5 Durban children’s homes you can help for Mandela Day
On Mandela Day, people around the world are encouraged to spend at least 67 minutes doing something positive for their communities in honour of the 67 years that Nelson Mandela spent fighting for a free and democratic South Africa.
“YOUR positive contribution can protect and change a child’s future to become a better person tomorrow. There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children,” is a pertinent quote by former president Nelson Mandela about children as we commemorate his birth month.
July 18 was declared as Nelson Mandela International Day, but as South Africans we embrace the chance to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s life for the whole of July. On Mandela Day, people around the world are encouraged to spend at least 67 minutes doing something positive for their communities in honour of the 67 years that Nelson Mandela spent fighting for a free and democratic South Africa.
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If you are looking for a way to make a difference this Mandela Day, look no further as we have compiled a list of Durban-based children’s homes that desperately need your help.
Below are the children’s homes from around Durban one can visit to make a difference on Mandela Day:
The Durban Child and Youth Care Centre in Glenwood provides a safe home and another chance of a happy childhood for children who have been orphaned, abandoned, neglected or abused. It provides all the daily necessities, education and encouragement to help them develop into healthy, well-adjusted kids.
Call: 031 201 1301, email: info@dch.org.za.
The Baby Home Durban North is an NPO which cares for orphaned, abandoned, placed for adoption or left vulnerable by tragic circumstances children from birth to four years old, including babies and toddlers with special needs who need extra love and support.
Call: 082 773 0781, email: jo@peaceagency.org.za.
St Vincent Children’s Home (Child & Youth Care Centre) is based in Pinetown. It is a non-profit and its main objective is to serve as a Child and Youth Care Centre and Place of Safety. The Home is designated for residential care for children who are found to be in need of care by Courts on the basis set out in Section 150(1) of the Children’s Act No 38 of 2005.
Call: 031 700 2054/081 482 5994, email: infor@stvincentchildrenshome.org.za.
Malvern Child and Youth Care Centre is an NPO which cares for orphaned children and youth.
Call: 031 464 0236, email: info@mchome.co.za.
IKhethelo Children’s Village (formerly Makaphutu Children’s Village) in Botha’s Hill is a registered NPO providing loving care for orphans and vulnerable children that have been deemed by the children’s court as children at risk.
Call: 031 020 0221, email: Info@ikhethelo.org, joe@ikhethelo.org or graeme@ikhethelo.org.
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