Day 3

Day 3 began with a meeting at the local Department of Agriculture & Land Affairs, whose support will be vital.



We made posters inviting people to an Mbizo (Big Meeting) at Chief Mkatshana's place, and put them up all over town and in the five neighbouring villages.



Chief Mkatshana (pictured here with botanist Wendy Sanderson-Smith) has been a champion of Project Lulutho from the beginning.







Back at camp, Kik got a bit over-friendly with French camerman Gary - whose trouser pockets seemed to excite him.

Text by Richard Mason

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Day 2

For six months, Lindikaya has been living onsite taking care of things.



He planted a vegetable patch and made us our first sign.



In the cool of the day, Onwaba took time out to plan his speech for the Chief's MBizo (big meeting).



And everyone fell in love with Lindikaya's puppy, Kik.

Text by Richard Mason

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Day 1

Monday March 7th was Lulutho's official Day 1: the first day of work. In the scorching sun, environmental consultants from Terreco visited camp to give us an expert's view on the Environmental Impact Assessment process.



Richard's father Tony Mason (left), helped us tailor our vision to minimize the bureaucratic hurdles ahead. (Thanks Tony!)

Text by Richard Mason

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Day -1

Creative Director Benjamin Morse is looking forward to the day we can dismantle the wooden huts.



But no one can deny the pastoral beauty of the view.



Once we had a place to wash, glamorous French documentary maker Nathalie Gros was visibly happier.



Text by Richard Mason

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Day -2

We headed to the site on March 5th, 2010, in a bus blaring gospel music. Richard's parents, Jane and Tony Mason, were our first visitors - and joined the reception committee of Mthwaku villagers.




En route, we stopped for some pretty unappetizing food.














Text by Richard Mason

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All work and no play...

Of course we got out of the office too.


























Text by Richard Mason


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Group Meetings (Cape Town)

KMF Scholar Onwaba Nkayi was one of the first to see the potential of Project Lulutho. Under the stars one night during a camping in the Eastern Cape, he told KMF Founder and novelist Richard Mason ( http://www.richard-mason.org/) that the effort would be worth it.


Richard agreed. So did KMF Director Nelly Tom-Bulana. And thus Lulutho was born.




Two years of planning followed. Richard and Nelly ran a competition to select the best professionals for the project.



















On February 23rd 2010, Team Lulutho came together for the first time at the Kay Mason Foundation offices in Cape Town.























Permaculturists and farmers Tim Wigley and Anne Keating, Botanist Wendy Sanderson-Smith, Creative Director Benjamin Morse, Human Resources Co-Ordinator Lunga Dyanti, Project Manager Jeremy Elson and Fundraiser Lindsay Galvin joined Richard, Nelly, Onwaba and other KMF Staff for a week of planning and brainstorming.

Text by Richard Mason

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