Who we are working with

Baitul Ansaar Child Care Centre is a registered child and youth care centre. They are a non-profit organisation dedicated to the aid of children who have been orphaned, neglected, abused, abandoned or left destitute. They are committed to providing their children with a safe and stable environment and lots of love.

Over 75% of their children are either sick or in need of medical care! They are one of the only institutions in the area to provide emergency placement and specialist care!

Baitul Ansaar believes that by providing them with the educational, social, physical, emotional and psychological development they need to succeed, they are creating children and people who are positive contributors to society! They are home to 41 children with ages ranging from birth to 11. They have a team of more than 20 full time staff who work together to ensure that the children are cared for in the most holistic way. Baitul Ansaar acts as a place of safety, and as a Centre for short care. 

At Belthorn Primary, the learner population is about 230 (ages range from 7 to 14), with about 10 to 12 staff members. As at many schools in disadvantaged areas, there are limited resources hence lessons like Art, Physical Education, Music is absent from the curriculum. 

Another challenge facing the learners and educators is that English is not a first language for the majority of learners even though lessons are all conducted in English. Learners with special needs, social problems are all accommodated at the school. This poses an enormous challenge for educators. The school has a governing body and is responsible to the Western Cape Education Department as it is a public school. Learners are from the black and colored communities. 
Educators are extremely dedicated in meeting these challenges and welcome any additional input from outside agencies, whether it is time or resources. There is a very big need for help with literacy programmes, sports development, library services, music and dance development and arts and crafts. However, because resources are minimal, programmes are often not sustainable. The school has been in existence for more than 30 years and has established a very favorable name within the community and the Education Department. 

The Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children (SBCWC ) is a one-stop centre for women and children who are survivors of abuse. Our vision is the creation of a safe and secure society and a human rights culture where women and children are empowered to exercise their full rights.

The centre provides the following services to women and their children who experience domestic and/or sexual violence:

- A 24-hour emergency shelter (safe accommodation)

- Short and medium term residential care

- Childcare services

- Counselling, mental health support, legal and economic empowerment services

- Children's counselling

- Research in gender-based violence

- Job Skills training

- Legal advice

At Velokhaya they use cycling to involve children living in marginalised communities in a positive after-school activity, one which builds their self-esteem and keeps them off the streets and away from the social ills prevalent in their communities, such as gangsterism, crime and substance abuse.
Their aim is to use cycling to grow champions on and off the bike; this is because sport gives young children the skills and opportunities they need to make a success of their lives – skills such as commitment, determination, dedication, teamwork and how to win and lose.

History of the school

Tembaletu was founded as a school for “differently abled” children. In 1974 a small group of woman were concerned by the great need for a school that could cater for Xhosa speaking children with physical disabilities in the Cape townships. The school started out small – 5 children, and two teachers – as a day care centre on the grounds of the Guguletu Day Hospital, and slowly grew over the years once they had their own plot. It now stands proudly with its 19 classrooms, 8 offices, 3 therapy rooms, sick bay, a staff room, library, computer room, domestic science kitchen, general kitchen and dining hall. The most recent addition to the school is the delightful homely dormitory donated by Hillsong Africa Foundation (HAF).
In 1996 Tembaletu was taken over by the Western Cape Education Department (WCED). Prior to that it was run as a non-government institution that relied on funds raised through donations from businesses, NGOs and private trusts for buildings, equipment, wheelchairs and other resources. While many of the schools basic needs are now met by the WCED, private funding, fundraising and donations are still required in order to offer transport services and to support the development of learning and therapy programs in the school.
As it stands, Tembaletu is only one of four special needs (LSEN – Learners with Special Education Needs) schools in the Western Cape offering education to Xhosa speaking children in their mother tongue. It is one of two that caters for learners with physical disabilities and is the only one that offers a mainstream curriculum (two others cater for learners with moderate to severe intellectual impairments and one is a school of skills for learners with learning difficulties). As a result, Tembaletu caters for learners accross education districts and buses in learners from Gugulethu, Langa, Nyanga, Phillipi, Delft, Mfuleni, Khayelitsha and surrounds, and even caters for learners from as far as Paarl, Stellenbosch, Da Noon, and Hout Bay in the school hostel. The schools buses are currently not wheelchair accessible and as such each wheelchair user has a wheelchair at home and at school, both of which are maintained at school.

The History of Eros School:
On the 2nd of September 1969, Eros School opened it’s doors in the grounds of Bonneytown, Place of Safety, in Wynberg. Since  then, the school has progressed and expanded vastly and is now situated in Bridgetown, Athlone.

Mission statement:
Eros seeks to holistically educate and develop the unique abilities and desires of each of its students, keeping in mind their transition from childhood into adulthood. We also pledge to assist every individual to develop their learning skills and attitudes and to achieve their independence to the best of their ability.

Which learners are helped at Eros School?
Learners suffering from Cerebral Palsy who are physically challenged due to injuries to the immature brain.Learners who have average or above average intelligence, but who still struggle to progress academically due to specific learning difficulties.Other physically challenged learners with muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, syndromes or genetic abnormalities.