UZWELO

Residential care facility

CHILD AND YOUTH CARE CENTRE

ABOUT

Uzwelo Home is a residential child and youth care centre that offers 54 neglected, abused and traumatised boys and girls between the ages of 2 -21 years a loving and caring therapeutic environment and a range of holistic services.

Due to the preferred and best practice of caregiving:

ensuring attachment,

promoting belonging,

enhancing mastery, and

Due to the preferred and best practice of caregiving:

Uzwelo Home has structured the programme in such a way that 8 children of the same sex form a cluster family with 1 (one) care giver/ one relief care giver attending to their daily needs.

PROGRAMMES

A wide range of services focussing on the individual needs of
children are offered, Individual development plans are monitored by the multi-disciplinary team.

A child’s best interest is of paramount importance in all matters concerning the care, protection and
well-being of a child.

1. THERAPEUTIC

"Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful parts of us."

David Richo

Developmental Assessment
Individual Counselling
Play Therapy
Group work counselling
Occupational Therapy
Life space counselling

2. DEVELOPMENTAL & EDUCATIONAL

“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”

Educating regarding matters: Rights and responsibilities of children's, substance abuse
and prevention, bullying, HIV/ AIDS prevention, victim protection
Life skill development including leadership development
Preparation for pre-school, primary and secondary school as well as tertiary education
Monitoring and assisting of academic development
Promoting spiritual growth

3.
SPORT AND RECREATIONAL

“Children learn as they play. Most importantly, in play children learn how to learn.”

O. Fred Donaldson

Promoting and enabling sport activities
Enabling music / choir / dance activities

4.
HEALTH

“The greatest wealth is health"

Virgil

Ensuring healthy diet
Monitoring and managing of chronic illnesses
Managing general physical and mental health
Implementing health protocols

5. TRANSITIONAL

"Continuous effort — not strength or intelligence — is the key to unlocking our potential.”

LianeCardes

Preparing children for independently living
Arranging skills development activities – sewing, driver’s licences, computer literacy, first aid

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MEET THE CHILDREN

Uzwelo Home operates in accordance with the requirements of the Children’s Act and admissions are sanctioned by a children’s court enquiry process.

Children admitted are being in need of care and protection, including a child that:

has been abandoned or orphaned and is without any visible means of support;

is in a state of physical or mental neglect;

is being maltreated, abused, deliberately neglected or degraded;

has been exploited or lives in circumstances that expose him or her to exploitation;

displays behaviour which cannot be controlled by the parent or caregiver;

Children admitted are being in need of care and protection, including a child that:

has been trafficked;

is addicted to a dependence-producing substance and is without any support to obtain treatment;

lives in, or is exposed to, circumstances which may seriously harm that child’s physical, mental or social well-being; or

if there is reason to believe that the child will live in, or be exposed to, seriously harmful circumstances if he or she is returned to the parent, guardian or caregiver.