April and May of 2001 saw the inception of Kopanang-Sithandi'zingane. A plot of land was donated for a token amount by the First National Bank to begin the project. On the premises lay a house stripped bare--windows gone, doors missing, every scrap that could be used for someone else's shanty taken away. In the words of Mama Paulina, the caretaker of the children of Sithand'izingane, "Sister Sheila, we must have faith." In that faith the home was rebuilt and converted into a créche (preschool) for children affected by HIV/AIDS. The kitchen is used to prepare tasty meals for 400 children daily; the remainder of rooms hold cribs for sleeping and a playroom/learning area. A bakkie (Van) and small bus are now part of the effort, shuttling children to and fro, and the garage has been converted into a work area/studio for the Kopanang women to engage in silk screening, embroidery design, African quilting and beadmaking