CHOSA fundraiser and book launch in Santa Barbara

CHOSA is hosting a book launch and fundraiser on June 20th, 2011 at Tecolote Bookstore in Montecito. The book is called “No Land! No House! No Vote! Voices from Symphony Way“.  It is written and edited by the Symphony Way Pavement Dwellers and features a forward by best-selling author and activist Raj Patel.  This unique [...]

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CHOSA-Supported Day-Care Center Destroyed by Fire: 500 People Left Homeless!

A terrible tragedy struck the community of QQ Section, Khayelitsha on the night of 7th December, 2010. A fire swept through the settlement in a matter of minutes, wiping out some 100 shacks and completely destroying the QQ Community Creche (Day Care Center) that CHOSA had assisted the community to build and operate. According to [...]

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From the Desk of the Regional Director

Dear CHOSA Friends and Supporters,  As we open the New Year of 2011  – I’d like to look back on our work in 2010 – a historic year for both CHOSA and South Africa – and look ahead to CHOSA in the coming year and beyond. Before I begin, I want to welcome our new [...]

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Remembering Mama’s Day 2007 by Ellen Rosenberg

With Father’s Day just behind us, I find myself thinking about today’s dynamic and unique family structures almost hourly. It’s hard to believe that it’s been more than 2 years since CHOSA’s first networking event. When the idea to bring all of the Mamas together in town for a Mother’s Day brunch sprung to life, [...]

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