Ikhaya Lothando means ‘Home of Love’. It is a registered community based organisation that was started around 1994,when there was violence within black communities. The founder members of this organisation started this organisation to have a home for children affected and rendered homeless by political violence.
In 1997 Ikhaya Lothando Management Board and Government came to an agreement that Ikhaya Lothando be registered for teenage boys (between 12-18 years) who are: negleted, orphaned, abused / battered (including those affected by domestic violence).
Services of Ikhaya Lothando:
Social work services:
a) Physical Care: Boys are given shelter, food, clothes, school uniforms, medical care and we teach them personal hygiene.
b) Social Services: Each boy has an individual permanency plan programme with the social worker and the child care worker which includes:
- Returning to school (for those who dropped out)
- Socialisation about norms and values of society, including introduction into the Christian faith.
- Individual counselling is also done to ‘undo’ or ‘unbundle’ all the burdens / problems the child came into the home with.
- Where there is family or relative reconstruction services are given to the family to prepare them for the release of the boys in future.
c) Life Skills: Boys are educated about the dangers of drugs, alcohol, bullying, HIV / AIDS and also about future careers.
All the above work is done to prevent the boys from living on the streets, using drugs, alcohol, etc and turning to crime.
Pre-school:
The centre runs a pre-school on its premises. The school is a positive partnership between the children’s home and the community. By bringing children in to the pre-school is helping not to isolate the boys who are residents of the home.
Skills development centre
Thinking about the future of the boy as they grow (most of them are still young). Skills development in the field of poultry, gardening, carpentry and others are included in the centre’s programme. The programme is still in its infancy stages as the management board is looking at the possibility of including the community into this programme and securing funding to run it.
Operates in: Johannesburg, Gauteng
Established in: 1994
Non-Profit Organisation Number: 006-825
Public Benefit Organisation Number: 930011706
Section 21 Company Number:
Trust Number:
Contact person: Alfred Bekoe-Wurapa
Phone: 083 655 1998
Fax: 011 924 3775
Email:
Website: www.ikhayalothando.co.za
Physical address: Erf. 457/09, Thami Mnyele Drive West, Tembisa
Postal address: P O Box 1632, Tembisa
