New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

SHOWERING THE HOMELESS IN KINDNESS

Behind every good man is a good woman – and in the case of passionate full-time community-service worker Eddie Uini, it’s his beloved mum Barbara.

Eddie works as the sole operator of Orange Sky, the non-profit laundry and shower service which helps hundreds of homeless people in Auckland and Wellington.

However, as South Auckland-based Eddie admits, it was the values instilled in him by his mother and her unwavering support which made Orange Sky

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