent producers (craft/agriculture/other) and the local, national and international market.&#160; ZIMELE Fair-trade was formed in March 2010 and is overseen by a Manager. ZIMELE Fair-trade allows [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2011/06/28/zimele-fair-trade/</link>
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		<title>Orphaned and Vulnerable Child Care</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Orphan and Vulnerable Clild Care Project’s members are working hard in the community&#160;of Swayimani for their beneficiaries. One of the beneficiary in the project is the young boy&#160;who has ambitions of furthering his studies in the University. Mrs Ndlovu (aka MaZuma) the&#160;leader of the OVC project ccompanied Thobani Sithole to the University Of KwaZulu Natal&#160;for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2011/05/24/orphaned-and-vulnerable-child-care/</link>
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		<title>2010 Zimele Bike-A-Thon and Family Fun Walk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Join us for our 2nd annual Bike-a-thon on Saturday June 26th. &#160;Last year we had 25 riders and raised over $10k. &#160;On Sunday June 27th, we will follow up the Bike-a-thon with a family fun walk with Carnival and BBQ sponsored by Metro Community Church,&#160;Maven Sports Medicine, and others. &#160; &#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; BIKE-A-THON Date: &#160; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2010/05/15/2010-zimele-bike-a-thon-and-family-fun-walk/</link>
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		<title>Who makes the first move in real community development?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the great needs within under-resourced communities in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa is basic home care.&#160; This is the kind of service that would greatly burden any non-profit organization, yet the need is often too great to ignore.&#160; Zimele is well aware of the need, but they know that to take on such a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2010/03/07/who-makes-the-first-move-in-real-community-developement/</link>
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		<title>Sunday March 7th &#8211; 1st day in SA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our group of six arrived late Saturday night at Miranda &#38; Max's after a long 26+ hours of travel. We left Newark Airport and connected in Washington DC's Dulles airport to a lengthy South African Airways (SAA) flight direct to Johannesburg with a fuel stop in Dakar, Senegal. This being my first international flying experience [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2010/03/07/sunday-march-7th-1st-day-in-sa/</link>
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		<title>Mar&#8217;10 Ambassador Trip Begins!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We left Friday, March 5, 2010 from Newark and arrived only a few hours ago after over 24 hours of traveling/layovers consisting of 4 legs. It is an exciting time to begin this 15 day journey, yet we are so exhausted and jet lagged during these first couple hours on the ground. Everyone has immediately [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2010/03/06/mar10-ambassadors-trip-begins/</link>
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		<title>Zimele Wins Courageous Leadership Award</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Zimele in conjunction with Metro Community Church (www.emetro.org) is pleased to announce the receipt of the 2009 Courageous Leadership Award sponsored by the Willow Creek Association and World Vision. The Courageous Leadership Award was created to inspire all leaders by honoring churches doing exceptional work bringing assistance to the wholistic needs of under-resourced communities affected by AIDS around the world. For more details, please see here.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2010/02/15/zimele-receives-the-courageous-leadership-award/</link>
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		<title>Zimele Expands to Zimbabwe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With an estimated 90% unemployment rate and hyper-inflation of over 200 million percent inflation, people are unable to afford the to pay for the daily necessities. Basic public services are breaking down as most teachers, nurses, garbage collectors and janitors have stopped working because their salaries no longer cover the cost of transport to work.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2010/02/15/zimele-expands-to-address-the-crisis-in-zimbabwe/</link>
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		<title>Meet the Ubumbano Savings Group</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The group currently has 14 members and has saved R1234 to date. One of the members is 85 years old and she is using the benefits from the group to improve the wellbeing of her extended family of grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2010/02/15/meet-the-ubumbano-savings-group/</link>
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		<title>Meet the Vukuzenzele Egg Vendors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This savings group pooled their savings to start a group business. They bought 18 trays of eggs for each of them to sell. They sold the eggs at 2x their costs, which allowed them to repay the group loan and have enough money to buy another 18 trays of eggs debt free!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2010/02/15/meet-the-vukuzenzele-egg-vendors/</link>
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		<title>Meet the iThemba Barbers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With their savings they bought a hair shaving kit and started a haircutting business to earn enough money to put themselves through school. Mthobisi and Nkosingiphile also use the money to buy food for their siblings. The savings and business skills they learned in the Self-Help-Groups taught them how to save and how to start and run their business.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2010/02/14/37/</link>
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		<title>Meet the Zamakuhle Savings Group</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the members learned financial discipline, they were able to consistently purchase food to feed their grandchildren. As they became better savers, and as their savings grew, they able to use loans to dramatically transform their lives.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2010/02/14/meet-the-zamakuhle-savings-group/</link>
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		<title>Self Help Groups</title>
		<description><![CDATA[People need to be given a chance to get out of poverty. Zimele gives them that chance. This three-minute video highlights some of the dire issues that South Africa is dealing with today, and it explains how Zimele's Self-Help Groups can empower people to lift themselves out of poverty.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2009/11/02/self-help-groups/</link>
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		<title>Self Help Groups (UK Version)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This video provides a basic explanation of how Self-Help Groups work to provide empowerment and hope to communities in KwaZulu Natal South Africa. Zimele is an organization that seeks to equip women and communities with the means to help themselves. Self-Help Groups are one of the primary ways that these goals are accomplished.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2009/11/01/self-help-groups-uk-version/</link>
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		<title>goodbye to all</title>
		<description><![CDATA[it&#8217;s hard to believe that a month has passed so quickly. as with most trips, my initial expectations were far different from what i have come to see, to do and ultimately, to know. there are really no words to describe south africa. it is as beautiful as it is complex. its history is as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2009/08/28/goodbye-to-all/</link>
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		<title>it&#8217;s a wrap</title>
		<description><![CDATA[rosetta, miranda and i met up for an early morning cup of coffee at dulce cafe. it was cold and the air was crisp &#8211; much like new york fall weather. rosetta and miranda have been good friends for a long time and it is always a delight to see them together. we spent some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2009/08/28/its-a-wrap/</link>
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		<title>a bridge to the clinic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[today, i spent more time with mildred visiting the health clinic. what looks like a sparsely maintained operation from the outside is actually buzzing inside with patient queues and packed waiting rooms. there is a fully stocked ARV clinic in the back that administers tests for HIV and TB, as well as various immunizations for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2009/08/27/a-bridge-to-the-clinic/</link>
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		<title>crafts at winterton</title>
		<description><![CDATA[the zimele crafts program is a vital part of the organization that employs the women of winterton to produce craftswork such as beaded pens, necklaces, keychains, bags and a variety of decorative items. there is quite a bit of emphasis on expanding this operation to become more fully functional as a commercial enterprise &#8211; focusing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2009/08/27/crafts-at-winterton/</link>
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		<title>rugby, braai, and the madhatter tea party</title>
		<description><![CDATA[my weekend trip to the drakensberg mountains was postponed, so i instead joined the men in town to watch the sharks/griquas currie cup game at the beautiful tourgar estates owned by chris and his wife, who are neighbors to the brits family. it was a gorgeous afternoon with the sun out and not a single [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2009/08/23/rugby-braai-and-the-madhatter-tea-party/</link>
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		<title>&#8216;eyes that look are common, but eyes that see are rare&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this week i was given the opportunity to interact with some of the disadvantaged youth of swayimane. i participated in a new life skills training course for a group of 17 kids, mainly between the ages of 16-25, sponsored by a program called SLOT (School Leavers Opportunity Training) which is funded by the Youth Development [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2009/08/23/eyes-that-look-are-common-but-eyes-that-see-are-rare/</link>
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		<title>the rise of home-based care</title>
		<description><![CDATA[the past few days have been an interesting mix of activity &#8211; some more productive than others, but certainly unpredictable as the weather has been here lately. audrey and i spent the majority of this week in swayimane following our daily routine with the few SHGs we&#8217;ve decided to focus on &#8211; documenting their progress, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2009/08/23/the-rise-of-home-based-care/</link>
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		<title>welcome back, rosetta</title>
		<description><![CDATA[audrey and i spent the day at rosetta&#8217;s place, who had been away for two weeks and had just arrived back home this weekend. after having heard so much about her and corresponding with her through email over the past few months, it was great to finally meet her in person for the very first [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zimelecommunity.org/2009/08/17/welcome-back-rosetta/</link>
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