Durbanville Children’s Home

During its 133 years of history, this Durbanville children’s home has developed programmes that include teaching life skills to many of the kids as well as facilitating healthcare and therapy treatments. It also has special processes to help the transition of children leaving the home once they become adults.

The organisation is part of the Badisa portfolio, a social services provider that helps children and families and focuses on elderly care, disability care and victims of substance dependency. It always focuses on the values of hope, respect and understanding.

Highlights:

Programmes include life skills, healthcare, therapeutic and scholastic
Part of the Bedisa portfolio, a social services provider that helps children and families and focuses on elderly care, disability care and victims of substance dependency
One of the oldest children’s homes in South Africa, having been founded in 1886