The Durbanville Children’s Home receives a government subsidy of 30% and therefore relies heavily on donors for funds and donations. The support and therapeutic services we provide are very labour-intensive which makes it very costly. Our children attend 42 different schools, which entails large transport costs. We also encourage our children to participate in extra-curricular activities as much as possible. This means that it currently costs us R7 000 per month, per child. Durbanville Children’s Home guarantees that all money donated to us will directly benefit the 144 children in our care. 

Our children’s extra mural activities 

Participating in extra-curricular activities offers learners more than just fun, it also teaches them valuable life lessons.  

It makes our children feel a part of the school if they wear pink clothes for Cancer Awareness Day or have a R20 to participate in a market day. I often hear: “Tannie, do you have something that I can give my teacher or special friend on their birthday?”. There is nothing that makes them prouder than playing and winning against Grey College during a sevens tournament. If our little ones have Career Day and they, for instance, want to dress up as doctors, we have to get very creative with the clothes in their cupboards, and that isn’t always in the end cool enough. 

We try to give them everything, but we don’t have the necessary funds. 

We need a total of R8 000 per month to cover the costs of extra-mural activities for 144 children. Could you, as an individual or a business, consider becoming our monthly sponsor for R8 000 or yearly sponsor for R96 000? Your generous contribution will make a direct impact on the lives of our children. 

For more information or to become a sponsor, please email Louise Coetzee at dch@dchome.org.za. Kindly note, that we can provide a Section 18A Tax certificate for your financial contribution.