History
During 1883 six neglected children were found in the streets of Cape Town. The children were at first housed with private families, but as a result of the great pox epidemic, a large building was needed. In 1899 the Kinderzendinghuis was established in Cape Town.
In 1918 an extension was needed and “Sweet Home” in Durbanville was purchased, later to become the current premises of the Durbanville Children’s Home.
The Children’s Home is a programme of BADISA – a joint ministry of the Dutch Reformed Church (Western and Southern Cape) and the United Reformed Church of SA (Cape Province).
We are a registered non-profit organisation, NPO 011-891.
Vision, Mission and slogan
Today the Durbanville Children’s Home cares for 144 children in need of care and to reflect our core principals, kindly continue reading:
Our vision
We provide, with the love of God, support and professional service to children in need of care and their families in order to re-unite them in a healthy family relationship.
We serve the interests of children in need of care and their families by
- creating a safe therapeutic environment
- sustained contact with parents and families
- making use of well qualified personnel and dedicated volunteers
- entering into partnership with the business community, community organisations and government departments
- implementation of healthy business principles to ensure quality service
- application of all relevant principles included in the constitution of the RSA
and to cater for the emotional, psycho-educational and social needs of all the children from within a fundamentally Christian ethos.
“All children have wings, we teach them to fly”
