The Myrtle Witbooi Domestic Worker House

In celebration of Myrtle Witbooi's 52 years of domestic worker activism, we are honoring her wish to see a dedicated Domestic Worker House established in South Africa. Throughout her entire life of activism, she found ways to gather domestic workers, originally in the garage of her employer, and eventually in international policy-making arenas. This house will provide a space to continue the care for domestic workers at the heart of Myrtle's life and legacy. It will serve as a safe space, a training center, a union office, and a gathering venue for celebrations.

Myrtle requested that any donations in honor of her life go to this cause. She did not want to see large investments in her funeral, or flowers. Rather, she hoped that her legacy could assure the ongoing support for domestic worker organizing and protections in South Africa, which remained in her mind and heart until her very last day.

Any contribution makes an impact, and all donations are greatly appreciated, in honor of Myrtle and the larger movement dedication of her life.