Further to Thobile and Ethan’s very positive surf trip to East London 2 weeks ago, Thobile has now been selected to represent Border in the Grom Surfing Championships in Port Elizabeth from 31 March 2010. What a great achievement this
10 years of Coffee Shack and the community
The latest piece of Transkei magic to happen in Coffee Bay was the Coffee Shack 10th Birthday Community Party – held at Coffee Bay JSS on Friday the 5th. The party was held in celebration of Coffee Shack’s 10th Birthday.
Community meetings and opening greetings
Wow, finally we are all set to go and get this blog on the road. Can I start by saying a huge thank you for your support, faith and most definitely your patience. We have finally worked this computer jargon
The story of the Marhenene Boys
Thobile (Noguarda) and Lukholo Marhenene are 2 brothers, aged 15 and 13, who live in a rural village, Mawotsheni, in one of the poorest regions of the Eastern Cape. This village is situated about 8km away from Coffee Bay. Thobile
The story of Ikhaya Labantwana Montessori
OUR LATEST ADDITION – ‘IKHAYA LABANTWANA MONTESSORI EARLY LEARNING CENTRE’ Our projects, all still ‘informal’ were going along very successfully in 2006, when I decided that I needed a change from the hospitality industry…… but I really wanted to stay
The story of Fanekhaya Lili
We met Fanekhaya Lili in August 2009, when he came and applied for a Receptionist’s position at Coffee Shack Backpackers. He was a very academic applicant and this is his story. Fanekhaya Lili is a 25 year old male who
The story of the Coffee Shack Community Basket
The Coffee Shack “Community Basket” project was started because we realised that guests were often leaving items of clothing or shoes behind…intentionally? We placed a laundry basket in the lounge of the hostel and advised guests that if there was