Andile Khumalo painted his family tree in honour of his family that he misses dearly; he is one of 85 children and teens living at the SOS Children’s Village in Mamelodi.
Mamelodi, South Africa (04 April 2022) – The SOS Children’s Village got a few of their residents to create art for an auction, and one grade 8 resident painted his family tree and earned R30,000 for the painting. A portion of each auctioned item will be placed in a trust to go towards the child or teen’s future.
Andile Khumalo from Mamelodi loves his family and loves art. He is one of 85 children who have found a new family and home at the SOS Children’s Village in Mamelodi, as he cannot live with his own family.
“I miss my family and that’s why I painted a tree – my family tree”.
Andile is one of 20 children from SOS Mamelodi whose art is auctioned to raise funds for the SOS Children’s Villages.
Just over 80 young artists participated in a special art workshop recently, hosted by professional artists with professional materials at the SOS Children’s Villages in Mamelodi, Ennerdale, Pietermaritzburg and Cape Town, to hone their craft. After the workshop, they each chose an art piece that is currently on an online auction.
The funds raised will go towards the Children’s Villages, with a percentage going towards each young artist to start a nest egg of their own for their future.
Children are placed in the care of the SOS Children’s Villages across South Africa because of poverty, neglect or abuse. They find a new family who also supports other vulnerable families in the community. In Mamelodi, a total of 134 families with 372 children, where gogo’s, single moms or older siblings are typically the primary caregivers, are supported by the SOS Children’s Village.
Andile’s art was purchased by the Jacaranda Good Morning Angels host Martin Bester. The artwork represents family and support, and Martin wanted Andile to know that his love of family was supported.
If you want to see what artwork is still on auction, you can do so on the SOS Children’s Villages website here.
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