Safeguarding Childhood, Building Futures:
iCare Children’s Foundation
A Few Words
About Us
Our mission is to create a safe and nurturing environment where children can heal from past trauma, receive quality education, and build a brighter future. We work tirelessly to ensure that each child under our care is given the love, support, and resources they need to succeed. We believe that education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty and abuse, so we prioritize providing access to quality schooling and vocational training.
At iCare, we are driven by compassion and a commitment to making a positive impact in the lives of vulnerable children. With the support of generous donors, volunteers, and community partners, we strive to create a world where every child feels valued, empowered, and loved.
Making positive changes, creating tomorrow’s leaders!
Our Objectives
- Providing assistance to the disabled, orphaned, elderly and underprivileged through food, clothing, education, etc.
- Empowerment of youth and woman through rights education and providing basic gear for generating income and student sponsorship.
- To ensure the care & protection for all traumatised, neglected and underprivileged children, youth and unemployed women.
Core Values
- Respect for Indigenous Knowledge
- Respect for the positive human traditional values
- Respect for religion and for tradition
- Protection of Staff Dignity and professionalism
Our History
The organization had its origins in the Cape Flats where poverty is rife. Unemployment, low self-esteem, lack of facilities and recreation opportunities, lack of vision, ambition, and drug and other substance abuse are factors that contribute the most to poverty.
Due to a lack of role models and opportunities, the youth tend to turn to gangsterism in an attempt to build self-esteem through recognition and acceptance in these circles. Poverty is the direct cause of problems such as poor family structures, neglect, street children and various other forms of social degradation and challenges. Interaction with people on various levels has made us realize that people in these situations are caught in a vicious cycle from which one cannot easily escape.
iCare has endeavoured to make life easier for those in need. We have learnt that providing those who struggle and suffer with whatever they need is not going to solve the problem – the task is much greater. It is important to make them realise that they need to empower themselves by acquiring skills which could develop a sense of self-worth, ability to help themselves and to rise above their difficult circumstances or conditions.