Touch Isithembiso fundraiser
On the 5th of April, Isithembiso Babies Home will have their second touch rugby fundraiser, Touch Isithembiso. The touch fundraiser continues on the success of last year, and will also accommodate an additional 6 teams.
Isithembiso officially opened their doors on the 1st of November 2005, and has cared for more than 60 babies to date. Isithembiso is a place of safety for children between the ages of 0-3 years who have been abandoned, abused, neglected or orphaned. We work hand in hand with social services to find these children new families or to reunite them with their biological family according to their individual case.
Isithembiso’s mission is to speak up for those who can’t speak for themselves. Proverbs 31 v 8-9 “Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute. Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor & needy.” Secondly, to reach the community by providing a safe home for these children.
Isithembiso takes a maximum of 6 children at a time. The reason being, the brain has reached 90% of its adult size and the child’s emotional, behavioral, cognitive and social foundation is set for the rest of the individual’s life. They are therefore very much aware of the responsibility they have of taking care of these children at such an incredibly critical stage of their lives. To do this well they need to be able to give much one-on-one time to each individual child. The goal being to restore love, trust and security to these little ones who have had such traumatic starts to life, as well as physically rehabilitate the many children who come into their home who are often far behind on developmental milestones due to malnourishment, neglect and abuse.
Isithembiso relies solely on the donations of individuals and businesses to run from month to month. Some of their expenses include rent, the salaries of the 6 staff members, rates and the general running of the household.
If you would like to get involved in assisting them in any way or visit the home so that you can get a better idea of what they do and who they are doing it for, you can contact Carmen Faragher, Home administrator, to set up an appointment.
For any further information please feel free to check out their website www.isithembiso.org and/or ‘LIKE’ their facebook page. You can also contact them on 041 581 0374.
If you would like to be part of the touch rugby, whether entering a team or contributing to prizes, feel free to contact Pierre for more info on pierre@sharksworld.co.za.
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