Welcome to our website
Brief History
The Potters Haven started in 2003 with 12 children as a place of safety for abused children.The registration of our NPO on the 26th of July 2012 has changed the home from a Place of Safety to a Foster Home for Children. Taking care of children for 14 years.
Currently we are caring for 18 children (1 child being a HIV little boy), of which 3 are in high school, 11 in primary school, 2 toddlers who have all suffered from some form of abuse. Some are orphaned due to the HIV/Aids pandemic, some have been removed from abusive homes, and some have been abandoned completely and left to fend for themselves. Their stories are varied and in some cases really shocking.
These children arrive at the Potters Haven with no self-confidence, no self-respect, no dignity, and usually with only the clothes on their backs. We provide shelter, food, schooling, clothing etc, but most of all we provide a loving and safe home where they are encouraged to reach their full potential and to become contributing members of society. We aim to restore in these children all they have had taken away from them through care, holistic counselling, prayer and most of all, love. We teach them cleanliness, responsibility and restore their faith in humanity as we equip them to live normal healthy lives.
A list of our children is available on request, but as we respect our children’s’ right to privacy, we do not divulge their surnames nor do we supply photographs which would reveal their identities. You are, however, most welcome to visit our home and meet our children in person.
We receive government grants for some of these children 13 children grants are still pending due to ongoing court cases, for more than 2 years now.The grant per child is much less than the cost to raise a child R430.00 x6 children) , and we therefore rely heavily upon the kind hearts of our donors to reach our goals each month.
Our Main objectives
- To establish a centre for the care of children.
- To protect children and make sure they are not abused.
- Work with social development as well as to assist with government grant for orphans.
- Find donors for orphans and needy e.g. food, blankets, clothes and shelter.
Our Secondary objectives
- Educate children about their rights.
- To teach children cleanliness.
- To teach them survival skills by educating them about everything possible.
- Different sport activities for our children.
- To provide a safe haven for children.
- To provide a warm and loving home for the children in our care.
- To nurture a philosophy of caring for each other and for our community.
Our Vision and Goals
- To discover cheerful children with a target of a brighter future in our country with no fear.
- For our community to be aware and learn to deal with different diseases that we come across in our country.
- To have children that have a mission of say “No” to crime and work with the South African Police Services to fight against criminal activities.
- To teach our children to be a responsible and respectful human beings.
- To sent healed, restored and equipped children back into Society to change
- Our Society. To be a living witness . Your past cannot make you , the choice is yours.
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