Thorngrove Community Benevolent Trust Fund - TCBTF

Thorngrove Community Benevolent Trust Fund - TCBTF We are a group of people trying to make a difference in the lives of those who need it most, because (Trust Number M.A 333/2013)

The Thorngrove Community Benevolent Trust Fund was formed in early January 2013 by a group of twelve friends who came together after recognizing the high level of need in Thorngrove, Bulawayo - Zimbabwe. It was recognized that the young people there today lack amenities; recreational areas like sports fields, a library, and vocational training. Many of these young people have now turned to alcohol

and other substance abuse for lack of an outlet to release their pent up frustrations at the poor economic situation and high unemployment rate in Zimbabwe as a whole. Several people living far and wide in the United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, South Africa, Nigeria decided to pool their time and financial resources to work on solutions at the grassroots level. A seven-member board of trustees was nominated and elected and the Thorngrove Benevolent Trust Fund was born on 31 March 2013.

God is truly awesome! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped make this fun-filled event possible. Happy New Year f...
30/12/2024

God is truly awesome! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped make this fun-filled event possible. Happy New Year from the kids and the board members of Thorngrove Community Benevolent Trust Fund - TCBTF 🙏❤️

30/12/2024

Year-End Celebration for the Scripture Group!

A heartfelt thank you to Connie, and everyone who contributed to making this event a success. God is truly amazing! 🙏❤️

A day out at Chipangali with our beneficiaries, and Trust executive members. What an awesome holiday outing 🙏 Then a sto...
21/08/2024

A day out at Chipangali with our beneficiaries, and Trust executive members. What an awesome holiday outing 🙏 Then a stop over at Chicken Slice for lunch, some ice cream 🍦🍨.
Thank you so much to all who made this outing possible, God bless and favour you 🙏

ONCE UPON A TIME IN ZIMBABWE is now available at The Orange Elephant Bulawayo store located on 12th Avenue Extension cor...
08/02/2024

ONCE UPON A TIME IN ZIMBABWE is now available at The Orange Elephant Bulawayo store located on 12th Avenue Extension corner 12th and Oak, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Get your copy, happy reading 📚

Once again we are appealing for funds for 1st term 2024. We have 8 children in our files who need assistanceFees are an ...
10/01/2024

Once again we are appealing for funds for 1st term 2024. We have 8 children in our files who need assistance
Fees are an average of $50 per child.
Please open your hearts and wallets and help our children. Donations can be made through the Trust Paypal account: [email protected], Ecocash on 0772830739, or RTGS AND BANK TRANSFER .
Little is much when put together, any donation would make a difference in a little child's life! We do know that times are hard the whole world over, but it is even much harder for others!
Lets support our future generations, our leaders of tomorrow.
On behalf of the trust, thank you for your continued support

Two weeks ago, Thorngrove Community Benevolent Trust Fund turned 10 years of age since it was registered as a charity. T...
29/11/2023

Two weeks ago, Thorngrove Community Benevolent Trust Fund turned 10 years of age since it was registered as a charity. Together with the support of donors, we have provided grocery hampers to over 50 families in the community, eye clinics for older people, Christmas lunches for the seniors, paid school fees and provided reading and math support for over 60 young people over the past decade.

However, these achievements have not come without heartache, sweat, and tears of frustration. It is no secret that our donor base has shrunk over the years, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some Community members have publicly and privately criticized our Board members or said hurtful things. Despite all that, they continue to plod forward without complaint and no compensation for all their sacrifice and hard work. Without the Board members, there would be no TCBTF, nor would we be in the charity sector. I'm awfully proud of the Board members, who are the following :
Tracey Toffa, Lezina Mohamed, Daphne Antonio, Wayne Albertyn, Constance Evans, and Tracy Webb have kept the fires burning for so long and deserve applause and a standing ovation for their perseverance.

To the donor public and well-wishers, this coming 2024, please give a thought to those in need and less fortunate in Thorngrove. Several youngsters have written their grade seven exams and may not have the funds to proceed to form 1 or grade 8. Any amount of assistance will be appreciated as it will enable a child to continue with their education.
We look forward to old and new donors partnering with us on this journey.

God bless your kindness

Sincerely

Alan Webb, on behalf of the TCBTF Board

Congratulations to the Thorngrove Community Benevolent Trust Fund, the board members for 10 years and still counting. Th...
28/11/2023

Congratulations to the Thorngrove Community Benevolent Trust Fund, the board members for 10 years and still counting. Thank you to the donors.👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🎉🥳

On behalf of the TCBTF board members, we would like to say thank you to all the mothers in our community and around the ...
08/05/2022

On behalf of the TCBTF board members, we would like to say thank you to all the mothers in our community and around the world. We love and appreciate you all. Happy Mother's Day 💐👏👏

Lucy West Sammy has been an active member of the TCBTF since its inception in 2013.She grew up in Thorngrove, attended M...
02/12/2021

Lucy West Sammy has been an active member of the TCBTF since its inception in 2013.

She grew up in Thorngrove, attended Mckeurtan Primary and Montrose high school. She is a Human Resources professional with over 17 years of experience in service. She was an advocate for workplace rights, served in various committees to ensure a safe and healthy environment for workers, she participated in wellness campaigns and internal audits for different ISO standards.
Lucy strongly believes that charity begins at home, and being a part of this critical initiative helps her give back to the community she grew up in.

Some of her fondest memories as a child are Christmas parties held every year by the Catholic church. All the children looked forward to the presents, food, entertainment thinking back to the feeling and excitement, making her want to give that fantastic feeling of giving back to her community.
Lucy enjoys cooking, reading, continuous learning, advising on labour matters and spending time with her family. She is a mother of two girls and one grandson; she recently remarried and moved to South Africa to be with her husband.

Thorngrove Community Benevolent Trust Fund 8th Anniversary board member profileAlan Webb is the founding and current Pre...
30/11/2021

Thorngrove Community Benevolent Trust Fund 8th Anniversary board member profile

Alan Webb is the founding and current President of the TCBTF. Alan works in the public service in Northern Canada and previously worked in the nonprofit sector and banking in Zimbabwe earlier in his career.

Alan lived in Thorngrove from 1979 through to the early '90s and attended Mckeurtan primary and Gifford high school. Although he no longer lives in Thorngrove, he still has a great attachment to the community. He has fond memories of Thorngrove as he believes that the community was primarily responsible for shaping his worldview, character, and morals. Alan recalls when every older person was greeted as "Aunty" or "Uncle," and there was a sense of safety and belonging within the neighbourhood one lived. While times have changed, he hopes to nurture this sense of community cohesiveness.

He believes that Community capacity building (CCB) focuses on enabling all community members, including the poorest and the most disadvantaged, on developing skills and competencies to take greater control of their own lives and contribute to inclusive local development. To this end, he hopes that more current and former residents of Thorngrove can play a more significant role in helping to rejuvenate the community by getting involved in various voluntary activities and investing in sustainable development projects. Alan is influenced by the power of collective action whereby in collective giving or "donor circles," like-minded people come together to support shared causes. They pool their resources and decide collectively where, when and how to award grants. Giving as a group, donors can achieve a more significant impact than they might alone. TCBTF has been mildly successful with donor circles over the years, but it has faced challenges, too, owing to donor fatigue and sometimes a lack of trust from the donating public. Alan and his board of trustees are not deterred by these hurdles and are constantly seeking creative ways to raise funds for the school fees and uniforms project.

He hopes that sometime in the near future, the TCBTF may purchase a property in the Thorngrove community and establish a computer laboratory and library, among other initiatives.

Alan is a husband and father of two adult daughters. He enjoys reading, sports entertainment, running and physical exercise, cooking, camping in the great outdoors, travel and adventure, including foolish exploits such as jumping off the top of Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, SA, a few years ago! Alan is also a part-time writer who anticipates publishing his first book, a fictional novel in 2022, whose primary setting is Thorngrove, Bulawayo.



*And do not forget to do good and share with others, for God is pleased with such sacrifices. Hebrews 13:16*

Thorngrove Community Benevolent Trust Fund 8th Anniversary board member profile From its inception in 2013 through to 20...
30/11/2021

Thorngrove Community Benevolent Trust Fund 8th Anniversary board member profile

From its inception in 2013 through to 2015, Francisca Darby volunteered to be a member of the Trustees of the Thorngrove Benevolent Trust Fund and undertook the position of Secretary and Treasurer

Francisca's duties included taking minutes of meetings and distributing the same. She also collected monies from the bank and distributed them to relevant schools for payment of school fees. She procured the requirements for the children involved, like uniforms and stationery. She was responsible and accounted for the income and expenditure of finances received.

Francisca is a retired Secretarial Administration professional with several decades of experience, having worked for several organizations such as the Bulawayo Central hospitals the Ministry of Education
United Refineries, Mater Dei Hospital, Life in the light counselling Centre and Anita's Real Estate.

Francisca lives a quiet life in Thorngrove and is currently involved in online counselling. She also goes out to three different rural areas conducting teachings to women on different types of abuse. She does the teaching on emotional abuse. Family - two children, four grandsons, one great-grandson.

Her hobbies and interests are reading, writing, motivational talks and counselling, and walking for exercise.

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4 Frome Avenue, Thorngrove
Bulawayo

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+263772830739

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