Irene lives in Africa
Meet Irene. Irene is a 14-year-old, beautiful, blond-haired, white Afrikaner who lives with her family in a squatter-camp because in South Africa the government policies prevent her parents from working and consign her family to legalized abuse. This is the only life Irene has ever known.
This is where Irene lives. They eat when there is food. They bathe where there is water. But they praise God everyday for what He has given them.
When Irene was a child, boiling water spilled on her feet. She lost most of her toes.
But Irene didn’t quit. Now Irene runs – fast and far. She is a champion long distance runner from a place that no one wants to admit even exists in a world where she is a complete outsider.
Each time that Irene runs, people notice. Each time she wins, she moves just a bit further away from the victimized life of the camps. Irene is running away from her poverty one race at a time until someone finally sees that she is a winner, an over-comer, a young girl who needs to be given a better opportunity to succeed.
Irene needs sponsors to enter these events. The government provides nothing, not even school assistance. But we can help Irene. Will you join with the rest of the community to become a sponsor of a poor white girl in the midst of a racially motivated government?
Wow! What a amazing story! Lesson learned is to never give up! I’ll be thinking about you Irene! 🙂
Hi Skip. Thnxs for what you`re doing for young Irene. It gives me a tremendous feeling of joy to know that one of the kids will make it! GOD Bless you!!!
Hi Dr. Skip. Trust you are doing well. In connection with Irene’s case regarding her parents, just one question: What, if you are aware, Government policies prevents her parents to work? I am not aware of any such policies that prevent anyone in SA to work, whether white or black. Myself am a white male of 57 and is in the Ministry for 30 years and is a born SA citizen, and I have never heard of such policies. Please be so kind to let me know what you know. If it is true, then there is either a huge misunderstanding or Government is not speaking the truth to them, or there is other motives behind what they have shared to you, if they did tell you that personally. Would like to follow up on it.
Grace and peace to you.
Clemens van der Walt
Senior Pastor: Life Spring Ministries – SA
I will be documenting much of this in the short video I am going to do on this problem. But here is a sample
http://m.news24.com/news24/Travel/South-Africa/What-you-say-SAA-ban-on-white-cadets-20120820 SAA Airlines had a policy of rejecting WHITE male applicants for no reason except they were WHITE
There was great controversy about Woolworth’s policy http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/12/81193.html
I am not sure about the full implications, but “planning employment on the basis of race” certainly doesn’t seem to mean hiring on the basis of skills. This link shows that the company ran employment ads based entirely on race
http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page71654?oid=324051&sn=Detail&pid=71616
Plus you must certainly be aware that government funding through the BEE is restricted to organizations where 80% of the money goes to Blacks. This effectively prevents any funds from BEE money being distributed to charities that work with the poor Whites.
The same racially prejudicial policies are present in low-income housing policies, preventing poor Whites from getting government assistance for housing.
I could go on. Take a look. Visit a camp. Speak to the people and see what it happening in your own back yard.
It is true!
I am a young person living in South Africa and know loads of white, young people with degrees that are struggling to get jobs, not even a waitress-ing job.
There is also much talk and speculation that Engen petrol stations are not to be sold as a franchise or managed by a white person. That’s B.E.E. and thats Affirmative Action. On a personal note – I was in charity fundraising for over 4 years. Our charity was for trauma counselling and we offered our services free to anyone – white, black, Asian, etc etc. However whenever I had meetings with big business who have to give money to charity every year which they write off on tax, they told me straight out that we help too many white people – they are only prepared to give if the charity is actually B.E.E. That is my personal experience. So we only giving if it is to black people. It is horrible, that we cannot even have compassion for one another – devoid of colour. The state of affairs in South Africa is not good, period.