"Life Centres are places of hope, where vulnerable children are loved and cared for, and given the opportunity to develop through healthy relationships and play.”
Sinani
eGoshen Kids Club is located in Elandshoek, a small rural community situated near our Church Unlimited Kaapschehoop site. Many unemployed and seasonal workers are settled in this area. What is unique about our partnership with eGoshen is that this centre is led by a local church called Uniting Reformed Church Elandshoek.
Centre founder, Pastor Samuel Chauque, was a long-time friend of Church Unlimited and active in his community for many years. We engage our youth through our Sports and Arts Academies, and they look forward to visiting the life centre to participate in various activities and eat a nutritious meal after school.
The Mpakeni Life Centre’s focus is to grow and equip their team to ensure that the vulnerable children in this community are cared for well. Click the “Read More” button to learn about a recent local sustainable farming success story.
Tekatakho Disabled Care Centre (TDC) cares for orphaned and vulnerable disabled children and adults from the Kabokweni and surrounding communities. TDC has opened up many opportunities for therapists and other medical professionals to live out the Sinani mission.
What once started as a Friday afternoon Club, has now blossomed into a fully operational life centre. Being situated just a stone’s throw from Church Unlimited White River allows for convenient access to live out the Sinani mission.
Zwel Kids Club is a thriving life centre that offers a variety of activities, including homework help, board games, soccer, netball, and performing arts that include gumboot dancers and a choir. Visitors often participate in these activities alongside the youth.
Oakley Hope Centre is situated just past Mkhuhlu, outside of Hazyview. The life centre serves 100 children from Monday to Friday. Many local individuals have been trained at the Rehoboth Foundations for Farming Centre and gardens are beginning to flourish in the area.
Granite Hill, also known as Madlidlinini, is a very poor community just outside Mbombela, approximately 4km from the N4. Church Unlimited Mbombela members, Fabio Lucas and Eugene Wessels planted a church after a need arose to share the gospel in Portuegese.
We were introduced to this community by a family who attend CU Mbombela, who have been operating a business in the area for several decades. The centre has a solid team of care workers, who have been working well for a long time, caring for the vulnerable youth in the area.
The community of Oshoek faces many challenges which increase the vulnerability of children. A lack of access to suitable health care, unemployment, lack of food security, prostitution and teenage pregnancy are all contributing factors.