Getting Involved
No matter how old you are, where you live, or what you can give, you can help people living with disabilities, and you can start right now.
Becoming A Volunteer
We are always looking for volunteers to help support us with their time and skills. please contact us for more information on volunteering
Our Funders
Walvis Bay Salt Holdings
Walvis Bay Salt Holdings provides all our children and youth with transport to and from our Centre daily. They also provide some other in-kind means of support. They have supported us for over 25 years.
Overberg Fishing Company
The Overberg Trust provides monthly support towards our operational costs and they also provide us with fish towards our nutrition programme. They have supported us for over 20 years.
ELMA Philanthropies
The ELMA Philanthropies provides financial support towards our child welfare and special needs education programmes.
Ministry of Gender Equality
The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare provides some financial support on a monthly basis towards our child welfare programme.
Ministry of Health and Social Services
The Ministry of Health and Social Services provides in-kind through the subsidised use of their premises, as well as subsidised utilities. They also provide human resource support through seconded social work services.
Funding Priorities
Programmes
We run 4 broad programmes namely special needs education, therapy, psychosocial support and
enterprise development, all of which – especially the first two – are very labour intensive and costly.
People with disabilities or special needs have specific support needs which we aim to meet the best
of our ability. These needs may include intensive care, low teacher-student ratio, dietary
requirements, special educational or development materials, wheelchairs, physiotherapy /
occupational therapy apparatus and the like.
Our programmes also include daily nutrition – two
meals per day, weekly – and supplemental development through music, movement, culture and
sport.
Land and Buildings
We are accommodated in a government building and we are extremely grateful for this. The
building, however, does not meet the criteria for a school set-up nor for the running of a residential
child care facility.
We need a secure perimeter, additional and functional classes and amenities, and
of course, the safety of our children and staff is a high priority.
Towards this funding priority, please
contact us for more information should you wish to support us on this.
Capacity Development and Support
We cannot do what we do without the necessary skilled and experienced management and staff.
Our staff, training and capacity needs range from administrative, educator to occupational / speech
and language / physical therapy and the likes, as well as enterprise development, fundraising,
occupational health and safety, sustainability etc – all to help us provide the best service and
support to our children, youth and families living with disabilities.
Corporate Information
Audits
An annual external audit is given on request and is done by WBM Chartered Accountants
Donor Certificate
We provide corporate donors with a donor certificate for taxes.
NPO Registration: 21/95/231 (WO 165)