SUCCESS IN 2021
I CAN DO THIS !

With a little help from you

COVID-19 CRISIS
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Help us get ready for the new school year ... whatever it takes

Covid-19 is already playing havoc with the 2021 school year. We can’t afford to let our kids slip behind. Last year, many of them struggled to keep up with their more fortunate classmates.

2020 was especially tough on our little ones. They had to learn a whole new way of doing their lessons – and not all of them coped well.

Its hard enough to learn in a class full of 30 children. But it’s even harder to learn without a teacher standing up in front of you, or classmates next to you to ask for help. That’s why we’re asking for your help, to make sure our kids have everything they need to shine in their schoolwork this year.

Please will you help by making your special ‘school’ donation now?

Right now we’re short of stationery items like pens and pencils, notebooks, crayons and roll-ups for art. Above all we need paper … reams and reams of it for printing out school work sheets if the kids can’t get back to school. We also need electronic devices for our home school ‘teachers’ so they can keep in touch with teachers and parent groups, and use digital teaching modules provided.

So please will you make your donation now?

If you donate before the end of February, you’ll benefit too! Because, you’ll receive a Section 18A Certificate that allows you to claim a money back from SARS if you’re a South African tax payer.

So you’ll not only save on your tax – you’ll help our kids shine during this school year … whatever it brings. Thank you for your kindness.

Giving our children all the tools they need to succeed – thanks to caring people like you.

children deserve to be safe & happy

In a perfect world, every child would grow up in a loving home – with enough food, clothing and opportunities to play and learn.

But it’s not a perfect world.

The Durban Child & Youth Care Centre strives to give children who’ve been orphaned, abandoned, neglected or abused, another chance of a happy childhood. We provide a safe home, all the daily necessities, education and encouragement to help them develop into healthy, well-adjusted kids.

Wherever possible, we work with the family to enable children to return home. Because every child needs a place to belong.

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South Africa's children are hurting

In mid 2017, South Africa was home to 19.6 million children under the age of 18
Of these:

million orphans

million dependent
on grants

thousand live in
child only households

0 %

live below
the poverty line

How we help

our programmes

Residential Care

our programmes

Residential Care

Up to 60 boys and girls, between the ages of 2-18, live in three units. They attend local schools and receive counselling, remedial teaching, therapy and other activities designed to encourage them to develop skills, talents and confidence.

our programmes

siyakhula Treatment Centre

our programmes

Siyakhula treatment centre

This is a 12 week residential rehabilitation programme for youth (aged 11-17) who are addicted to substances. They develop new skills and attitudes to enable them to remain drug free.

our programmes

amaqhawe Care Centre

our programmes

Amaqhawe Centre

This is a home for 14 children suffering from chronic life threatening illnesses (mainly HIV) and disabilities. We focus on their emotional, spiritual and medical care. Wherever possible, families are encouraged to be involved.

our programmes

Community support

our programmes

Community support

Professional support to other child & youth care centres, the National Association of Child Care Workers, Regional Youth Forum, etc.

Play your part

Although we receive a government subsidy for each child, this is nowhere near the real cost of caring.
Your donation helps provide food, shelter, education, medical care and the therapeutic programmes
these children need to overcome their unhappy past and develop into confident, happy young people.

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