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Current financial status

The Durbanville Children's Home cares for 144 children. An amount of
R4 015 is needed per child per month of which the government only subsidises R1 700. Therefore, the home’s marketing team needs to raise R4,3 million in order to survive.

The following is an outline of our annual expenditure:

Food and clothing

This includes three balanced meals per day and takes continuous donations of food products, which we are very grateful for, into account. Without these donations, food costs would be much higher.

R959 000

Therapeutic services

This amount is completely insufficient and the need is much greater than the home can cover given financial constraints.

R512 000

 

Transport

Children at the home attend 26 different schools in order to adequately meet their individual scholastic needs. The maintenance of vehicles, insurance, drivers’ licenses and driving permits are included in this amount.

R360 900

Electricity, water and administrative expenditure

R760 660

Healthcare services

R300 000

Maintenance of building, garden, etc.

R473 000

Education and cultural programmes and activities

R143 000

Further studies for children

R90 000

Salaries

This amount includes salaries for caregivers and management.

R3 340 000

Total

R6 938 560

Income from Department of Social Development

R2 937 600

Deficit

R4 000 960

Deficit per child per month

R2 315