Thank You to The Cardinal Partnership
On 20 August 2025, 81 boxes of sports clothing were collected by The Cardinal Partnership, who are now in the process of shipping the boxes to South Africa on behalf of The Bambisanani Partnership.
Catherine Chattoe and Barbara Pounder of the Bambisanani Partnership
The journey began in March with a minibus trip to Hemel Hempstead to collect numerous boxes of sports clothing from a charity called KitAid. This charity works with UK Football, Rugby, Basketball and Cricket clubs, who donate their unused branded sports clothing for use abroad. The Bambisanani Partnership saw this as a great opportunity to help and support our friends in South Africa.
The Cardinal Partnership have long been a keen supporter of our work over the years and recently this relationship has been reignited. Abby Austin who chairs the charitable arm of the company was at the forefront of the discussions which led to the collection and delivery of the sports clothing. Cardinal have also donated 2,000 polo shirts. An extremely generous contribution which will be greatly received.
The boxes are due to be shipped on 4 September 2025, and the sailing time is about 35 days.
Nick Philips from the Rotary Club in Eshowe has kindly offered to distribute the clothing between our Partnership schools and under the umbrella of Zulu Fadder to adults who are most in need.
This has been a great opportunity to link partners old and new and our thanks go to Abby, Cardinal and to Nick in Eshowe. A wonderful team effort!
Bambisanani team members David Farmer, Catherine Chattoe, Barbara Pounder and Brogan O’Connor pictured with Kit Aid founder, Derrick Williams
“The Cardinal Partnership is proud to support the Bambisanani Partnership by helping ship sports clothing to South Africa, along with 2,000 polo shirts we have donated. It’s a privilege to work together on a project that will make a real difference in schools and communities. Thanks to all the different departments in our team who have helped make this possible.”
“The Cardinal Partnership have been wonderful supporters of our charity for many years. From transporting much needed equipment to having members of their team volunteer on our various programmes in South Africa they have helped us make a real difference in the world.”
The Cardinal Partnership is made up of Cardinal Global Logistics and Far Logistics, who combined stand tall as the world’s largest employee-owned logistics business.
