Don’t leave us on the waiting list forever…

Full of dreams

Kids are full of dreams. ‘When I grow up, I want to be a doctor!’ Or a teacher, a farmer, a singer, and so on. Children living in the townships of South-Africa, have the same hopes and dreams as children in any other part of the world. But without special help instead they face a life of hunger, poverty, illness, violence and prostitution…

Heart for Children helps!

Heart for Children strives to a family situation where a maximum of six children can grow up with loving ‘parents’. This situation gives them the opportunity to develop themselves, to make their dreams come true.

Humansdorp: a special project…

Whereas ‘healthy’ kids have the ability to fight for themselves, kids with a disability are completely left to themselves. They are simply dumped…Not welcome in their own family or community.

In addition to other projects in South-Africa, Heart for Children International launches a new project in the same area: Humansdorp. Our partner organization recently received a very suitable portion of land in Humansdorp (4.800 m2) for the construction of three foster homes. The costs to build these houses are 55.000 euro each.

Building the gate

Gate Humansdorp

Meanwhile we together withHollandreceived an amount of 125.000 euro. Thank you so much! Humansdorp started to define the area with fences. Shortly they start to build.

We are still searching for 200 donors

who are willing to give 7 euro a month to take care of these children’s needs. Do you join us? You can give a one-off donation for the building fund, but you can also decide to become a monthly donor (a minimum of just 7 euros a month). In that case you can help us provide in the upkeep of the children. Together we can make it happen! Thank you in advance!

Lay out Humansdorp

Vrijgrond

We started building 2 homes in March 2009. In July 2009 both homes were realized. Vrijgrond is situated 20 km from the centre of Capetown and is the oldest slum area in this neighbourhood, a socially and economically poor community of about 10.000 people. Vrijgrond was commenced by fishermen who started building these homes on the beach with iron plates, wood and carton boxes.

During winter they suffered from floods and in the summertime there was the heat and the dust or sand. The majority of the current population is without a regular job. There is no electricity, no tap-water, no sewer system, etc. There are 21 public water points and once a week the community government comes and empties the toilets.

Since 1996 1600 stone houses have been built, as well as a library and a childcare centre for about 180 children, divided into 6 groups. The children get two meals a day and most of the time, that is all they are getting. The childcare centre is subsidized, covering one fourth of the expenses. Vrijgrond did not get a school sponsored by donors until January 2008. This school has 12 classrooms for 360 children ranging from 6 to 11 years of age. Close to the school and the childcare centre 2 houses have now been built.

Kayamandi

In November 2008 we started supporting on a monthly basis our first foster family in Kayamandi, a township near the large town of Stellenbosch in South Africa. The name of the family home is “Zanovuyo”, which means “bringer of love”.

Erna Neuteboom: “It is awesome to see with my own eyes how these abandoned and vulnerable children are now living in this refurbished house! A house full of happiness with crawling, running, laughing and playing children! Fantastic! It is touching to see these (traumatized) children playing together!”

Let your heart speak out and apply for donorship!