BAPHUMELELE CHILDREN'S HOME
Today we spoke to Rosie Mashala the founder and director of the Baphumelele Children's Home about their projects, and what they are currently busy with in the community.
Baphumelele Children's Home aims to provide a home and refuge to children who are handicapped, orphaned, abused, abandoned and vulnerable. This is done by providing day care services as well as running a children's home.
Executive Summary
Rosalia Matshala, founder and director of Baphumelele Children's Home, first started as a day care centre in 1989 in Site B, Khayalitsha when she was disturbed to see young children going through the rubbish dump looking for food and without any home of their own.
Today "Baphumelele Children's Home" provides a safe, warm and loving home to more than 75 orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children. A home for these children to call their own.
Achievements
Baphumelele has rapidly grown into a children's home, a wood workshop, a community clinic, a day centre and a street-feeding initiative.
Goals and Objectives
Cluster Homes - Part of the vision at Baphumelele is to create a series of Cluster Homes, i.e. single-dwelling houses where a manageable group of six to eight children will live with their designated caregivers and create a nuclear family environment.
Health Clinic
Financial - The financial goal of Baphumelele is to attain viability and self-sustainability through its training and income generating programs
For further information about Baphumelele Children's Home:
Rosalia Mashala
Tel: 021-361 9631
Fax: 021-361 5238
Email: info@baphumelele.org.za
Website: http://www.baphumelele.org.za/
Baphumelele Children's Home aims to provide a home and refuge to children who are handicapped, orphaned, abused, abandoned and vulnerable. This is done by providing day care services as well as running a children's home.
Executive Summary
Rosalia Matshala, founder and director of Baphumelele Children's Home, first started as a day care centre in 1989 in Site B, Khayalitsha when she was disturbed to see young children going through the rubbish dump looking for food and without any home of their own.
Today "Baphumelele Children's Home" provides a safe, warm and loving home to more than 75 orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children. A home for these children to call their own.
Achievements
Baphumelele has rapidly grown into a children's home, a wood workshop, a community clinic, a day centre and a street-feeding initiative.
Goals and Objectives
Cluster Homes - Part of the vision at Baphumelele is to create a series of Cluster Homes, i.e. single-dwelling houses where a manageable group of six to eight children will live with their designated caregivers and create a nuclear family environment.
Health Clinic
Financial - The financial goal of Baphumelele is to attain viability and self-sustainability through its training and income generating programs
For further information about Baphumelele Children's Home:
Rosalia Mashala
Tel: 021-361 9631
Fax: 021-361 5238
Email: info@baphumelele.org.za
Website: http://www.baphumelele.org.za/
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