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Hello and welcome to our new redesigned web site. I am quite excited about this new site as there are lots of plans for future content. In the future you can expect to find "Postcards from Scotland" a project which will interest anyone who is loves images of Scotland. Up until now however, the number one task has been raise money for charity i.e. the building of homes in South Africa. As anyone who knows me will know, a subject very dear to my heart.

I would like to thank most sincerely all those who helped, please read on...

Home Building in South Africa

As we all know the continent of Africa is one of the most beautiful places on earth. With it's diverse range of fauna and flaura it is unrivalled anywhere on the planet. It is also full of fantastic people who spend their entire lives simply trying to stay alive, trekking for hours on end to find the tiniest amount of water to maintain life. we have all seen the television photographs of the shanty towns they all live in.

As you will see from the pages of this web site I have spent a small portion of my life in Africa. I don't have the faintest idea how many people were homeless in the early eighties when I was first there. What I can tell you now is that today there are ten million people in South Africa alone. Yes that's TEN MILLION.

In order that I may give something back I went to South Africa in September 2008 to help Habitat For Humanity build houses to try and help the situation. I know it is a small contribution but everything counts. Habitat For Humanity help many nations around the world to provide cheap, affordable housing.

This is where I had your help. Up until the trip in September I managed to raise almost Two Thousand Pounds which enabled me to go to South Africa and help Habitat for humanity build houses.

The build took place in the township of Mfuleni, just outside Cape Town.

I have to say it was quite an experience and something I will certainly do again. I would like once again to extend my heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped. If you would like to see pictures from the trip, please go to my Facebook page. (just do a search on George Philip)

Picture from the 2007 Habitat for Humanity build.