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HELLO WINTER
Winter is finally upon us, and our beautiful children are doing so well. School grades have improved across the board, and we are so exceptionally proud of every child and all the hard work they have put into their studies. We have an upcoming intensive learning workshop over the next few weeks, to cover the weaker academic areas, and each child has been set an academic challenge, to match their syllabus scope with a little prize, if achieved. We absolutely believe in them.
This year, The Village Safe Haven turns 20!!! We are super excited to look at what has been achieved along the way. There are many people who have made this a possibility, that have honored us with the financial donations, their time and ministry, grocery and clothing donations, building and electric repairs and so the list goes on.
To Mike and Sue who are the cornerstone of The Village Safe Haven. We say thank you!!! And to our community and corporate family. We are so thankful for all you have done and given. To each one of you, we say a very big THANK YOU. It really does take a village to raise a child.
UPCOMING EVENTS
We are looking for any school swimming team or swimmer that would like to represent The Village Safe Haven in the Midmar 8/16 Mile Charity swim this February. Look for details under our events page.
March to June we encourage our Corporate CSI sponsors to host an internal event to raise funds for our little home. Funds go towards our children’s education and transport costs.
We are heading into Mandela Month with much excitement. Please start planning your event day with Sue, sooner rather than later. Please consider giving clothing and bath/bedding vouchers, for those who would like to donate to our home. We have a high turnover with so many people, and we often need to buy items such as sheets or under garments.
We are governed by our board, who meet regularly to oversee the running of The Village Safe Haven. We are NPO, PBO and SARS accredited. Corporate Socio-Economic Donations (SEDs) are a great way to partner with an NPO, through business.
Our continued thank you goes out to the Colab Foundation who have taken our home on board. We are so honored to partner with you, in raising every unique special child homed at The Village Safe Haven.
A gentle reminder to our donors. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you require a tax certificate for your donation. Some of our donations are paid with little payment reference information which makes a personal thank you tricky. However, we are extremely grateful for all the donations received and we express our sincere thanks to every person who has supported us along the way.
DONATING THROUGH SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND B-BBEE
We are honored to partner with corporates that would like to donate to a trustworthy and responsible partner, in the upliftment of South African lives. We require financial assistance with our annual Education and Transport, Security and Medical costs and our very exciting Going Green Solar Conversion project. Socio-Economic Development (SEDs) forms part of the Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policy. It is the 5th element of the BEE Scorecard for both Qualifying Small Enterprises (QSEs) and Generic Entities.
GOING GREEN SOLAR PROJECT
We have an extremely exciting Going Green clean energy project, whereby we are in the process of converting our home to solar power. This saves us a massive cost on our monthly electricity however the infrastructure is very pricey. Please invest in the lives of our South African children and those that care for them through your SEDs donations.
WE LOVE OUR COMMUNITY
We value and appreciate every supporter and donation. Should you or your company wish to get involved, please drop Susan a message (WhatsApp is best).
Scholars looking to earn community hours. Your giving contributes an enormous amount to our little home. Please visit the community hours web page and book your community hours through this NPO who then direct students to our little home. A special THANK YOU to the dads and moms who assist these students.
We value and appreciate every supporter and donation. Should you or your company wish to get involved, please drop Susan a message (WhatsApp is best).
Scholars looking to earn community hours. Your giving contributes an enormous amount to our little home. Please visit the community hours web page and book your community hours through this NPO who then direct students to our little home. A special THANK YOU to the dads and moms who assist these students.
CommunityHours and email Email CommunityHours
Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope. Maya Angelou.
Volunteer
Email us to arrange any volunteer days. Individuals, corporates and scholar community hours are all welcome. We work on a case by case sytem to structure what best suits you and our home.
See our volunteering options
Donate Goods or Money
Every month we need a few things to best take care of our children. Please donate goods, money or utility vouchers.
See our wish list
Annual Events
The Village Safe Haven host a number of events during the year in an effort to raise funds. Register as a corporate, school group or individual.
View our upcoming eventsTestimonial
"I came from a place where my future did not look very bright. When I stayed at The Village Safe Haven, I was granted so many opportunities. I was given an education and everything needed to help me do well at school. I even had tutors and I was involved in after school help programs.
Thanks to all the support I received, I passed matric with a bachelor degree. I have been placed my first job with the help of Susan Harris and the awesome people surrounding The Village Safe Haven .
I am grateful to my foster parents, Michael and Susan Harris and everyone who has helped me succeed this far in life.
My next plan is to get a tertiary education studying child psychology. This will be my way of giving back to society. I would like to focus on helping kids who think they are helpless by building them up from the inside.
Nokuthula Ndlela
Nokuthula lived at The Village Safe Haven for 15 years.
She is now 21