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About Thembelihle Homebased Care

A community centre in Mangweni, Kwalugedlane that gives orphans and vulnerable children a meal, a safe place and hope.

Our story

Who we are

Thembelihle Homebased Care is a community centre that feeds, protects and supports orphans, vulnerable children and people living with disabilities. We work so that every child can enjoy the same rights as any other child: safety, food, education and care.

The centre was founded on 16 March 2004 by Winile Khumalo, who saw children in her community going to school hungry and coming home to empty houses. What began with a pot of food and a safe place to sit became a daily lifeline for many children.

Our purpose

Mission, vision and objectives

Our Mission

To provide nutritious meals, safety, educational support, guidance and care to orphaned and vulnerable children, so that every child can enjoy their rights like any other child.

Our Vision

A community where no child goes hungry, unsafe or unloved, and where every child grows up with hope.

Our Objectives

  • Feed every child with a daily cooked meal, food to take home and holiday parcels
  • Keep children safe and refer cases of abuse to social workers
  • Support education through homework help and guidance
  • Restore dignity with clothing and school items
  • Work with schools, social workers and child and youth care workers

Organisational background

How Thembelihle Homebased Care began

Established

16 March 2004, by Winile Khumalo.

Where it began

At Mangweni Trust, at Mangweni Clinic, Kwalugedlane, Mpumalanga.

Why it was established

Many children in our community had lost one or both parents, or lived in very poor homes. We began so that they would have a hot meal, a safe place and an adult who cares.

Needs we address

Hunger, lack of safety, abuse, missing school support, lack of clothing, and emotional distress among children living without parental care.

Milestones

  1. 16 March 2004 Thembelihle Homebased Care is established by Winile Khumalo at Mangweni Clinic.
  2. Daily care Cooked meals after school, with food to take home for supper.

Values and principles

What guides our work

Dignity

Every child is treated with respect, whatever their background or circumstances.

Safety and privacy

We keep children safe. Names, faces and personal details are shared only with consent, and serious cases go to management and social workers.

Fairness and respect

Every child is welcome and treated equally, whether one parent, both parents or none are in their life.

Responsible care

Donations are used for the children, and we work openly with schools and social workers.

Written policies: [Policies, such as child protections and privacy still to be supplied by Management.]

Who we support

Every child in need is welcome

  • Children who have lost one or both parents
  • Children living alone or without parental care
  • Children who have suffered abuse
  • Children and adults living with disabilities
  • Children from poor family backgrounds, even when both parents are alive
Our Programmes

Our team

The people who care for our children

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Management

Ms. Fikile Mabaso, Centre Manager at Thembelihle Homebased Care
Ms. Fikile MabasoCentre Manager
Ms. Martha Khoza, Supervisor at Thembelihle Homebased Care
Ms. Martha KhozaSupervisor

Facilitators

Ms. Lindiwe Lubisi, Facilitator at Thembelihle Homebased Care
Ms. Lindiwe LubisiFacilitator
Ms. Nelly Siboza, Facilitator at Thembelihle Homebased Care
Ms. Nelly SibozaFacilitator
Ms. Thobile Madonsela, Facilitator at Thembelihle Homebased Care
Ms. Thobile MadonselaFacilitator
Ms. Delisile Nobela, Facilitator at Thembelihle Homebased Care
Ms. Delisile NobelaFacilitator
Ms. Nomcebo Makhushe, Facilitator at Thembelihle Homebased Care
Ms. Nomcebo MakhusheFacilitator
Ms. Pretty Mawelela, Facilitator at Thembelihle Homebased Care
Ms. Pretty MawelelaFacilitator
Ms. Thembeni Chibi, Facilitator at Thembelihle Homebased Care
Ms. Thembeni ChibiFacilitator
Ms. Nonhle Mahlalela, Facilitator at Thembelihle Homebased Care
Ms. Nonhle MahlalelaFacilitator
Ms. Kateko Thani, Facilitator at Thembelihle Homebased Care
Ms. Kateko ThaniFacilitator
Ms. Florence Tibane, Facilitator at Thembelihle Homebased Care
Ms. Florence TibaneFacilitator
Ms. Nomcebo Maphanga, Facilitator at Thembelihle Homebased Care
Ms. Nomcebo MaphangaFacilitator
Ms. Khanyisile Sambo, Facilitator at Thembelihle Homebased Care
Ms. Khanyisile SamboFacilitator
Meet our team and partners

Why we need your support

Thembelihle Homebased Care currently relies on the Social Development support office for the centre's needs. This support is not enough to keep the centre running, because the number of children keeps growing. Every child is welcome, even when food is short, and we always find a way to make room with the little we have.

Your donation, big or small, helps us keep our kitchen open.

Support Our Work

Want to know more?

For more information, to donate, volunteer, become a partner or ask for directions, call or WhatsApp our centre manager on 071 281 8449.

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