Catholic Church Continues to build houses for orphans and vulnerable children
Despite South Africa being a middle income country it has huge disparities between the rich and the poor, the reality which is evident in both rural and urban areas. Many poor people from rural areas migrate to the cities…
South Africa Challenged to Support 3,8 Million Orphans
Projects supporting orphans and vulnerable children and funded through NRASD (National Religious Association for Social Development) and NACOSA, as well as projects of the DSD, were evaluated in a CASE study. The report “Global Fund OVC Process Evaluation and Baseline…
Orphaned youth build houses in Swaziland
BREAKING THE CYCLE OF DEPENDENCY: SWAZILAND SHOWS THE WAY Johan Viljoen In existence since January 2000, the SACBC AIDS Office has frequently had to change its focus and priorities, to adapt to the latest realities of the AIDS pandemic in…
Huge Benefits for Children and Careworkers in PEPFAR Funded Programme
An end of programme assessment was conducted in eight of the SACBC AIDS Office orphan and vulnerable children’s projects supported by PEPFAR. We acknowledge and applaud the wonderful work happening where it is most needed.
Catholic Relief Services Supports Work With Children in South Africa and Swaziland
Catholic Relief Services has supported orphans and vulnerable children in both South Africa and Swaziland over the past year, with children receiving educational and health care interventions, and people assisted with training in project management, fund-raising and the development of…
How to raise funding to support programmes is challenging
The SACBC AIDS Office organised training in fund-raising and proposal writing conducted by Rural Development Support Programme for participants from orphan and vulnerable children’s projects looking at long term options for their projects in a climate where fund-raising is a…
Study examines Kids Care, Bronkhorstspruit, OVC programme
Omphemetse Mokgatlhe conducted research at KIDS CARE in Bronkhorstspruit, east of Pretoria, towards a post graduate diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation through the University of Stellenbosch. KIDS CARE is one of the orphan and vulnerable children’s project of the SACBC…
KIDS CARE, BRONKHORSTSPRUIT, ARCHDIOCESE OF PRETORIA
Omphemetse Mokgathle recently completed research at Kids Care, Bronkhorstspruit, towards a post graduate diploma in monitoring and evaluation at the University of Stellenbosch. Here follows her report and an account of some of the activities of Kids Care, one of…
Savannah Game Lodge assists Tiyismiseleni OVC Project
News from the Tiyimiseleni Orphanage project It’s June and winter is coming… how wonderful that we can inform you of some really exciting and warming news! Last week we had a little ‘winter-party’ at the Orphanage. Glasses of juice, cup…
ECD training, Virginia, Diocese of Kroonstad.
The SACBC AIDS Office supported accredited training in early childhood development of a number of people working with orphans and vulnerable children in the Diocese of Kroonstad. > Download PDF Here