UPDATE: Moot children’s home stable
The Jakaranda Children's home is planning a fundraiser as part of its 67 minutes for Mandela day commemoration.
A children’s home in the Moot has finally recovered from its recent financial crisis.
Ancha Smuts, spokesperson for the Louis Botha children’s home in Queenswood said the home was doing well.
“We finally received our subsidy in the middle of June,” she said.
“Thank you to everyone who supported us during this difficult time.”
Smuts said the home was also planning a fundraiser as part of its 67 minutes for Mandela day commemoration.
She said the fundraiser would kick off on Thursday in three steps.
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“During the first step we are motivating residents to donate 67 non-perishable food items per house at the children’s home,” she said.
She said the second step was to raise money.
“If 67 groups of people are able to raise R1 000 among themselves, I’m sure we will be able to raise R67 000,” she said.
Smuts said the last step involved residents to volunteer 67 minutes of their professional services.
The home has 97 children, aged between 9 and 18 years old.
“The children at our orphanage were taken from their parents by the children’s court because of various reasons such as abuse, financial reasons and neglect,” said Smuts.
The home was established in 1918 by Helen de Waal, the daughter of General Louis Botha, the first prime minister of the Union of South Africa.
At the time, many children were orphaned as a result of the flu epidemic, which caused the deaths of millions of people around the world.
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The original home was situated at a school in the city centre, relocated to Roberts Heights (Thaba Tshwane) then to Beatrix Street.
In 1960, after a few years on the property where the Steve Biko hospital is situated now, the home was relocated to its present location in Queenswood.
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