Monica Cardoso contacted us with a request for assitance - Monica used to work with Spice4life a number of years ago so we are very happy to pass on her request for help with this wonderful initiative. Please read her email below and contact Monica if you can help.

Myself and 2 girl friends have started a charity project called Twinkle.

In a nut shell we visit a girl’s shelter ‘Ons Plek’ www.onsplek.org.za [1] once a week and have various activities lined up for the girls from reading stories, to make up and pampering, to arts and crafts to baking etc. The aim of Twinkle is to create a positive impact on the girls lives and hopefully encourage them to want to make something of their lives.

There are roughly 25 girls ranging from the age of 3 – 18 years old. The girls have run away from home due to physical and sexual abuse. It is absolutely heart breaking!

Ons Plek doesn’t receive any government funding and relies purely on donations… If any of you have any contacts who would be interested in sponsoring the below we would be most grateful:

• Girls clothing and shoes
• Toiletries
• Blankets
• Stationery, cardboard etc
• Baking utensils
• Educational toys
• Non perishable foods
• Cutlery and eating utensils
• Books
• Make up
• Baby clothes – the shelter has one little boy who is 8 months old.

We are planning on expanding Twinkle to another 2 or 3 shelters around CT in the months to come so every bit will definitely help.

Thanks so much!

Kind Regards

Monica Cardoso 
Tel:  +27 (21) 434 8111 
Email:  mpc@presidenthotel.co.za [2]