Kelvin based Juno Aurora children’s haven gears up for 2025
The Juno Aurora Haven’s story continues, lighting hope in the hearts of Sandton for the home’s resilience in the face of hardship.
Residents along Sunny Way in Kelvin are no strangers to the vibrancy and resilience being cultivated in youths residing at the Juno Aurora Haven.
Although this leap year has presented challenging moments for the haven, especially those homeschooling for the first time, the home’s manager, Chaya Fenwick, expressed how being able to watch them progress made everything so rewarding.
“I cannot believe that the year is almost over. We have not only successfully managed a year of homeschooling, and are now in the process of year end exams, but the children have made such remarkable improvement,” said Fenwick. “Having the opportunity to teach them and work closely with them every day has enabled us to focus on their weaker points and work with them to overcome these hurdles.”
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Fenwick also celebrated the growth shown by the haven’s youngest resident, Mangalihle – now 10-months-old.
“He was born three months premature, and was severely malnourished at the age of four-months-old when he came to us,” Fenwick said. “He has developed in leaps and bounds, and is now a beautiful, happy, healthy child who captures the heart of everyone that comes into contact with him. Watching him progress on a daily basis and knowing that it’s an absolute miracle that he is still in this world with us is such a blessing for me.”
In preparation for 2025, Fenwick’s vision for the haven includes enclosing the patio, rain proofing it for teaching purposes, and building a cottage to separate the children by gender as they get older. Fenwick also aspires to secure a vehicle for the haven, and to be able to secure funding for the homeschooling platform, and teachers’ salaries.
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Fenwick expressed gratitude to the Sandton Chronicle for helping the haven through some harder times.
“Being published has certainly made a positive impact,” Fenwick closed. “Through the exposure we have met lovely people who have invested time and funds into improving the home and providing for the children.”
The haven’s needs for 2025 are:
• Financial assistance to pay staff, and teachers’ salaries and bonuses for December.
• Prepaid electricity.
• Groceries, cleaning materials, and toiletries.
• To have rubbish removed and dumped.
• Fun and creative activities for the children to enjoy while on holiday.
• Transport for outings.
• Five laptops (or tablets) for schooling for next year.
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