Penny Dhaver, social Work Manager of the Child Welfare, addressed the mayor and council members Wednesday, 16 March 2011 at the Council chambers.
The main highlight of her address related to the annual Winter Fair. This year sees the 32nd anniversary of this most prestigious of event which started way back in 1985.
Dhaver highlighted the numerous projects and initiatives running concurrently with concrete statistics verifying the organization’s success over the last year.
“We service a very large area of KwaDukuza. Generic services include service to the elderly, social relief, Old Age Home, Suicide counseling. In conjunction with ‘Food For Life’ we have been involved in school feeding schemes.”
“The Child Welfare is partly subsidized by the state; however it is not funded by the National Lotteries Board. The welfare has relied solely on Winter Fair funds for the last 14 years without which the Child Welfare would cease to exit.
The welfare holds 3500 children in a protection service as a result of child trafficking. We assist in placing children in foster care. Children are abused because of Alcohol and drugs,’ said a somber Dhaver.
Child Welfare KwaDukuza has established 40 farm projects with an outreach programme that has 3800 beneficiaries with 45% of those graduates having successfully securing employment.
Child Welfare SA chose KwaDukuza to run a unique ‘Tunnel program’ with a running cost of R15000.
In an unprecented move, the government of Belgium has gone on in funding the largest community care homes project in SA which is located in Groutville.
Another crucial facility is the ‘Safe House Project’ whereby 6 to 8 children are housed for 2 weeks at a time. This converted flat that cost R250 000, houses abandoned children and the sexually abused.
Mayor Thulani Khuluse along with council voiced their approval at Dhaver’s report and heaped praise on the ongoing efforts of the KwaDukuza Child Welfare.
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