
About Us
Vision
Nthando
means love in Xhosa. Love is one of the fundamental emotions every child needs to feel, experience, receive and give. Nthando therefore seeks to offer vulnerable children the opportunity to receive this love through various acts of service. From assisting in basic needs, to supporting in their development and learning potential.
Our Vision
present the Good News and love of Jesus Christ to vulnerable and at risk children, by addressing their fundamental right to education.
We strive
to encourage a healthy home environment, by bringing them into contact with the Christian principles as we work with them;
We aim.
to meet foundation phase learners (Educare-grade 2) psych-socio-emotional needs and to provide the relevant therapeutic services to them, while attending The Ark Christian School.
to provide a solid learning foundation to all foundation phase learners, in order for them to successfully progress into the next grade, with parental support and encouragement.
History
The vision for Nthando Home of Safety began with founding Director, Caraleigh Otto. Through her work with children as an Occupational therapist at a Cape Town hospital, Otto often witnessed parents leaving their children at hospitals because they simply could not care for them.
Realising this need existed in the Boland as well, Otto set about creating Nthando Home of Safety. “Nthando” means love, which is the foundation of the home, and the motto of the board: “What love can do” through the work of the home we seek to show what love can do for vulnerable children, by providing them with a place of safety where they can be loved, nurtured and eventually adopted into loving homes.
It is our vision to care and support the vulnerable children in our communities. To provide them with love, and assistance wherever we can, in order to develop their potential and make their futures brighter.
2012 – 2014 saw Nthando caring for 19 children, placing them all in homes, either foster, adoptive or back with their parents.
2015 has seen Nthando form a partnership with The Ark Christian School in Mfuleni, assisting them in supporting the grade R learners in successfully reaching Grade 1.
We provide regular occupational therapy to learners that are struggling with learning difficulties, refer individual cases to paediatricians or other health professionals where indicated, and are equipping their teachers (both foundation phase and their creche) with training opportunities.
Our Needs
In order to be effective, resources and funds are needed. These include:-
- books (Grade 1 and 2 level 1-4 readers) for our literacy programme; stationary (pencils, erasers, crayons, glue, scissors
and paper); - Funds to assist us in sending the teachers on training and upgrading class resources; items for our Winter Warmer Hampers (or funds towards buying wellie boots);
- Additionally we are striving to develop partnerships with community organisations that can address medical (doctor visits, speech therapy, audiology etc.), legal, psychological, educational and physical needs of The Ark Schools foundation phase learner, allowing us to assist, empower and equip teachers and staff to direct and monitor the learning progress of each child they come into contact with in their class.
So if you are able to provide any of the above services, we need you!
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