Drop in Centre Archives - KidZAid https://kidzaid.co.za/tag/drop-in-centre/ Raising funds to assist orphans, vulnerable children and their caregivers. Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:36:22 +0000 en-ZA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://kidzaid.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-socialmediab-32x32.png Drop in Centre Archives - KidZAid https://kidzaid.co.za/tag/drop-in-centre/ 32 32 And the Winner of the Hamper is .. https://kidzaid.co.za/and-the-winner-of-the-hamper-is/ Mon, 05 Dec 2022 11:33:19 +0000 https://kidzaid.co.za/?p=246290 Profiles Hair & Beauty Lounge, Field’s Centre, Kloof, hosted a raffle in support of the KidZAid Trust which was generously supported by all their staff and salon clients.

The hamper was beautifully wrapped courtesy of Kloof Florist and consisted of a crate with fancy chocolates, biscuits, wine, olives, nougat, chips and sweets. The happy winner was Yvonne Greig of Kloof.

]]> Creativity Workshops for the Drop-In Centres Pricipals https://kidzaid.co.za/creativity-workshops-for-the-drop-in-centres-pricipals/ Wed, 30 Nov 2022 10:30:29 +0000 https://kidzaid.co.za/?p=246277 Workshops by Cecily Fraser. Organised by KidZAid.

KidZAid offered workshops at the Community Outreach Centre (COC) conducted by pre-school principal, Cecily Fraser. She shared ideas on how children can be taught creative uses of garden plants and stones, etc.

Creativity Workshop for DIC Principals and Teachers
]]> For only R10 you could win this Hamper https://kidzaid.co.za/for-only-r10-you-could-win-this-hamper/ Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:56:48 +0000 https://kidzaid.co.za/?p=246260 Want to win this stunning wooden crate filled with tasty eats and wine, worth over R900?

Just pop past the Hair and Beauty Lounge at Field’s Centre, 15 Village Rd, Kloof

Take a R10 ticket or two, in the KidZAid raffle. Winning ticket draw on 15th December 2022.

The income from the ticket sales will go directly to the KidZAid beneficiaries.

Hamper wrapped courtesy of Kloof Florist.

]]> Melodies in Support of KidZAid https://kidzaid.co.za/melodies-in-support-of-kidzaid/ Mon, 17 Oct 2022 08:36:31 +0000 https://kidzaid.co.za/?p=246252 KidZAid’s sincere gratitude for the gift of your voices, your time, and your generosity

The Williams Saints Ladies Choir conducted by Ronel Laidlaw-Perks & the Kloof Methodist Church Choir conducted by Tony Olds, accompanied by pianist Priscilla Crundwell, joined forces for an uplifting afternoon of harmonious melodies in support of KidZAid. It must have taken hours of rehearsal to achieve such perfection.

]]> Thank You, on behalf of 416 vulnerable Children https://kidzaid.co.za/thank-you-on-behalf-of-416-vulnerable-children/ Mon, 17 Oct 2022 06:04:34 +0000 https://kidzaid.co.za/?p=246244

Thank You for Your Support!

A very big thank you to all the donors and attendees of our 2022 Barnyard fundraising event, which raised over R35,000-00 for the sole benefit of our charities. It goes a long way in providing a meal a day for our 416 vulnerable children.

A great show and a full house

]]> Workshops on Identity and Belonging https://kidzaid.co.za/workshops-on-identity-and-belonging/ Tue, 27 Sep 2022 15:44:52 +0000 https://kidzaid.co.za/?p=246235

Workshops by Cecily Fraser at the Community Outreach Centre. Organised by KidZAid.

The workshops on identity and belonging included activities e.g. on ‘feelings’
]]> Peter is Running the Comrades to Raise Funds for KidZAid https://kidzaid.co.za/peter-is-running-the-comrades-to-raise-funds-for-kidzaid/ Thu, 28 Jul 2022 13:37:48 +0000 https://kidzaid.co.za/?p=245625 KidZAid's fundraising campaign. It will support 165 pre-school children.]]>

KidZAid is pleased to announce that Peter Symons has selected KidZAid as his Comrades Marathon charity.

It will be his first Comrades Marathon (90 km). Since the beginning of the year, Peter has been diligently following a rigorous training schedule, running on farm and country roads in Eshowe, where he is a farm manager.

The funding raised via this campaign will be used to feed pre-schoolers at creches in Inchanga, Ntshongweni, Mariannhill and Mariannridge.

]]> 3 Large Bags of Toys https://kidzaid.co.za/3-large-bags-of-toys/ Tue, 07 Jun 2022 20:31:54 +0000 https://kidzaid.co.za/?p=245522

Huge gratitude to an anonymous donor ..

.. for the 3 large bags of toys that were specifically selected for the children at the COC Drop-In Centre Crèches, Mariannhill.

 

3 huge bags of toys for the COC Drop In Centre Crèches, Mariannhill.
]]> Cosy Blankets, Jerseys, Gloves, and Beanies https://kidzaid.co.za/cosy-blankets-jerseys-gloves-and-beanies/ Tue, 07 Jun 2022 19:29:06 +0000 https://kidzaid.co.za/?p=245518 A huge thank you ..

.. to the generous knitters at Westville Methodist Church who donated these cosy blankets, jerseys, gloves, and beanies for our 4 beneficiaries.

cosy blankets, jerseys, gloves, and beanies for our 4 beneficiaries
]]> Helping Children in Need https://kidzaid.co.za/helping-children-in-need/ Tue, 22 Mar 2022 23:28:50 +0000 https://kidzaid.co.za/?p=245221

KidZAid – started by Helen Lee in response to the national outcry to assist and raise funds for AIDS orphans, vulnerable children and their caregivers – was registered as a trust in 2004 and as a Public Benefit Organisation in 2006.

Extract from an article in the Crest Magazine, in which Helen Lee, the founder of the KidZAid Trust, was interviewed:

“We believe that every child whose life has been touched by AIDS deserves to be brought up with a sense of self-worth.

This can only be achieved with proper feeding, shelter, education and nurture. We are committed to channelling resources through reputable initiatives to assist as many of these children as possible to become worthwhile members of society,” says Helen.

“All my life I have had a special love for babies and young children, and I have been richly blessed as a mother and more recently a granny,” she says. “Over the years I have been particularly saddened by reports of young children fending for themselves as a result of the AIDS scourge that is sweeping our land.” Speaking to people intimately involved in AIDS relief, such as Dr Daryl Hackland and the AIDS

Foundation in Durban, Helen realised that there were many projects and initiatives in operation. “But their major need was funding, and although much money is sent to South Africa for AIDS, most of this goes

There is so much kindness in this country

into research and very little reaches those who are suffering at present. “There is so much kindness in this country and many folk are anxious to help in some way, but simply haven’t the time to get involved personally. I truly believe that the man in the street can be motivated to give a small donation each month to a reputable trust that will ensure the money reaches those in need,” says Helen. “So KidZAid was born to provide that vehicle.”

Drop-in centres were started in the Mariannhill area by the Community Outreach Centre at the height of the AIDS pandemic to cater for child-headed households. “The drop-in centre we support is in an area called Luganda. As a result of the death of parents from AIDS, many children were left without an adult to care for them. These older children can leave their younger siblings at the centre on the way to school each morning, where the little ones are fed and cared for. On returning in the afternoon, the older children receive a meal before they leave with their younger siblings. This enables the older children to attend school and ensures that they receive one nutritious meal each day,” says Helen.

Apart from Luganda, KidZAid supports 1 000 Hills Community Helpers at Inchanga with a sizeable donation for infant formula each month. They also assist the Embizeni Creche at Shongweni and Candyfloss pre-primary school, which operates from Mariann Ridge Methodist Church.

FOR MORE INFO: info@kidzaid.co.za

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