The Vision:
To transform the child’s environment so that he/she can experience the warmth of a home and to integrate him back into school so that in turn he/she can/will offer a positive input in our society. We want to maintain a balance: the children need to be cared for in spirit, soul and body.
Furthermore, it is our vision that those children receive tertiary education within their line of interest.
The Mission:
- To let the children be children again.
- To restore their dignity as human beings and see themselves as God sees them.
- Channel the desire of creating a better future into useful qualities.
- To impress discipline by means of participation in house rules and duties.
The goal is to give the children the love they never knew or experienced. This is a love they can only ultimately experience when they have a relationship with Christ Jesus. It is our belief that when this happens the rest will fall into place, and they will be restored to the role God intended for them – TO BE LIKE CHILDREN, and valuable members of society.
Core Activities
The operation of the Haven as Nelly's foster house and as a place of safety for children who have come from disadvantaged backgrounds and have been neglected or orphaned or abused and come to a position where the Department of Social Development has taken them into care. The Company is committed to ensure that the children who come into this Haven will be cared for in a holistic way, ensuring the needs of the child are met both in body and soul. The Haven should provide a home environment which is culturally in tune with the child’s background.
The Haven will also ensure that contact is maintained with the child’s family where this is possible and appropriate. These children often have health problems and the older ones have had big gaps in their education from when they were neglected. Praise the Lord for the people He has raised up to assist with additional subject lessons so that these children can catch up to missed schooling, and who assist in areas where the children have particular interest such as art. The Haven looks at all aspects of a child's development.
