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Hi guys!
Well what an eventful time it has been for the Maranatha Care Children charity! Having been
out in South Africa with our projects for 4 months since the last newsletter to you all (and
making plans to move to South Africa in January myself) we really are making such positive
progress!
So our primary project remains the Siyakatala Child & Youth Care Centre for up to 20 boys and
12 girls currently catering for children and young people receiving full time residential care from
the ages of 4 to 19 years of age.
Thanks to all the support we have received over the course of the year we have managed to help
the centre in the following achievements:
1. Providing furniture requirements & security improvements for the new girls section
(allowing extra children to be accommodated)
2. Extended the bathroom area for boys at the centre (for facilities to be suitable for 20
boys)
3. Building a new extension to the boys section as a separate house (with necessary
appliances/furniture) for our oldest boys (18+) to promote their independence. We have
also now started with vocational training courses.
Girls section improvements New bathroom area Building extension
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4. Purchased clothes for children at the centre, including those who were recently placed
(or who had come in off the streets) only with the clothes they had on. We similarly
purchased all school clothing for those enrolled in schools over the last year.
5. We also donated funds towards the yearly school transport for those required to attend
one specialist school (essential for the development of the specific children placed there
and located 20km away from the centre).
6. We have kept our partnership with the fantastic Humewood Sea Scouts, funding for over
20 children from the centre to attend the cubs/scouts group on a weekly basis, including
funds to attend skill building camps.
Such achievements are only made possible from the support we receive as we rely on donations
to carry out our charitable objectives and it makes a huge difference when individuals fundraise
on our behalf! So please always keep us in mind!
Our on-going partnership with Miracles for Maranatha, an initiative established by volunteers
at Siyakatala from the California State Fullerton University, has also made a massive difference
for us with everyone being incredibly dedicated to supporting the children after returning to the
US, and arranging many fantastic fundraisers!
This year I was privileged enough to have three volunteers travel out from the UK to join me at
Siyakatala and teach at Protea Primary (our secondary project joined to a place of safety where
the children have mostly experienced ill-treatment or neglect and where we help fund
stationery requirements). Emma Scott, Heather Rogers and Jethro Coulson all made a massive
impact on the lives of those we support, as did all our new volunteers, so always contact me if
you are interested to find out more!
Most recently we took children and young people from the centre to see James Blunt perform as
part of his Some Kind of Trouble World Tour where the tickets were donated and he also took
the time to meet all of the Siyakatala children that attended! This was an amazing moment for
them all and something they will always remember! They also had the opportunity to go on
other great trips including to The Boma Reptile World.
The Siyakatala Children at the Humewood Sea Scouts group
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One of our new fundraising aims is to prioritise education. Some of the children have never been
to school when they come to Siyakatala, and the aim is to place children who need specialised
education in special schools (where they can receive remedial support & therapy as part of the
curriculum). A huge number of children in South Africa are out of school, and in the Eastern Cape
where we operate only 26 % finish their secondary schooling. We wish to provide the
educational support all children we reach out to require, meeting their assessed needs and
helping them to accomplish what we know can be possible. However it is clear that with a lack of
finances such visions become hard to achieve.
Our current aim is to raise 4000 towards specialist schooling I cant stress enough how muchEVERY donation we receive helps us! You can donate directly now at
www.justgiving.com/maranathachildren
We are also aiming to raise funds for the other needs at the centre over the course of the next
year:
Remedial Education costs 5,000
Occupational Therapy costs - 2,000
Essential clothing/uniform needs for all children - 1,000
Psychological Assessments - 800
Scouts Membership and Camps - 800
Micro Bus (15 seater) cost - 24,000 (this is a longer term aim but the children at the centre
already attend 9 different schools in different parts of Port Elizabeth, and reliable transport is
crucial for the childrens program at the centre, as they are currently battling with older vehicles
which have broken down on occasions and caused massive disruption)
There we be our anniversary party and other events & collections over the coming months
which I will keep you all informed of as need to generate as much support as we can!
Our young people, volunteers & managers of Siyakatala at the James Blunt show!
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And of course whilst I am working hard in our fundraising applications and finding potential
sponsors I am always willing to carry out presentations on my experiences as I have done so
previously at City College Plymouth and to Sixth Formers as well.
Maranatha Care Children have established a close working relationship with the Siyakatala
centre especially, being an affiliated organisation of the non-profit organisation Maranatha
Streetworkers Trust (SA Reg No: 012-046 NPO / Trust: IT 814/2002)that the centre are a projectof, and having representation on the board of trustees. Through this we also have scope to
support additional projects identified, with us currently looking at projects in the community
including a crche in one of the poorest areas of Port Elizabeth which I have visited, and assisting
in a new transitional house and training project for young offenders which I have been helping
the management committee in planning. I will of course update you all on how these initiatives
also take shape!
Our website will soon be updated and in the meantime please feel free to circulate the
newsletter to your friends and colleagues and keep up to date with us on twitter
http://twitter.com/MaranathaCare- the more we spread the word the more support we canget!
Thank you all for the amazing encouragement and generosity in helping give brighter futures to
these inspiring and resilient children and young people at our projects!
Shooting for the moonand thankful for all the help I am getting along the way!
Speak to you all again soon!
Harrison Nash (Charity Director)
Email:[email protected]
Web: www.maranathacarechildren.com
Donate:www.justgiving.com/maranathachildren
Visit to the Hellenvale Urban Crche project in the township area
Maranatha Care Children is a non-profit charity registered with
the charity commission in the UK (Charity No: 1139344)
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