Due to poverty and hunger, HIV / AIDS, Malaria, other diseases, and natural disasters, there are many orphaned children and abandoned children. Children, especially the very young, need someone to provide them with food, clothes and an education to reduce their risk of getting one of the diseases that cause so much death. Unfortunately there are not enough families that are willing or able to take in all the orphaned children in the world and so many orphans are abandoned out on the street to care for themselves. Since these orphaned and vulnerable / abandoned children can not care for themselves they need us to provide them with a place to live, food, clothes and an education so that they can hope for a better future. That is why we need more orphanages. These orphanages cannot exist without sponsors.

Who We Are:

Lindokuhle Community Project for Orphan and Vulnerable Children is a registered, non-profit organisation that was established in July 2007, the organisation was establish by a young woman who is passionate about the issue of orphanages and the organisation will find a way to make life better for children without families, joined together. The organisation will operate in the following sub-villages, i.e. Klarinet, MNS and Coronation at Emalahleni City. The organisation shall acquire their operational premises at Klarinet Ext 4.

What We Do:

Lindokuhle Community Project for Orphan and Vulnerable Children give food, clothes and education that are: assisting children with after school home work, life skills and playing of indoor and indigenous games. We will assist the community to access library, information and mobile clinic. The organisation will also assist to find permanent homes for children that have been in the foster care and adoption system the longest. We also provide Home Base Care Services.

Our vision:

In partnership with families, communities, organizations, government and the nation, Lindokuhle Community Project for Orphan and Vulnerable Children’s mission is to assure that all children grow up in safe, get better life, permanent families and have the help they need to be successful in life.

Mission Statement:

- Lindokuhle Community Project will be known by the children it serves as an organisation that keeps its promises.
- Lindokuhle Community Project will be recognized by the families, organisations and communities it serves as being totally committed to timely permanency outcomes and the long term healthy growth and development of the children and families it serves.
- Lindokuhle Community Project will be recognized by the community as the place to go for help for parents who have or want the challenge of parenting children who have been in the system.
- Lindokuhle Community Project will be recognized in the community, the province of Mpumalanga and nationally as an effective collaborator and partner in expanding and improving resources for children and families at risk.
- Lindokuhle Community Project will be recognized by its staff for continuous quality improvement, fair and innovative employment practices, cultural competence, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Lindokuhle Community Project’s Board of Directors is diverse, highly committed and involved in all aspects of the organisational development, public relations and fund development.
- Lindokuhle Community Project will strive to find a diversified, sustainable, funding base that will be sufficient to provide quality services and employ highly qualified staff.
- Lindokuhle Community Project will maintain up to date information systems and is able to document quality outcomes, efficiency, and effectiveness in all aspects of its operations.

Main Objectives:

- To support families affected and infected by HIV / AIDS.
- Rendering services to terminal ill patients, the disabled and orphans.
- Avail resources and centres to all infected and affected.
- To provide HIV / AIDS community awareness programs.
- Provide nutritional information and products.
- Ensure the availability of support groups to those who need it.

Auxiliary Objectives:

- Championing of home based care.
- To implement this as poverty alleviation project that will also generate income.
- Conducting workshops, presenting life skills and other educational matters.
- Provide counselling sessions to those who are infected and affected by HIV / AIDS.
- Provide medical administration and nutritional services.

Organisational Goals

1. To access operating premises for orphan and vulnerable children
2. To build working place and offices for orphan and vulnerable children
3. To give food to orphanage and vulnerable children
4. To provide school and home clothing for orphan and vulnerable children
5. To provide indoors and indigenises games to orphanage and vulnerable children
6. To assist orphanage and vulnerable children with after school home work
7. To provide life skill programmes to orphan and vulnerable children
8. To assist to finds permanent homes for children those have been in the foster care and adoption system the longest
9. To access funding from government departments, private sectors and international donors
10. To provide quality Home Base Care services to our communities.

Operates in: Emalahleni, Mpumalanga
Established in: July 2007

Non-Profit Organisation Number: 062-834
Public Benefit Organisation Number: 930033076
Section 21 Company Number:
Trust Number:

Contact person: Annah Mampane
Phone: 073 240 5181
Fax: 086 517 5962
Email:

Website: www.charitysa.co.za/lindokuhle-community-project.html

Physical address: 2382 Klarinet, Ext 4, Witbank
Postal address: P O Box 2906, Witbank, 1035