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If you happen to be shopping at the Woodmead Makro in Johannesburg on the right Saturday at 8:15 in the morning you might just run into Helen Fraser, the director of the Nashua Children’s Charity Foundation, and her SWAT team of expert shoppers.

After two hours of rigorous shopping they emerge with a cavalcade of shopping trolleys loaded with roughlyR200 000 worth of food, cleaning material and toiletries. These groceries are distributed on a rotational basis to the 72 children’s organisations that are in the NCCF’s permanent portfolio with between 20 and 22 charities receiving these goods each month. The organisations include orphanages, day care centres, crèches, soup kitchens, outreach centres, special needs schools and safe houses.

And that’s just one charitable aspect that the NCCF focuses on. The full story of this organisation began over 25 years ago, long before companies began getting involved with CSI projects as a means to boost their BEE ratings.

Back then, Nashua got involved with charity work for the simple reason that the company’s CEO at the time believed it was their responsibility to make a difference in the lives of those that needed it the most.

Helen was involved in the charity work that Nashua carried out right from the start. Over time the volume of requests

Beyond CSI: An Overview of The Nashua Children’s Charity Foundation

Beyond CSI: An Overview of The Nashua Children’s Charity Foundation

for help that the company received grew to the point where Nashua realised there was a real need to formalise the process, at which point they turned to Helen for her help and guidance.

She gladly accepted the responsibility of managing Nashua’s ongoing CSI projects but agreed to do it under two conditions. The first was that their focus would be entirely on children and the second was that the NCCF be created as a proper registered organisation.

Over time, Helen instilled a third guiding principle that the charity be run as a “sustainable living foundation”. In other words the NCCF doesn’t believe in handing over cheques to organisations and then walking away thinking the problem is solved.

Instead, the NCCF visits the charities that appeal to them for help, assess their individual needs and try to provide for those charities in a way that promotes sustainable living and improves the lives of the children those charities care for in a meaningful way.

In this respect, the NCCF provides the following:

• Groceries, cleaning materials and toiletries• Education (which includes school uniforms, stationary and educational equipment and assistance with school fees)• Building and renovations• Outings and entertainment• Office automation equipment• Christmas buckets filled with groceries for 2500 indigent children

Each of those six pillars branches out into a staggering list of basic necessities and services that the NCCF provides for the charities under its care. 2015 saw the donation by Nashua to the NCCF assisted charities of a PC and printer or MFP unit which have proven to be vital educational tools for the children.

The NCCF currently assists approximately 15 000 children with almost 600 000 meals every month that include two meals a day and a school lunch pack per child.

In terms of education, the NCCF supplies school uniforms, school stationary, school bags, educational toys, tables and chairs and even wall charts to any kind of school, including special needs schools, day care centres and pre-schools. On top of that, the NCCF also covers school fees and transport for learners in certain areas to ensure that the children they support are given all the basics they need to help them to grow and develop into contributing members of society.

When it comes to building, Nashua assists with additions and renovations and helps with all the necessary documentation required before any build can commence.

In 2013 alone, the NCCF assisted with 12 builds, installing ablution facilities, girls and boys dorm rooms, bunk beds, updated plumbing, electrical connections, ceiling boards, tiling, carpeting, built-to-fit cabinets and kitchens into orphanages, safe houses, outreach centres, day care centres, crèches and special needs homes. In 2014, besides a couple of small renovation projects, the NCCF embarked on its biggest project ever with the building of a new day care centre for Maphindi’s in Thokoza as their old structure had collapsed.

2015 saw building projects continue with the addition of a grade R classroom at Nnana’s Day Care, and further renovations to their existing school. The Daycare Pre-School group now boasts 5 of their centres each with 2 proper toilets and hand wash basins. Katleho Lesedi Educare has had their play area extended with the building of a large carport that also acts as a shelter against the elements. Renovations were also undertaken at Little Roses EarlyLearning Centre.

Lastly, in terms of sponsored outings and entertainment, the NCCF takes children from all over Gauteng to a variety of places including Sun City Valley of the Waves, Gold Reef City Theme Park, Monte Casino Bird Gardens, the Pilanesburg Game Reserve, City Sightseeing open top bus tour and Jet Stores where they do an annual shopping spree with 50 children in 8 provinces that is attended by SA celebs like Danny K, Miss South Africa, Zizo Beda, Kabelo and PJ Powers.

At these shopping sprees, the 550 children involved (some of whom have never set foot in a shopping centre before) are given the opportunity to choose any outfit they want from Jet Stores all over the country. This excludes a further 700 plus children who receive school uniforms and school bags from the Jet initiative.

Throw in Nashua’s annual Golf Day, which raises over R300 000 for the NCCF, Mandela Day and International AIDS Awareness Day activities, the planting of vegetable gardens in townships all over the country and the countless other small acts of kindness that the charity is involved in and you’ll begin to understand the scope of this life-changing foundation.

Beyond CSI there are organisations that make it their mandate to assist with charities, not for the benefit of those organisations, but rather because they have a genuine desire to give back and to make other people’s lives better.

The NCCF is one of those organisations. You may not see news stories on TV and in the newspapers about the selfless deeds they carry out on a continual basis, but on any given day, Helen and her team can be found in townships all over the country doing what they can to make South Africa a better place.

“We believe in nurturing the well-being of children, as well

fostering sustainable child-friendly living conditions to ensure

that our future leaders grow healthy and perform optimally.”

Helen Fraser, Director of the Nashua Children’s Charity Foundation.

The Nashua Children’s Charity Foundation provides approximately 600,000 meals per month to more than 15,000

children. We also purchase clothing, cleaning material and toiletries for charities as part of our sustainable living

projects, and treats children to various outings, including trips to Sun City, the zoo and numerous shopping excursions.

The foundation also focuses greatly on education opportunities through the provision of school uniforms, stationery,

transportation and assistance with school fees. Although education is our key priority area, the foundation also

believes in improving the basic living conditions of their supported charities, which includes renovations, additions

and alterations to the homes that the foundation cares for. Beds, blankets and bedding are also provided by the NCCF.

The NCCF is Empowerdex rated at 95 percent.

In addition to the 72 children’s organisations that the NCCF assists on a regular basis, the foundation also gives ad hoc

support, as often as once a month through additional appeals that they receive. This support has included food, clothing,

toys, linen, school uniforms, bags and stationery to children living in the Waterwax and Mangolongolo squatter camps.

Ongoing annual support of the Johannesburg Mini Council has also greatly benefitted our charities with generous

blanket donations, Easter egg distribution to more than 10 000 children, the invitation to more than 100 NCCF children

to attend the Council’s annual Dean Walt Kidz Carnival and the councillors assisting with the monthly grocery shop at

Makro Woodmead.

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PBO 930046646

Woodmead North Office Park

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Woodmead, Sandton

PO Box 39524

Bramley

2018

South Africa

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ABANGANI ENKOSINI

NPO number: 038-721Location: Alexandra, GautengContact number: Sophy Mongake (011) 443 0682 / 072 609 4444

Abangani Enkosini is situated in the yard of a doctor’s surgery in Alexandra where its founder, the late Portia Mongake, lived in a shack that contains fridges, food, clothing, linen and one large mattress on which she slept with 11 abandoned toddlers. An adjoining shack houses the makeshift kitchen where more than 250 children are fed every day.

Many of the children assisted are HIV positive, a large number are orphaned, and of course, they are all vulnerable. Abangani provides porridge for each child when they pass by on their way to school, as well as a lunch box. After school, the children receive a substantial meal which is in fact their dinner and is usually eaten around 16h00.

The project provides a safe place for children to congregate after school, and ensures that every child whom they help is enrolled in and attends school, as this is a prerequisite condition for receiving meals. Despite Nashua (Pty) Ltd spending approximately R11, 000 per month on their groceries, Abangani is forced to turn a number of children away every day as they do not have the resources to feed any more mouths. The centre has also been donated a multifunction device.

BABY MOSES SANCTUARY

NPO number: 030-962/PBO 930023776Location: Heuningklip, KrugersdorpContact number: Christo and Lanie de Klerk 082 559 5070 / 079 529 7536

Baby Moses was founded in 2003 to provide a place of safety for the many abused, orphaned, poverty stricken, raped and HIV affected children. With more than 100 children in their care, the sanctuary strives to provide them with a loving, caring support base where their medical, nutritional and educational needs are taken care of. The NCCF not only assists them with regular grocery and toiletry supplies, but also helps to equip the therapy centre with educational toys. In addition, the NCCF purchased much needed bunk beds and mattresses for the sanctuary, while our builder has completed all electrical, plumbing, ceiling board and cupboard renovations and installations. The sanctuary now boasts ownership of seven homes to house the many children in their care.

BADANISILE HOME OF SAFETY

NPO number: 072-185Location: Daveyton, Mina NaweContact number: Berlina Tshabala 072 959 4428/ Ntombi 082 769 6637

Badanisile is a non-governmental organisation located in Mina Nawe, Daveyton, which opened in March 2010. Badanisile houses approximately 30 orphans, abused and abandoned children. The children are provided with food, shelter and a safe place to live. The property in which the children are housed is a municipal building in a very bad state of disrepair. As a proper tarred road now leads to the home and the deep pit in front of the house has finally been filled. The NCCF has equipped a day care centre, using one of the empty rooms, as there are so many toddlers being housed in the home. The centre sports little tables and chairs, educational wall charts and other play items. They have also received a multifunctional device and the NCCF presented them with a netbook and a PC.

BAMBI CARE CRÈCHE

NPO number: 072-047Location: Diepsloot, JohannesburgContact number: Maureen Muka 073 378 7183 / 072 883 0108

Since 2006, Bambi Care Crèche has catered for more than 30 orphaned children between the ages of six months and nine years, whilst providing food to orphaned children on weekends. The goal of Bambi Care’s founder, Maureen Muka is to assist her community and learners at the Bambi Care Crèche by not only providing three nutritious meals daily, but also offering an educational grounding. The school works with children and ensures that they are school ready when moving on to grade one. Maureen has a morning job which enables her to pay the two qualified teachers, cleaner and cook who work at the crèche.

Maureen has many goals for Bambi Care, including owning the current property she is renting, which will offer her the opportunity to be more hands-on with the school and children. The crèche is open from 05h00 to 19h00 daily.

BANAKEKELENI ORPHANAGE

NPO number: 025-780Location: Marlboro, JohannesburgContact number: Rose Khubayi 084 722 5507 / 084 949 5572

The Banakekeleni Orphanage was established in 2003 and accommodates 20 children aged 3 – 15 years. The children are provided with three meals a day, as well as lunch boxes, all attend local schools and are provided with school uniforms. The orphanage provides both a safe haven as well as nurturing care for children who would otherwise find themselves homeless and uneducated. The Banakekeleni Orphanage now runs a day care centre for 16 children in the community, as both a means of caring for children in the community whose parents work all day, and as a means of generating further income for the orphanage. This centre has been equipped by Quince Capital with all the requisite educational toys, books, stationery and other items needed to prepare the little ones for entry into primary school. The NCCF has undertaken further structural repairs to the building.

BONGANI COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

NPO number: 104-953Location: Glenridge, SowetoContact number: 083 204 9350 / 011 931 55555 Bongani Mthombeni

Bongani Community Development Centre (BCDC) was registered as an NPO in August 2012, but the NCCF has worked with its founder, Bongani Mthombeni for a number of years through his community work with children in need. The centre does not receive any government funding. The BCDC caters for a staggering 471 indigent and orphaned children providing food and assistance with the establishment of food gardens, home-based care, education in the form of homework and supervised after care, poverty alleviation and a safe refuge for children.

35 of the Bongani boys were privileged to receive as a donation of shoe shine kits in November 2013 through the Miracle Drive project. Most of the boys boast of their shoe shining success and are proud that as orphans they have for the first time been able to pay school fees, purchase some clothing and have pocket money. They say the NCCF has given them dignity. They are having fun and do not consider it work. During school term they only polish and shine on the weekends.

The NCCF has taken more than 100 children from BCDC to Golf Reef City, donated 350 Christmas buckets to sustain the children through the long December holidays and we continue to supply regular groceries to the centre. A multifunctional device was donated by Nashua Central and a PC and printer by Nashua (Pty) Limited.

BUBBLY’S DAY CARE

NPO number: 095-557Location: Protea Glen Ext 8, SowetoContact number: Grace Plank 072 247 9356 / 084 740 4353

When Grace was retrenched from her workplace in early 2010, she decided to create her own income by opening Bubbly’s Day Care centre, and renting a little home to live in close by to Bubbly’s. The centre, which is now a full-time day care centre, accommodates 110 children aged between 0 and 6 years of age in a safe and secure environment.The four classrooms are brightly decorated and the teachers all qualified in their profession. An emphasis is placed on school readiness with English being the main medium of teaching. NCCF has built and equipped Bubbly’s with a new kitchen and bathroom with 4 toilets. We have also supplied educational equipment and will continue with the regular purchase of groceries, cleaning materials and toiletries. The centre is badly in need of a coat of paint to the outside of their building and to this end, the NCCF will have our builder undertake this project once funds become available.

CARITAS HOME

NPO number: 016-597Location: Bracken Gardens, AlbertonContact number: Yvonne Deetlefs 011 867 2930 / 082 377 4309

Caritas Home has a total of 11 resident children with special needs who receive specialised attention from a play therapist, a physiotherapist and a paediatrician. The home strives to give these children the best education possible, whilst facing the challenge of transporting the older children to seven different schools. The children, now all teens have asked for outing treats, especially to Sun City and Monte Casino Bird Garden.

CAROLINE’S CARE SAFE HOUSE AND CRÈCHE

NPO number: 058-840Location: Spruitview, GermistonContact number: Caroline Lepetsi 072 282 1238 / 011 866 8846 Mpho 081 564 8149

Caroline’s was established in 2001 and operates a safe house, pre-school and day care centre with up to 15 resident children and a total of 98 children in their care. Disabled, orphaned, foster and street children aged 3 months to 14 years are given daily nutrition, life orientation skills, school readiness programmes and a loving, safe environment in which to grow. Their playground is a delight and their classroom is colourful and inviting. The foundation has provided educational equipment, little mattresses, blankets, much needed tracksuits, vests, socks and sneakers. We have assured Caroline ongoing support, especially with her grocery needs, as she has so many mouths to feed.

Caroline’s received their laptop from Prodoc, together with the hob and oven. The centre has received an MFP and PC from the NCCF which enables them to have a well-run office and offer computer skills to the children.

COACH

NPO number: 052-658/PBO 930 024 064Location: Westbury/Sophiatown, JohannesburgContact number: Sandhira Poonsamy 011 616 4015 / 082  300 6774

Coach is an integration of St Nicholas and St Joseph’s Homes, which were both established in 1915 to provide a residential and family environment for children aged 0 to 18 years, as well as food, education, clothing and necessities.

Children are placed in this home by the courts, once their abuse and neglect has been identified. Currently, 30 children are accommodated where qualified staff provide 24-hour care, monitor school progress and ensure that they will be healed and stabilised by giving them a sense of belonging. The NCCF not only provided groceries and toiletries, but also a number of essential appliances required by Coach for the homes. They are assured of our ongoing support.

DAYCARE PRESCHOOL GROUP

NPO number: 081-599/SARS PBO 930036024Contact number: Frans Leso 083 467 7097

The Daycare Preschool Group was established in August 2010, operating as a mother body for 16 centres in Ivory Park and Tembisa. The children attending the various day care centres are aged 3 months to 6 years, and are all from disadvantaged communities. The centres operate from 06h00 to 17h00, Mondays to Fridays. Approximately 1000 children attend the 16 day care pre-schools and receive breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack.

The schools teach literacy, numeracy and basic life skills. They are building a generation of hope, with the aim of having these children enter primary school as creative and confident youngsters.

All the centres have been supplied with educational equipment by the NCCF. The NCCF builder has undertaken renovations and the addition of ablution blocks to four of the centres. A kitchen has been fitted at Kgopelo Day Care, which has already enjoyed the work of the NCCF builder. We also extended the garage and fully renovated their classroom to make it bright and airy. Christine’s ECD will finally have a proper stove thanks to a donation from Nashua Kopano. Be it small, Izolezwe ECD will receive a bar fridge, also from Nashua Kopano. Many of the centres will be equipped with much needed cupboards donated by Nashua.

DEFLIRE HOME

NPO number: 076-335Location: Diepsloot, JohannesburgContact number: Jacky Makhubela 083 535 7931 / 011 464 5355

Deflire is a residential home that was established in 1996 in Diepsloot. The home houses 40 children aged 0 - 17 years. There are also 15 babies and toddlers who use the day care facilities of Deflire and receive meals as well as some stimulation. Most of the children fall into the category of abused, HIV-infected and affected, neglected and abandoned. On a daily basis, the children are provided with breakfast and dinner, are assisted with school homework, and are mentored.

Jacky has worked hard to raise funds to enable her to add 4 toilets to the home. She has also added a study for the older children who now have a homework area with a library and a PC and printer was donated by Nashua (Pty) Limited.

EMBIZWENI DAY CARE CENTRE

NPO number: 085-773Location: Motsoaledi, SowetoContact number: Victoria Nconyi 078 012 4629/084 204 1353

Embizweni Day Care Centre is situated in the Motsoaledi informal settlement, in a shack area. It is itself a cluster of shacks where 35 children receive daily pre-school education. The three teachers endeavour to develop the children holistically and provide them with a safe and welcoming environment on a daily basis. The NCCF has repaired the leaking structures with a new roof to one of the shacks, has provided mattresses, groceries and educational equipment, and will continue with ongoing support.

EPWORTH CHILDREN’S VILLAGE

NPO Number: 020-236Location: Lambton, GermistonContact number: Roberta Ingrato 011 827 5732 / 083  427 1763

Epworth Children’s Village is a residential care centre for 75 children between the ages of 3 and 18 years. These children are placed at the centre by the Children’s Court as they are deemed to be at risk as a result of abuse, neglect, abandonment, orphanhood or who would otherwise not be able to afford such professional services. In 2014 Epworth celebrated 100 years of caring for children.

Most of the children have special needs that include behavioural challenges, medical needs and developmental delays. Epworth provides psychotherapy, play therapy, occupational therapy assessment, education and career assessments. These services are not only provided to these children but to the rest of the disadvantaged people in the community, who would not be able to afford such professional services otherwise. Epworth is fortunate to have very large grounds and through planting of a vegetable garden with the assistance of Nashua Finance and Reel Gardening it will be sustainable.

The management were thrilled to inform the NCCF that thanks to the monthly financial saving they have been able to realise because of regular grocery, cleaning material and toiletry donations by the foundation, they were able to renovate one of their children’s houses, which was desperately in need of repairs and a facelift.

FOUNTAIN OF LOVE

NPO number: 009 701/2211 NPOLocation: Katlehong, GautengContact number: Rosy Mthembu 074 997 5516

Established in 2004 in Katlehong, the Fountain of Love has been fully renovated by Nashua Limited with assistance from Nedbank, Simba and Webber Wentzel. The home accommodates 48 abandoned, abused and orphaned children, some of whom are HIV positive, and also runs a day care centre in the local church hall.

The more than 60 children who attend are of indigent parents and are thus unable to pay school fees. Nevertheless, they receive schooling and meals from Monday to Friday. A soup kitchen is also available from the home and feeds approximately 320 children every Wednesday and Saturday.

HUGH’S HAVEN

NPO number: 050-021Location: Randvaal, GautengContact number: Chaya Fenwick 082 480 6935

Hugh’s Haven is a residential home with capacity for 18 babies and toddlers. They also run a day care for just 5 children, but this number will increase once they are established in their new property. The NCCF will continue to assist the haven with regular grocery supplies and will meet other requests as they arise.

IMPILO CHILD PROTECTION AND ADOPTION SERVICES

NPO number: 005-213Location: Fairvale Ext, JohannesburgContact number: Sue Krawitz/Zodwa 011 640 1343

Impilo opened its doors in November 2003, and it provides a place of safety for children in need of care from birth to 4 years old. Impilo also assists 150 children and families by providing birth mothers counseling, early childhood intervention, family reunification, foster care and adoption. Impilo’s primary function is to care for and protect orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children by providing a professional service. The NCCF’s commitment to Impilo includes assistance with the provision of baby products such as nappies, formula, cereal and toiletries. They have also offered to investigate the possibility of electronic storage of their extensive case load files which currently occupy almost 2 rooms. Nashua has undertaken to capture all their case load files electronically with the process of Laserfiche data capture well underway.

JOY AT WORK

NPO number: 048-396Location: Dobsonville, SowetoContact number: Sylvia Mosese 079 362 2571

The Joy at Work crèche, established in 2006, accommodates an excess of 80 children aged between 1 and 6 years of age. The centre works closely with the department of social development to empower their local community on issues pertaining to child care, as their area is rife with women and child abuse, unemployment and many other social ills. Joy at Work strives to provide a healthy and safe environment for all the children in their care, teach them life skills, singing and dancing, boost their self-esteem, and prepare them for entry into primary school. Most of all, they provide them with love and respect. Joy at Work raised funds to erect two multi-coloured shade ports and has painted the centre bright yellow. They need help with the renovations to two classrooms which have badly leaking ceilings. The NCCF will send our builder to assess and repair once funds are available.

KATLEHO LESEDI EDUCARE

NPO number: 069-818Location: Protea Glen, SowetoContact number: Dorcas Mofokeng 083 297 3238

Katleho Lesedi Educare was established in January 2008 for children aged 3 months to 6 years, with the current number in their daily care being more than 50. The centre aims to develop early childhood learning and identify vulnerable and disadvantaged children, and in so doing give them a sense of belonging in the community. It provides a healthy and safe environment for the children in their care. The NCCF has just completed renovations to the large school classroom (a converted garage) and also provided groceries and educational equipment to the facility. The NCCF has repaired the leaking structures with a new roof on one of the shacks, provided mattresses, groceries and educational equipment, and will continue with this ongoing support. The NCCF builder has added a carport to extend the classroom area.

Dorcas has secured a large piece of land adjacent to the centre, fenced it off and would like NCCF to turn it into a playground with cycle track, sandpits, paved and AstroTurf area.

LAMBANO SANCTUARY

NPO number: 014-535Location: Malvern East, JohannesburgContact number: Viv Carrozzo (011) 615 3307 / 082  462 5528

Children who have been abandoned, orphaned or are living with HIV/AIDS are housed at the Lambano Sanctuary and given anti-retroviral treatment. Further, these children are given meals and support, and most of them are now in good health due to good nutrition, medical care and a loving environment. After three years of planning and fundraising, the sanctuary has managed to open an 18-bed hospice for these children. Established in 2001, the home houses 30 children, 3 of whom are mentally disabled. Lambano has recently had 2 of their young boys adopted by Dutch couples and with much excitement they have travelled across the ocean to start a new, and hopefully happy family life.

LERATO EDUCATIONAL CENTRE

NPO number: 031-081Location: Jackson’s Drift (informal settlement), EikenhofContact: 071 837 5071 Amanda Lebopo / Sister Mary 082 488 1715 / Sister Helen 072 339 4341

Lerato Educational Centre was established in 1999 by the Salesian Sisters in response to a request from the women’s committee of Jackson’s Drift in formal settlement. This NPO, under the guidance of Sister Mary, had its humble beginnings in a tiny shipping container, caring for 16 children. Today it boasts more than 20 brightly painted large containers, proper ablution facilities, a kitchen, library, computer room and more than 480 children, aged 3 – 11 years, are being educated on these large dusty grounds. The sponsored playground and sports facilities are any child’s dream, and come with a cooked breakfast, midday meal and snack, when they are able to afford it. The 25 staff members do a remarkable job serving this informal community.

The centre runs an outreach programme, offers family support, assistance with child grant applications, HIV/AIDS counseling and clothing to the most needy of the children. The centre follows the Department of Education school syllabus, but receives no government support. The NCCF has purchased a large number of class readers, groceries and will continue with further support. We will also undertake the filling their 2 sandpits with river sand and will equip them with all the buckets, spades and other play items needed for the children to have fun.

LITTLE ANGELS PRE-SCHOOL

NPO number: 079-596Location: Protea Glen Ext 12, SowetoContact number: Paulina Rammabi 073 428 9700 / 011 297 8082

Established in January 2012, this delightful pre-school is run by Paulina and her team of trained teachers for children aged between 0 and 6 years, and is the largest pre-school facility that the NCCF has ever assisted. The school currently accommodates more than 100 children in large classrooms, and includes numerous ablution facilities, and a well-equipped, spacious playground. The computer skills training provided prepares the grade 0 learners for entry into grade 1 and primary school. Little Angels receives regular groceries and updated educational equipment from NCCF.

The outside of the property is in need of a coat of paint and the NCCF will undertake this project by appointing our builder to paint the building once funds are available.

LITTLE ROSES EARLY LEARNING CENTRE

NPO number: 369-834Location: Protea Glen, SowetoContact Number: Shiela Letsepe 083 240 0686

Established in May 2008 in Protea Glen, Soweto, the Little Roses Early Learning Centre currently has more than 80 children aged between 1 and 6 years, who are cared for from Monday to Friday. The aim of the centre is to develop the children socially, emotionally, physically and intellectually in preparation for primary schooling. The children receive breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack.

The NCCF has purchased a large quantity of educational equipment as well as little tables and chairs for the centre. Our ongoing support includes regular grocery, cleaning material and toiletry shopping. The NCCF has installed an additional toilet at Little Roses. We have also had our builder erect a carport to protect the children from the elements. After some fundraising, the centre undertook to add 2 additional classrooms to accommodate the additional children. The children no longer have to sit on a thin carpet covering the concrete floor as the NCCF has purchased 10 little tables and 40 chairs to make them more comfortable.

We have requested that our builder undertakes repairs to the hail-damaged carport and to repair or replace their stove hob and a kitchen counter top.

LORENTZVILLE DAY CARE CENTRE

NPO number: 068-228Location: Bertrams, JohannesburgContact number: Edith Gama (011) 618 0167 / 078 087 2244

Lorentzville was established in 2004 and currently accommodates 85 children in their day care and pre-school facility. The centre offers a nutritional feeding scheme, recognised training and skills development, and school readiness training for Grade R children. The centre operates weekdays from 06h30 until 17h30 and provides the children with play facilities, storytelling, writing skills, drawing and arts. The NCCF has provided them with groceries, toiletries, face cloths and towels, as well as educational equipment.

The NCCF has also had the patio enclosed with brightly coloured fibre glass, which provides a warm, dry play area for the children. New washing lines have been erected away from this play area. A printer and a PC was also donated.

MAMA’S DAY CARE CENTRE

NPO number: 024-104Location: Protea Glen, SowetoContact number: Lorraine Mthembu (011) 297 0365 / 078 204 8073

This day care and pre-school was established in 2002 in Soweto. The admission is for children aged between 3 months and 6 years and it is currently caring for only 22 children as many parents are unable to afford the nominal monthly fee and Lorraine can no longer afford to supplement the children’s full-time care. The pre-school children learn numeracy, literacy and life skills through the mediums of painting, cutting, pasting, drawing and dough playing as well as through educational toys, books and home play roles. The children arrive at 06h00 and are collected at 19h00. They receive 3 meals a day as well as a snack. The centre is regularly assessed by social workers, nurses and inspectors. The NCCF completed renovations to their centre with a new roof, ceiling boards, and painting.

The NCCF has donated a PC and printer to the facility and will supply updated educational equipment in addition to continued grocery supplies.

MAPHINDI’S DAY CARE CENTRE & PRE-CLASS

NPO number: NPO 074-447Location: Thokoza, GautengContact number: Betty Skosana 078 661 2790

Maphindi’s was opened in February 2007 and accommodated 80 children aged 3-6 years which includes a Grade R class. Betty’s commitment to educating the children at Maphindi’s and to prepare them for school readiness is evident in the educational equipment, brightly decorated classroom and caring teachers. Parental involvement is also a valuable asset to the school. The new centre built by the Nashua Children’s Charity Foundation has ensured that Betty will offer the highest possible standard of teaching to her young charges. The NCCF thanks its partners Nashua Kopano and Ricoh International for their funding assistance of this major project. Maphindi’s has also received an MFP from Nashua East Rand and a PC from Nashua (Pty) Ltd.

MC KHARBAI SCHOOL

NPO 086-170Location: Lenasia ext 9, GautengContact number: Michelle Batchelor (011) 852 7827

The MC Kharbai School, founded in 1974, has more than 427 learners, with 192 of them being either hard of hearing or profoundly deaf. There are also 235 students who are moderately mentally challenged. The school follows a mainstream curriculum programme from Grade R to Grade 10 for the deaf learners, while skills programmes are in place for the children with learning problems. They also have a new vocational course to accommodate children who are unable to concentrate on academic work.

The NCCF in conjunction with Nashua Finance have installed much-needed interactive smart white boards, and additional classroom equipment from Pansolutions has made the teaching of the children so much easier. The borehole project has been a great success with the NCCF affording the school huge cost savings on electricity and water. Sports equipment has been donated by Prodoc. The NCCF will, for a second year, assist the school with their fundraising awareness day by providing the food and drinks.

The woodwork and metalwork training programs, as well as the hairdressing and baking/pastry skills, prepare the pupils for a life after school as they are able to matriculate with skills ready to enter the workplace.

NKANYEZI STIMULATION CENTRE

NPO number: 016-868Location Orlando Gardens, SowetoContact number: Irene 073 224 5751 or Prisca 079 185 8231

Prisca Tshabalala established Nkanyezi in 1998, in memory of her 11-year-old son who suffered from cerebral palsy and hydrocephalus epilepsy. The stimulation centre provides for 60 children aged between 3 and 16 years, most of them orphaned and with multiple disabilities. They provide an invaluable service to these children through loving care, stimulation and education in a safe environment, and nutritional meals to the best of their abilities. Activities involve different movements in different spaces and with varied materials. Arts and crafts sessions, as well as sponsored outings, add to the stimulation of the children. Their desperate need is for more educational and craft equipment as well as a regular supply of groceries, toiletries and cleaning materials, which the NCCF will continue to assist with. With little or no government funding, Nkanyezi holds regular jumble sales to raise additional funds. Their thriving vegetable garden also saves costs, as they are able to fill a pot with their own produce.

NKOSINATHI DAY CARE

NPO number: 045-065Location: Protea Glen, SowetoContact number: Veronica Mpongwana (011) 297 5882 / 083 664 8542

Nkosinathi opened in 2005 to provide an effective childcare service for disadvantaged children aged between 6 months and 6 years. The facility provides a nutritional feeding scheme for the children during the day, life orientation skills for those aged 4 to 6 years of age, and a school readiness program for Grade R candidates. More than 30 children are cared for from 06h00 to 17h00 Mondays to Fridays. The NCCF-appointed builder not only added a large, airy classroom to the day care, but also completed a carport linking the main building to the ablution block. This area is now protected from the elements and gives the children a larger area to play in.

NNANA’S DAY CARE CENTRE

NPO number: 090-443Location: Protea Glen ext 12, SowetoContact number: Nnana Maphakele 073 159 7138

Nnana’s centre cares for 37 children aged between 1 and 6 years, in a very small home which Nnana soon has to vacate. She has been given a piece of land and a bank loan through the local council to build a new day care. While she has been operating the centre for the past 6 years in a well-run manner, the centre’s facilities are totally inadequate in providing the children with the necessary educational tools that they need. The addition of 2 new classrooms as well as 2 toilets and a kitchen is complete and has expanded on what was once just a tiny day care. The NCCF has completed the fitting of the new kitchen with cupboards, sink, stove and safe electrical and plumbing connections.

The NCCF has provided updated educational equipment for the day care and has built a Grade R classroom for the centre which will enable new enrolment and improve educational levels at Nnana’s. A carport structure has also been erected to cover the playground area for protection of the children against the elements. The old classrooms now have new ceilings, so no more indoor rain. Plumbing and electrical problems are also a thing of the past thanks to the NCCF.

NOMONDE CHILDREN’S HOME

NGO number: 057-446-NPOLocation: Lombardy East, JohannesburgContact number: Nomonde Duda 082 554 1763 / 071 484 4722

The Nomonde Children’s Home houses orphaned and abandoned children whose families are affected by HIV/AIDS. These children are aged 1-15 years, and about 88% of them are HIV positive. All 49 children are given care and support, and toddlers have a crèche based at the home. The primary school children all attend local schools. The home was founded by Nomonde Duda, a retired professional nurse who since retirement, has worked as a caregiver who has been moved by the plight of orphaned children. The home now boasts a nursery school attended by 23 pre-school children.

ORLANDO CHILDREN’S HOME

NPO number: 01 100165 000 8Location: Orlando East, SowetoContact number: Fax (011) 935 1144 / Miriam Mazibuko 082 344 5425

Orlando Children’s Home was established in 1940 and is managed by members of the community. The home is registered to accommodate 60 children who are abandoned, orphaned, abused and neglected, with many of them infected by HIV/AIDS.

The home accommodates children as young as three months old, and offers programmes such as a Skills Development Centre and an outreach programme aimed at teaching children how to protect themselves from abuse. The organisation also runs a crèche for 80 local children aged 2½ to 6 years old.

The NCCF provides monthly groceries, takes the children on regular outings and has donated furniture to the home.

PELONOMI PRE-CUM CRÈCHE

NPO number: 048-120Location: Vosloorus, GautengContact number: Prudence Khoaripe (011) 042 7015 / 082 631 1957

This crèche accommodates more than 100 children aged 1 month to 6 years, including orphans, children living withHIV/AIDS, learners with disabilities, and a few others with special educational needs. These children are nurtured in a warm and caring environment where their educational, nutritional and social needs are met. Play therapy, reading, homework supervision for school-going children and life skills are just some of the programmers on offer at Pelonomi. The crèche now runs an after-care facility for more than 20 older children who are in need of a daily hot meal and homework assistance. The NCCF will assist with grocery and toiletry supplies and will also purchase educational equipment for the crèche. Pelonomi will have our ongoing support.

PHUTANANG SAFE HOME AND SOUP KITCHEN

NPO number: 055-043Location: Vosloorus, GautengContact number: Joyce Selepe (011) 906 3386/ 073 927 0809

Phuthanang Safe Home and Soup Kitchen is a non-profit organisation situated in Vosloorus. It assists 53 orphans and vulnerable children, many of whom are affected by and/or infected with HIV/AIDS. The children receive a morning and afternoon meal from Mondays to Fridays. Phuthanang also provides a soup kitchen at clinics providing breakfast and lunch to TB and HIV/AIDS patients who would otherwise take their medication on an empty stomach. The facility has received additional kitchen appliances, roof and electrical repairs from the NCCF. The home needs a further 25 small plastic chairs which the NCCF will purchase. We will also ask our appointed builder to quote of repairs to their toilet facility.

RATANANG GROUP FOR CHILDREN WITH MULTIPLE DISABILITIES

NPO number: 006-589Location: Soweto, GautengContact number: (011) 933 1860 / Theresia Ralintja 083 396 1976 Margaret 083 618 0782

Open daily from Monday to Friday, this organisation cares for and feeds 30 children with cerebral palsy in Soweto. Some of these children have poor vision, learning and hearing disabilities.

Ratanang’s objectives include the running of a day care centre for children with multiple disabilities, providing frequent and continuous stimulation, offering moral, spiritual and psychological support, also encouraging mothers to speak freely about their children’s disabilities, and educating them about cerebral palsy and HIV/AIDS.

Ratanang is located in the grounds of the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital and suffered damage to 2 of its rooms during a fire in 2010. We sent our builder to assess the damage and offered to effect repairs in August 2010. To date no permission has been given by Department of Health or the hospital to allow us to proceed. Without the use of these 2 rooms, the overcrowding is a problem.

SANTU HIV/AIDS RELIEF PROJECT

NPO 072-185Location: Lufhereng, SowetoContact number: Angel Mthembu (011) 931 5555 / 083 771 1585

SANTU was established in 2008 with the primary objective of relieving the burden placed on child-headed households, and giving support to those directly affected or infected with HIV/AIDS.

SANTU programmes offer home-based care, stress relief, educational awareness and poverty alleviation. They receive no government funding and rely completely on donations from the public and private sector, in order to feed more than 500 children daily. With 60% of households in Lufhereng unemployed, the need is serious. SANTU no longer has the luxury of a resident social worker and so the children in need of this support are taken to the local clinic. The NCCF will continue to support the efforts of SANTU by providing regular groceries, better equipping their meager kitchen and supplying suffient eating utensils for all the children with a purchase of a further 500 bowls. Sports equipment has been donated by Prodoc. The NCCF has donated a large gas coil stove to the centre.

SIMAMISA ORPHANS CARE

NPO number: 062-850Location: Benoni, GautengContact number: Sonto Mabasa 072 747 0383 / 074  647 5064

Simamisa Orphans Care is an orphanage in Kingsway, Benoni where orphans, abused and abandoned children live in a newly-built home after spending years in a cluster of galvanized tin huts. The centre also runs a pre-school for children aged 1 to 5 years. Simamisa has been operating since May 2005, and provides food, shelter and a safe home for 18 resident orphans, as well as a crèche for a further 26 children.

Nashua has donated a refurbished multifunction device, PC and netbook to the orphanage which has greatly changed the lives of the school going children in terms of their homework and assignments. The NCCF has also replaced 20 mattresses and will fulfil their wish for a washing machine.

ST MARY’S CHILDREN’S HOME

NPO number: 029-264/PBO 930 004 432Location: Rosettenville, JohannesburgContact number: Raelene/Joanie (011) 435 3820 / 072  687 5242 Hilario

St Mary’s, established in 1902, houses more than 60 children who have been abused, neglected or orphaned, with some being affected or infected by HIV/AIDS. The home provides a safe, secure and therapeutic environment for the children in their care. They ensure that all educational, nutritional, developmental and social skills are offered to the children. Because most of the children are placed in the home through the Children’s Court, the personnel interacts very closely with the Department of Social Development. The NCCF has purchased groceries and toiletries for the children and will continue their support of St Mary’s Children’s Home. The children have enjoyed many outings courtesy of the NCCF and our sponsors, with highlights being Gold Reef City, Sun City and a Jet clothing shopping spree.

STRATHYRE GIRL’S HOME

NPO number: 012-787Location: Kensington, Johannesburg Contact number: Cheryl Lee (011) 615 7327 / 073 747 1097

This Salvation Army-assisted project was established in 1921 and today houses 47 girls aged between 3 and 18 years. The girls are all committed to the care of the home by the Children’s Court because of abuse, neglect, poverty or abandonment. Strathyre allows these girls to be cared for in a secure and loving home environment to attend local schools, and receive academic and life skills support from the staff. The NCCF continues to provide groceries and toiletries for the girls. The children have also been treated to a Gold Reef City and Valley of Waves outing, as well as a Jet clothing shopping spree.

THANDANANI

NPO number: 054-145 PBO NO. 930026833Location: Johannesburg CBDContact number: Ruth Maetsi 084 640 7641 / 011 833 9083

Established in March 2007, Thandanani now has 652 in their care through the charities that they help, namely Deflire Home, Thuthuzela HIV/AIDS Community Centre, Thuthukani Community Centre and Prunecor Orphans and Vulnerable Children. Their goals are to provide learning skills, alleviate poverty, arrange educational outings and in general, care for orphans and needy children. The NCCF has donated a PC and printer to Thandanani.

THATO KE MATLA FOSTER & SAFETY HOUSE

NPO: 062-530Location: Orange Farm ext 8a, JohannesburgContact: 073 899 1142 / 011 850 1093 Disebo Lipholo

This registered NPO was established in 2007 by Disebo when she found an HIV positive baby named Thato who needed a place of safety and so her journey began with a home that is now filled with 40 children. The NCCF has also replaced their worn mattresses. The centre has also been donated a multifunction device and a PC. Thato Ke Matla is a foster home and orphanage for children from Orange Farm and surrounding communities who are vulnerable, abandoned, abused and neglected. The home provides shelter, food, medication, parental care and love.

Due to financial constraints, Thatho Ke Matla has sadly had to close their day care centre. The NCCF will continue with regular provisions for the resident children.

THE CRADLE OF HOPE

NPO number: 062-511/ PBO 0930-027-7422Location: West Krugersdorp, GautengContact number: Melodie van Brakel (011) 660 4323 / 082 459 5747

The Cradle of Hope was established in 2007 to offer help and hope to charitable organisations, regardless of race and religion. The facility, which is located at the House of Restoration in West Krugersdorp, accommodates 30 vulnerable and abused mothers with their children, as well as young teenage girls.

The mothers are assisted in getting back on their feet, so that after a few months they are in a position to move out of the home and return to society to look after themselves and their children.

The Cradle Ark in Tarlton is a project that supports 146 residents. The centre’s outreach program currently assists a further 229 children by providing them with meals when possible, aftercare and assistance with homework. The Cradle of Hope has now established a creche for 55 needy childen residing within the locale of their home.

The NCCF has equipped the day care centre at The House of Restoration with educational equipment, continues to provide groceries and treats the children to outings. A multifunction device, printer and PC has been donated to the centre.

THE LAST HOPE ORGANISATION

Section 21 –NO. 2007/021389/08; PBO NO. 930036474Location: Bezuidenhout Valley, JohannesburgContact number: Patricia Valo 076 040 5421/011 615 7290

Established in 2007, this charitable organisation takes care of orphaned, abandoned and abused children from three different centres – namely Badanisile Place of Safety, Simamisa Orphanage and Thembelenkosini Care Givers. In addition they run a soup kitchen three days per week for 220 children living in Mangolongolo Squatter Camp in Denver to alleviate hunger and starvation in that community. For those parents who are unable to afford schooling costs, they assist with the provision of school uniforms. The aim of The Last Hope is to help children excel in education in order to achieve their goals, and to this end they secure bursaries for their further education. They want to help children improve their living conditions and build their self-esteem by giving them the knowledge that they are not alone.

The NCCF has donated a fridge/freezer, an MPF device and a PC to The Last Hope.

THE LONELY ROAD FOUNDATION

NPO number: 061-599 / PBO number: 930025125Location: Braamfontein, JohannesburgContact number: Michelle Walford 082 444 8841

The Lonely Road Foundation is a development charity, aiming to bring life, hope and opportunity to orphaned and vulnerable children in rural and underprivileged communities in South Africa. They have been working with the Nashua Children’s Charity Foundation since 2010, providing a number of emergency food drives, as well as sponsoring a total of 79 sustainable food gardens at the fifteen drop-in centres in Ga-Dikgale, Limpopo Province, enough to provide vegetables for all of the children.

Since 2007, The Lonely Road Foundation has also been assisting a créche which looks after 64 children in Ga-Dikgale, Limpopo. As at September 2014, they had in excess of 3200 registered children attending fifteen drop-in centres in Ga-Dikgale. Further, they currently support more than 700 additional children in Lokaleng, North West Province, as well as sustain almost 40 child-headed households and over 370 gogo-headed households in Ga-Dikgale.

The Lonely Road Foundation works with a drop-in centre model, providing safe havens for the children who attend. These are places where the children can go each day after school for a cooked meal, a place to play, do their homework, wash their school uniforms and access psychosocial support from the trained caregivers.

THEMBELENKOSINI CARE GIVERS

NPO number: 017-553 PBO 930033516Location: Soweto, GautengContact number: Khosi Ntshangase 073 307 7565 / Lindi 079 900 7773

Thembelenkosini, is a non-governmental organisation based in Senoane, Soweto that provides food, after-school tutoring, arts and crafts and a safe haven for approximately 150 children throughout the community. The centre was donated an all-in-one device by Nashua which has made an immense difference to the running of this facility.

The children are identified by local schools and referred to the centre where they are provided with the opportunity to learn, grow and play, and receive a healthy lunch daily. ThembelenkosinI also boasts a renovated library where the children can read and study in a safe, learner-friendly environment. The centre, which opened its doors in February 2009, is a registered SARS PBO. Thembelenkosini receives regular groceries and toiletries for the children, who have also been treated to a number of outings by the NCCF.

THIBA TLALA COMMUNITY PROJECTS

NPO number: NPO 079 – 001Location: Soweto, GautengContact number: Anastacia Mkasibe 084 499 6909

Thiba Tlala Community Project looks after 56 vulnerable, orphaned and child-headed families. The project provides cleaning services and food parcels to child-headed households and assists them in acquiring social grants. The home also helps school children report cases to the police and assist orphans with birth certificates and identity documents. The children are cared for in an after-school programme, assisted with homework and receive a daily meal from the centre.

THOLULWAZI DAY CARE

NPO number: 091-342Location: Protea Glen, SowetoContact number: Busi Mushwana 073  796 2607 / 084 687 8817

The Tholulwazi Day Care centre has made great strides since opening on 4th January 2011, with the current admission being 77 children aged between 3 months and 6 years. This pre-school has 3 classes, and is based in a township area surrounded by primary schools where most of these pupils live in nearby squatter camps. Recognising the plight of these children, Tholulwazi, in addition to running their pre-school, also runs a breakfast and soup kitchen to help these learners from Waterwax. The NCCF has provided school uniforms and stationery, as well as Christmas buckets to assist the many children living in the camp, but through supervision of Tholulwazi. The NCCF has also included some of the Waterwax children in both a Gold Reef City outing and a Mandela Day party.

Waterwax squatter camp, with approximately 15 000 children living in shacks, of which about 600 live as child-headed households, is now going to receive added help from NCCF with the provision of additional groceries for the soup kitchen run by Tholulwazi Day Care. The NCCF will also replenish the educational equipment needed by the day care centre.

THUSONG CHILDREN’S HOME

NPO number: 017-278Location: Kaalfontein, MidrandContact number: Palsea Moikoe 078 540 0208

The Thusong Children’s Home is an orphanage that opened its doors in 2001 and currently accommodates 22 resident children in very cramped conditions, and in addition 15 for aftercare and food aid. Thusong is totally dependent on the generosity of the community and businesses for support as they receive no government aid. Their cupboards are often bare, and the children sadly are accustomed to only having bread and water when no donations are forthcoming. The NCCF has purchased bunk beds and mattresses to make their living more comfortable. The NCCF builder has built a number of new cupboards in the bedroom, as well as created a cupboard divider between the kitchen and smaller sleeping area, a new perimeter fence has been erected and plumbing repairs effected. Urgent needs for the home include regular groceries, stationery and clothing for the children.

THUTHUKANI COMMUNITY CENTRE

NPO number: 085-309/SARS PBO930023833Location: Ivory Park, MidrandContact number: Jane Nkosi 072 483 1246 / 011 039 2277

The Thuthukani Centre organisation was established in 2003 and is based in Ivory Park. More than 356 orphans and vulnerable children aged between 2 and 18 years are cared for. These children do not pay for their care, and Thuthukani depends on business for its support. Besides day care, it offers aftercare for school-going children, which includes a meal, assistance with school homework, and activities such as art, sport, drama and dance. Many of these children are cared for by their siblings in child-headed households.

The centre now provides basic computer training as well as sewing classes for any of the teenagers in aftercare who wish to improve their skills. The day care provides for 97 children and the aftercare for 259.

THUTHUZELA AID COMMUNITY CENTRE

NPO number: 053-733Location: Marlboro, GautengContact number: Elizabeth Monyela (011) 656 0855/ 072 283 2832

Thuthuzela, established in 2005, is an orphanage situated in Marlboro in a spacious house with large outdoor play area. It now also boasts a blooming vegetable garden. It cares for children who are abandoned, neglected, abused and HIV infected. The home also runs a day-care centre for 63 children, aged 6 months to 6 years from financially disadvantaged families. These children receive breakfast, lunch and snacks and a basic foundation in education. The orphanage accommodates 16 children aged 3 to 12 years, who attend local schools and are clothed and cared for in a loving environment.

The NCCF provides regular groceries and educational equipment to the centre. They have also donated kitchen utensils and appliances as well as a MFP, printer and PC to the home.

TINTSWALO DAY CARE CENTRE

NPO number: 093-054Location: Lombardy Glen, JohannesburgContact number: Nyiko Xhosa 073 153 0276

The founding of Tintswalo in 1999 came about through the desperate need for education and day care in the local community. The centre, which is situated in Lombardy Glen, cares for 49 children, from new born babies to children 5 years of age. The centre concentrates on early childhood development and rudimentary education when the children reach 2 years of age. 8 children are currently assisted with after-school feeding, and provided with help in completing their homework. The day care children receive meals and are stimulated with educational toys and equipment.

The NCCF carried out extensive renovations to the centre with the enlargement of the day care area, securing electrical connections, adding lighting, fitting new ceiling boards and roofing, extending a patio area and adding 2 toilets. The NCCF has provided them with some educational equipment for the growing day care and has also donated a fax machine, printer and PC to the day care.

TSHWANE PLACE OF SAFETY ASSOCIATION

NPO number: 031-809PBO number: 930005142Location: Arcadia, PretoriaContact number: Jeanette Birrell 082 551 3672 / (012) 343 4331

Tshwane Place of Safety (TPOSA) was started in September 2003 and has to date made a difference to the lives of 920 babies and children. Currently TPOSA has 102 private homes taking care of 300 children. These children have been abandoned, abused, neglected, and many of them are also HIV positive. Although TPOSA can only take in children under the age of 6 years, they have a number of supported children that have been with them for the past 10 years and have grown up in their foster care homes. The Nashua Children’s Charity Foundation offers support through providing TPOSA with baby formula, nappies, clothing, and baby toiletries.

UBUHLE BEZWE CHILD CARE CENTRE

NPO number: 050-148Location: Tembisa, GautengContact number: Barbra Sepota 072 578 6431

Ubuhle Bezwe is an organisation that looks after children living with HIV/AIDS, youngsters living on the streets, and orphaned children, with ages ranging from birth to 18 years. The centre not only provides food, clothes, education and counselling, but housing as well for just over 48 children and two babies. After seeing children suffer in and around her community, Barbara (the home’s administrator) took it upon herself to make a difference. She aims to provide basic life skills, develop confidence, and boost self-esteem. The centre was renovated in a joint initiative by the NCCF and Sasfin with the addition of a boys and girls dormitory, an ablution block and new kitchen.

The orphanage receives regular groceries, cleaning materials and toiletries from the NCCF, who also take the children on regular outings and provides them with school uniforms and stationary.

VILLA OF HOPE CHILDREN’S HOME

NPO number: 033-488Location: Nancefield, SowetoContact number: Zorina Wentworth (011) 342 6178 / 084 319 4489

Villa of Hope Children’s Home houses 64 children who have been orphaned or require alternative care due to abuse, neglect and abandonment. Children that are affected or infected by HIV and AIDS or other illnesses also live in the home. The vision of this organisation is to reduce child abuse and neglect within their surrounding communities by promoting family values. These children are aged between 1 and 18 years. The home has capacity for a further 20 children, but the problems in recruiting suitable house parents is limiting this.

The NCCF provides regular groceries to the centre and has taken the children on a number of outings including a visit to Valley Of Waves, Gold Reef City and a Jet clothing shopping spree.

ZAKHENI EARLY LEARNING CENTRE

NPO number: 019-413Location: Protea City, SowetoContact number: Gladness Thobakale (011) 987 2179 / 082 963 4777

This pre-school was established in 1997 and offers an integrated Montessori-inspired educational programme. The school has 3 classes that provide education to 85 children aged between 3 and 6 years. Zakheni believes in the development of life skills and in the general building of a positive self-image for these mostly disadvantaged children. They place great emphasis on mathematics and science, and assist their pupils in becoming responsible, independent learners by the time they enter primary school. The centre also has a group of women who are baking and selling cakes for extra income. The NCCF recently donated mattresses for all the children, as well as regular groceries and education equipment.

Not all the parents are able to pay school fees and many of the children are sent home with a parcel of food, due to their dire family circumstances. The NCCF builder has completed all renovations to the property including new ceiling boards in the classrooms, lighting, a secure perimeter fence and new guttering. As a Mandela Day project Zakheni has had the entire outside of its buildings painted by Cisco.

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