We are happy to report that our telephone lines are working properly again.

We humble apologise for this, it was a telkom technical problem.


regards,

Child Carea SA team

We have uploaded new exciting documents.

1. 2010 PMTCT Guidelines by Department of Health

2. NSP Simplified leaflet by Yezingane Network

3. Children's Act Budget Analysis by the Children's Institute

You can view them on your Documents page, should you wish to be emailed more information send your request to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Child Care South Africa [previously known as Inkanyezi Child & Family Welfare Society], is a registered non-profit organisation that provides comprehensive, quality services to children living in poverty. It was established in 1995 as a network of crèches, and in 2002 changed focus from being a networking organisation to becoming a service provider to children in distress. As a child welfare society the organisation was mostly involved in statutory work, and realised that clients could not afford to come to our offices for assistance. As a result children were not receiving appropriate services. In 2004 we started community outreach work, where we visited schools to raise awareness and later started working with families in rural areas. Over the past 5 years we have gained experience in working with Traditional Structures in rural areas of KwaZulu Natal.

In 2008, we made the decision to become independent from the Child Welfare family. As part of the exit strategy of one of our donors, the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, we were awarded a grant for employing an Organisational Development consultant to assist us with this important new phase which would involve developing a new vision and a 5 year strategic plan, a new governance and organisational structure, and new policies and procedures to guide its operations. The new vision was formulated in December 2008 along with expected outcomes for the next five years hence the Board and staff feel it is appropriate to officially launch the new name and look for the organisation, while also celebrating achievements that have been made by the organisation over the past 14 years.

Our New Vision
We strive to create a society where children have the opportunities and encouragement to develop into responsible, self-sufficient adults who are able to contribute positively to society and break the cycle of poverty.

Celebrations
Date  : 14 April 2009
Venue  : Eshowe College Hall
Time  : 09h00 AM

• Date: 04 November 2008
• Venue: Eshowe Methodist Church – Hall
• Time: 09h00 – 14h00

Project Background
ICFWS is a non governmental organization, which was established in 1995 and is based in the North Coast of KwaZulu Natal – Eshowe. We work with children from rural areas of Eshowe through 5 projects that develop and address the needs of the children.

The Child Advocacy Project: aims to protect the safety, well being and development of our children through a holistic inter-sect oral approach and we have identified the following Objectives and our area of focus for the next 3 years:-

1. Advocacy for children’s rights to strengthen community participation
2. To ensure that the Orphans and Vulnerable Children have access to services that are Provided by the government as it is their rights to have these services
3. To draw attention to children’s rights delivery gaps
4. To empower children to be able to voice their opinions.

As per objective 4, in 2007/2008 we have managed to work with 04 Primary Schools from rural areas reaching 382 grade 7 learners and as we end the year we plan to bring together these learners to openly debate about children’s rights & responsibilities. In October 2007 a debate competition was held with great success but we have resolved that in 2008 Children should openly debate without competing for a Trophy. A collective decision was taken to have a Children’s Imbizo.

Inkanyezi Child Welfare, gets a donation from Boxer Store for R 1000.00 worth of groceries per month for 12 months. View photos in our photo gallery now.