Our Programmes - Tholakele Centre of Hope

Tholakele Centre of Hope therapeutic programmes are designed to assist children to come to terms with the trauma of being removed from their families as well as to help them achieve a sense of emotional, physical and social wellbeing. It is noted that children respond differently to trauma and their reactions vary with age, maturity and exposure to the trauma. It is therefore essential that the appropriate therapeutic method be used with the children in order for the healing process to begin.

The center is supported by the services of qualified and full time Social Workers and Child and Youth Care Workers. They ensure that the following programmes are offered:

Individual and group counseling/Psychosocial support
Life skills
Independent living programmes
Education support (homework supervision, transport to school and nutritional meals)
Health programs (Medication supervision, clinic appointments)
School holiday programmes and sports activities

Services rendered

To put orphaned and vulnerable children first by providing shelter, protection, psychosocial support and care.
To counsel, love and care for the orphaned and vulnerable children.
Ensure orphaned and vulnerable children are educated.
Establish Child Care Forums.
Expose orphaned and vulnerable children to available resources.
Provide emergency temporal placement.

Purpose of the programmes

To take care and provide shelter to orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC).
We aim to have an establishment and nurturing of mutual commitment and trust.
Striving to stay in touch with the conditions, needs and aspirations of the poorest and most vulnerable families in our communities.
To provide employment opportunities; hence by providing training to volunteers from our community we enable people to supervise the sustainable growth of each vulnerable child so that they grow up to be proactive members of society.
To be a caring center to HIV/AIDS affected and infected children. To reduce the stigma attached to HIV and AIDS and being an orphan.
To achieve sponsorship, funding and donations for the OVC and running of the child and youth care centre.

Types of services provided and the people who will benefit from the services

Having orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC) that are emotionally and psychologically well. Each child will receive counselling.
Having children that are free to express themselves and are more confident.
Having children that are stress free from their burdens from home.
Emotional, spiritual and psychological status of children become stable.
Having HIV and AIDS infected and affected children that are accepted by members of the community.
Having a community that is aware of the circumstances that the children live under and strive to assist.
Quality of life of the OVC will improve and become more acceptable in our communities.
Producing trained staff and volunteers from the community who will become community children advocates.
Orphaned and vulnerable children to benefit from our Child Protection Plan.

OUTDOORS

The center is situated on a 1.9 hectare plot where we grow crops and make profit from our vegetable garden and poultry farming to keep the center sustainable. This provides food security to the center and skills development to the older children. Employment will be created for local community in turn alleviating poverty. The center aims to achieve these income-generating activities as well as ensuring that our volunteer program has developed to ensure continuous services and fundraising activities are continuous to ensure sustainability.