Margie has committed to providing each and every child at Home From Home with pyjamas. Be a part of our initiative and make pyjamas for a child or you can donate fabric, we want to bring some cheer to these children and their house mothers this new year. Currently our list contains 6 homes with 6 children in each, their ages vary from 12 years down to as young as 2 years old. You can email us for more details or contact Home from Home directly and see how you can help.
COMPLETED PROJECT VERY HAPPY CHILDREN
We clothed 6 Homes with a total of 36 Children ranging from 2 to 15 year olds.
Luvoyo - Housemother Nomvo (3 girls and 3 boys)
Ethembeni - Housemother Mary Jane (5 girls and 1 boy)
Lukhanyo - Homemother Nicky (3 girls and 3 boys)
Luthando - Housemother Helen ( 2 girls and 4 boys)
Ekuphumleni - Housemother Nobuntu (1 girl and 5 boys)
Luxolo - Housemother - Catherine (4 girls and 2 boys)
Want to know more about Home From Home? Keep on reading...
BACKGROUND
Home from Home was established and registered in May 2005 with the aim of
providing supported and supervised community based foster care for orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children. We believe that the best place for children who are unable to live with their birth families is in a small family unit, with ideally no more than six children in it and a dedicated caregiver. By attending local schools, churches and playing with their peers in the area, these children become integrated into their community. They have a home, a family, a neighbourhood, and can grow up in as close to a normal environment as possible.
ACTVITIES
- Home from Home establishes homes for orphans and vulnerable children in areas where a need has been identified by working closely with local communities. As each community's needs are assessed and the most suitable plan drawn up, the decision is taken as to either purpose build, or to use existing houses for Home from Home to run in conjunction with community groups. Home from Home then enters into a association agreement with a local faith or community based organisation to manage the homes.
- Each Home ideally has no more than six children in it, cared for by a House Mother and supported by a part-time assistant. Home from Home trains and employs the House Mothers and offers ongoing support and supervision to ensure that each child is properly cared for. The House Mother is the registered foster mother of the children in her care and should receive a foster care grant for each child, although this can often take a great deal of time to come through (particularly if there is no birth certificate for the child). Home from Home provides funding to run the Home until foster grants come through.
- It is the aim of Home from Home to have children cared for by their own families wherever possible, or otherwise for children to be adopted or fostered into existing families. Some children will be placed in a Home from Home house on a short-term basis until the family is reunited or until extended family has been found. However, the scale of the HIV epidemic in South Africa means that many children will live in a Home from Home house long term. Children are admitted to a Home from Home house through relevant agencies, e.g. Department of Social Services, Child Welfare or other Welfare Organizations. Children are usually admitted before the age of 14, but there is no upper age limit for how long they can remain at a Home from Home.
- Home from Home works actively with community leaders, faith-based and community based organizations working in each area to ensure that the needs of each community are being addressed individually and that there is no duplication of services being offered
BENEFICIARIES
All beneficiaries of this project are children aged 0-18 who are classified as orphans or vulnerable children – having no family able to care for them or having been removed from their families following abuse or neglect. The majority of children in our care are HIV+ and all are from disadvantaged areas. Also benefiting from this project are women from the local communities in which the houses are based, who are trained and employed as House Mothers or Assistants. When building, Home from Home uses local services and labour wherever possible. Home from Home currently employs 17 members of staff, all women and the majority from previously disadvantaged communities.
To find out more contact:
HOME FROM HOME
+21 (0)21 761 7251
jane@homefromhome.org.za
www.homefromhome.org.za
Posted at 02:29 pm by
Margie
