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Enter the Food Lover’s Market & The Sharks Trolley Dash
Enter the Food Lover’s Market & The Sharks Trolley Dash, and stand a chance to win a trolley full of goods AND tickets to see The Sharks play. You have 30 seconds to dash around the store and fill your trolley, while one of...
Your past doesn’t define you
These two young men are proof that your past doesn’t define you ... it just tells your story of strength and courage! 20 year old Jacob came into our care in 2017. He was a victim of abuse and needed a place of safety. During...
NQF Level 5 training – succeeding against all the odds
In 2019, the HWSETA presented us with the opportunity to enhance the qualifications of our child and youth care workers by offering the NQF Level 5 training. This training was a significant step forward, giving our workers the...
Message from the Director – Mandy Goble
As we end the second month of 2024, I am reminded of a comment I made to an ex-board member before returning to work following my year-end leave. I said that I was looking forward to the challenges of the new year on my return...
Hooray! All ready to go back to school
A heartfelt THANK YOU to our extraordinary community of friends and donors who embraced our Back to School appeal! Our deepest thanks go out to corporates, foundations, and individuals for the generous donations, both in cash...
It’s all about friendship
Our Annual Friendship Day took place on Saturday, 28 October. This year’s theme was, “Friends are like Diamonds, Bright and Beautiful”. It's important to celebrate friendship. Because, as Bill Watterson said, “Things are never...
Buckets of Love
Imagine going home for the school holidays and not having food to eat! Many of our children are from underprivileged homes, where good, nourishing food is in short supply. Some of the children are on Antiretroviral treatment and...
Ironman 4 the Kidz
In July this year, the unimaginable happened! Our last remaining school bus was hijacked. Despite all our efforts, we were unable to recover the vehicle. We were already under immense pressure. Just last year, one of our two...
Message from the Director – Mandy Goble
Working in an organisation as old as ours has its pros and its cons. One of the pros is the history. A history captured in faded ink on yellowed paper, plaques capturing the age of old buildings, children’s files – the...
The Big Makeover
Our Amaqhawe Care Centre and Khayelisha House were recently revamped and renovated internally and externally – all thanks to the incredible generosity and support From the People of Japan. Together, these buildings, which date...
Celebrating our diversity this Heritage Day
"My Culture, Your Culture, One Nation" was our theme for this year’s Heritage Day celebration. We focussed on teaching our children about cultural diversity and how we may speak different languages, but we all belong to one...
” A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
Countless little feet have walked up these, once carpeted, stairs over the years. Their journey of hope and new beginnings started right here! This staircase is a sneak peek of our current renovation project, generously funded...
‘Piece the Puzzle Together’ event a wonderful success
The weather was beautiful, the teams were awesome, the atmosphere was perfect and energy levels were at their highest ... so much fun, heart and joy all in one place ... we couldn't have asked for a better day. Special thanks...
Youth Day Fun & Games
Our Child & Youth Care Centre was abuzz with fun and games over the long weekend of 16-18 June, as we celebrated our youth. Activities included a combined sports day with six other local Child and Youth Care Centres....
The “list” never ends …
What with the 18 new children who have to come to us since the beginning of the year, along with the 56 existing boys and girls in our care, you can imagine how long our list of needs is ... it just never seems to end. With...
Mandela Day message from the Director – Mandy Goble
With July fast approaching, it's fitting to pause and reflect on the invaluable contribution made by Nelson Mandela in raising the consciousness of people throughout the world, but more importantly here in our country, on the...
The Victor Daitz Foundation – keeping the roof over our heads
We're so excited, and we just cant hide it! After years of trying to secure the funding to undertake one of the biggest roofing renovation projects we've ever had, we are just bursting with gratitude and excitement to see the...
New Section 18A requirements – what you should know to claim your Tax Certificate
In order for the Durban Child & Youth Care Centre to issue you with a donation Tax Certificate, we now require additional information, according to the newly gazetted Section 18A Tax rules. If you require a Tax Certificate...