THE SOUTH AFRICAN CHARITIES

SOS CHILDRENS VILLAGE

The SOS Childrens Village Association of South Africa is a member of SOS Kinderdorf International, the largest child care organisation in the world, operating in over 132 countries. More than 200 000 children benefit from the various residential, educational and developmental programme worldwide.

SOS Childrens Village were established in 1949 and celebrated their 50th Anniversary in 1999. SOS Childrens Village was established in South Africa in 1982 and has 6 Villages at present in Pretoria, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Pietermaritzburg and Umtata.

ASSOCIATION FOR DISABLED

The Association for the Physically Disabled Johannesburg (APD) was established in 1934.The Founder maintained that disability shows no colour bar likewise this Association will show no colour bar. Throughout the years that principal has been enforced irrespective of the changing governments.

Currently APD offers non residential services to people with primarily physical disability, ranging from schools,social work services (group and individual sessions, family support groups, assessments, etc.)