All I needed was love Adrienne*is a disruptive, dishonest, attention seeking and an all-round unruly child. All these characteristics are associated with a child who has experienced immense trauma. Adrienne was placed at the Maria Kloppers Campus at the age of five and because of the trauma she suffered while living with ...
Opportunities abound “At the Emdeni Skills Centre, we strive to be the stepping stone, for our youth, to the next level of their journey and career”- Kuphela Baduza, Emdeni Skills Centre manager. The skills acquired at the centre are entry level and rarely qualify our students for permanent long term employment. However, ...
Dance Helps Me Cope Happy place… the place where one feels a sense of belonging and joy. It is a place that makes you come alive and where love is in abundance. That place for 17 year old Simiso Mbelu (pseudonym) is the Drop-in Centre in Zola, Soweto. Simiso is always willing ...
The Wind Beneath Her Wings Jane Swartz (19) will soon be taking to the skies and will be flying the Abraham Kriel Bambanani flag high…literally. On 9 April 2019, Jane received her “wings” and she is beaming with pride and gratitude. For the past five years, Jane has called the Kempton East ...
Kicking Bad Behavior to the Curb They were defenceless. They were harmed mentally, emotionally, socially and some physically and as a result they have no sense of self, have no boundaries and find it hard to follow rules. Our children come from backgrounds that many cannot fathom but at Abraham Kriel Bambanani ...
The Shining Stars of Abraham Kriel Achieving a goal is a great feeling but achieving a goal when the odds are stacked against you is a blessing and a feeling like no other. They wear their colours of achievement with pride and the smiles on their faces, knowing they accomplished something, is ...
This is my life… Pain. Toxic. Misunderstood. No-one “gets” me and nobody can help me. After 10 years of calling them my family, I had to move. A transition that felt like death to me and made me even angrier and more aggressive. Turns out this new space is quite welcoming. The ...
Help Educate a 6 year old Vernon and Desireé (pseudonyms) live in Yeoville; are Grade R pupils at Johanna Malan Early Childhood Development Centre (JMECDC) and their future, along with that of 19 other pre-schoolers, hangs in the balance at the school. The 21 pre-schoolers are in arrears with their school fees. ...
I didn’t even exist before 2016 I was born in South Africa but my parents are from Serbia and Montenegro. I came to the children’s home in December 2010 and have had problems with my citizenship papers ever since. Tannie Nicoli (housemother) and I have been to the Department of Home Affairs ...
I matter Jane recently attended her matric farewell and was surprised and made to feel special on the day by her principal. She is a 19 year old young woman, raised at our Kempton East satellite house. Her principal mentioned her in his speech when addressing pupils: “I am very proud of ...
