MALAIKA ORPHANAGE CENTER

Brass is for Life project January 2011. Trainers from Denmark led by Anna Louise Pedersen

In photo No.1, 2, 3and 4 Steve Robinson from UK and Sharlene from Australia with MOC children and last the children
on the NELSON Mandela day.

In the first picture: Anna Louise Perdesen and Michelle from Denmark at Malaika Orphanage
And in the last two pictures Steve David Robinson from UK and in pic 4 with the children at the African Museum

Currently after just three years the Center is now helping 197 children in the Jo’burg

area.

The charity provides support in three main areas:-

1. Housing and financial support to provide the most basic needs of food, shelter, clothes, sanitation and care for children without a home

2. Daycare for those children not yet at school and an after school club (school finishes at 1pm), providing additional education and recreational activities

3. Establishing youth groups to give emotional support to caring families and provide supplementary education on HIV / AIDS and other local issues, by sharing their views, knowledge and positive attitude in the areas of difficulty.

The Government only give 170 Rand (less than 20 Pounds!!) a month for an Orphan or 470 Rand (less than 50 pounds!) for a child with special needs. This barely allows for milk for the younger children, let alone food, shelter, clothes, transport….etc. Fortunately the local communities are extremely generous and take in children as their own with support from the center along with other donations of clothes, blankets, toys, school materials .Etc.

The charity currently survives with local support and generosity and it helps as many children as possible. But there are lots more in need and lots more that Malaika wants to do. They are constantly canvassing local businesses for sponsorship and support and continue to do all they can to improve the lives of these children and give them a future