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BREAKING NEWS
WE ARE NOW HOSTING THE SECRETARIATE OF A NATIONAL ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN'S NETWORK CALLED HLANGANANI CHILDREN'S NETWORK.
For more information visit
www.hlanganani.org.za
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ASPECT NAMED 'OUR WORK' IS CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED. TO CONFIRM ANY ASPECT OF CAPE TOWN CHILD WELFARE'S CURRENT WORK, PLEASE EMAIL: information@helpkids.org.za
Our Chief Executive, Niresh Ramklass, was elected as Secretary on the Executive Committee of The International Forum for Child Welfare at the World Forum held in Jakarta, Indonesia during October 2009
For further information on the forum visit
 International Forum for Child Welfare
www.ifcw.org
CAPE TOWN CHILD WELFARE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ORGANISATIONS AND BUSINESSES UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE NELSON MANDELA CHILDREN'S FUND HAS LAUNCHED THE CHAMPION FOR CHILDREN CAMPAIGN ON 09 DECEMBER 2009 IN JOHANNESBURG.
Click on link for further information on the Campaign
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN CAPE TOWN CHILD WELFARE
NEW BUILDING FOR GUGULETU From Wendy Houses to a Beautiful New Building   
Since 2004 clients in the Guguletu Area had to see their social workers in Wendy Houses due to a shortage of space at the existing building. Meetings had to be held either in one of the wendy houses or in the waiting room. This is all going to change shortly thanks to the wonderful sponsorship by The Förderverein Khayelitsha e.V. Haltern am See, a German organisation who has a longstanding relationship with the organisation.
Our heartfelt thank you to them!!!!!
CAPE TOWN CHILD WELFARE IS SUPPORTED BY THE AMERICAN FUND FOR CHARITIES
Cape Town Child Welfare is now supported by The American Fund for Charities, a US 501(c)(3) non-profit organisation EIN 52-2109597. Donations to The American Fund for Charities from US taxpayers are tax deductible to the extent allowed by US law. Cape Town Child Welfare has been reviewed by The American Fund for Charities and the board of the American Fund has determined that Cape Town Child Welfare is a suitable organisation to receive grants from a US public charity.
So....if you are a US taxpayer and want to support Cape Town Child Welfare, please print the Donation Form that can be found under Marketing and Funding - Donation Form and send it with your check or credit card details to The American Fund for Charities, PMB 293, 601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, South Building, Washington DC 20004. You will be issued with the receipt you require for income tax purposes.
You can also make an online credit card donation to the American Fund recommending a grant to Cape Town Child Welfare by clicking on this link: www.americanfund.info
If you would like further information about The American Fund, its programs or grant making please email jenny.simms@americanfund.info
CAPE TOWN CHILD WELFARE CENTENARY DONOR'S RECEPTION
      
On a magical evening held on 19th November 2008, Cape Town Child Welfare honoured its donors, stakeholders and friends in a cocktail party at the majestic Mount Nelson Hotel. Guests were treated to welcome drinks around the Lord Kitchener Fountain before proceeding into The Garden Room for welcome speeches by the previous Chair of our Board, Sharon Follentine and our newly elected Chair, Theo Nkone.
Drinks and canapes made their way around the room whilst guests had the stresses of the day soothed away by harpist Jane Theron.
We would like to once again, to pay tribute to our loyal donors and sponsors and thank them for their enthusiasim and support of our very noble organisation.
CAPE TOWN CHILD WELFARE HOLDS ITS 101th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
   
On 22th September 2009, Cape Town Child Welfare held its 101th Annual General Meeting. The event was attended by members, donors, interested parties, staff, volunteers as well as members of the public. Dr. Ivan Meyer, MEC of Social Development, Western Cape (on photo bottom left with the Chief Executive, Mr. N Ramklass) was the quest speaker. Dr. Meyer reiterated in his speech again the importance of children coming first and the importance of community members helping to address crime, especially against children.
Refreshments were served to all in attendance providing prople with their own opportunity to reflect on the invaluable service this incredible organisation provides.
NEW PROMOTIONAL DVD FOR CAPE TOWN CHILD WELFARE!
 Masimange Dimbaza during filming of the DVD. Masimange is the daughter of staff member, Nosipho Dimbaza and is at school at Wynberg Girls Junior School
 Desmond and Werner Etsebeth of Full Moon Productions busy filming the DVD in Gugulethu
FULL MOON PRODUCTIONS have generously agreed to produce a new promotional DVD for Cape Town Child Welfare, pro bono. The DVD, focussing primarily on our HIV and AIDS grass roots intervention programmes was shot in Gugulethu late in July with some additional area footage in Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay. We are very grateful to the Gugulethu team, members of the HIV support group, staff member Nosipho Dimbaza and her daugher Masimange Dimbaza who both appeared in the DVD.
Local Cape Town band, UNDEFINED's latest musical offering, Pushed Aside will provide the backing track to the DVD.
Thank you Full Moon Productions for making this possible! www.fullmoonproductions.co.za
HELPKIDS™ belongs to us!
After a 3 year wait, the HELPKIDS™ name finally belongs to Cape Town Child Welfare! We are are thrilled to announce that the name HELPKIDS™ has been offically registered as a Trade Mark in class 45 by the registry. We see the HELPKIDS™ name as being indicative of all that we do ~ helping the most needy, impoverished and desperate children within the 95 geographic areas we serve.
Cape Town Child Welfare HELPKIDS HOTLINE
The hotline will provide much-needed support to children in crisis in the Cape Peninsula and will reinforce the good work being done on the ground in protecting children by Cape Town Child Welfare’s Eye on the Child volunteers.
Since 1908, Cape Town Child Welfare, the oldest and second-largest child welfare organisation in South Africa, has had a reputation of setting trends.
Its Isolabantwana (Eye on the Child) programme paved the way for other child welfare organisations throughout South Africa to set up similar groundbreaking services using fully trained volunteers certified by the Commissioner of Child Welfare to do the work previously only authorised to be carried out by fully qualified social workers and members of the police. Volunteers literally become the eyes (and the ears) in their communities and, under the auspices of Eye on the Child, are able to enter a home and remove a child if suspicions of abuse, neglect or abandonment are aroused.
And now Cape Town Child Welfare is strengthening its ten Eye on the Child programmes through the innovative use of technology. From its offices in situated in the heart of Athlone, the organisation has set up its helpkids Hotline.
But this far from an ordinary helpline staffed during working hours. For a start, the helpkids Hotline is available 24 hours to any child nationwide. Outside the Peninsula, the caller will be referred to a network of service providers around the country, including 174 child welfare organisations, Childline, Safeline, SAPS, and government social service departments. Within the Cape Peninsula the operator will have access to up to 45 Cape Town Child Welfare staff and volunteers via two-way radio links.
At any one time, Cape Town Child Welfare senior management, on-duty social workers and Eye on the Child volunteers from each of its six geographic ‘hot spot’ teams, and members of its security team will carry two-way radios. Each car within the organisation’s fleet also carries a two-way radio.
This circle of support will, therefore, ensure that the person calling will receive the best level of appropriate service from Cape Town Child Welfare 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It will also help members of Cape Town Child Welfare’s staff should they find themselves in difficulty while out on duty, which, unfortunately, has been the case in the past.
Niresh Ramklass, chief executive of Cape Town Child Welfare, says that the system goes beyond what most other child welfare organisations around the world offer. “The service gives vital strength and support to our Eye on the Child volunteers who are our eyes and ears on the ground in the communities where we work and enables our social workers to truly offer round-the-clock support to children in crisis. At the same time, it will ensure our staff can go about their work confident in the knowledge that they can call for help should they run into security problems.”
The helpkids Hotline number is 0800helpkids or 0800 435754 0800 435754 .
 The work of Cape Town Child Welfare has been generously supported by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund, with our latest award totalling R1.5 million!!
CONTACT DETAILS
Below, please find the contact details for our head office as well as all of our site offices.
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Head Office & Adoptions |
021 638 3127 021 638 3127 |
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Helpkids Hotline |
0800 helpkids or
0800 435 754 0800 435 754 |
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Base Station (Athlone) |
021 638 3127 021 638 3127 |
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Athlone Team |
021 638 3127 021 638 3127 |
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Lotus River / Ottery / Philippi Team |
021 638 3127 021 638 3127 |
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Gugulethu Team |
021 637 2140 021 637 2140 |
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Khayelitsha Team |
021 387 0163 021 387 0163 |
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Manenberg Team |
021 638 5131 021 638 5131 |
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Hout Bay Team |
021 790 2300 021 790 2300 |
We look forward to hearing from you.
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