Programmes
Every Sunday we have groups of volunteers who attend to four different venues in the Northern Areas. Here they present Bible-based life-skills programmes and provide every child with a nutritious meal.
Helenvale:
In Helenvale, we rent a classroom at the Helenvale Primary School where we teach life-skills and provide 60 to 80 children with a meal every Sunday. Greg and Michelle Blignaut, together with a team of eight volunteers, faithfully attend these outreaches and help address the needs of our Helenvale children.
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Chatty:
In Chatty, we rent a class room at Chatty High School and provide life-skills training and home-cooked meals to between 50 and 80 children every Sunday. Linda Janjies and her team of four volunteers say it is their privilege to be there for the Chatty children.
Bloemendal:
In Bloemendal we form part of the Branch Christian Church where between 80 and 120 children are provided with a meal and life-skills training every week. Wesley and Novy Blignaut, together with a team of fifteen volunteers, care for our Bloemendal children.
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Booysens Park:
In March 2015 we opened a new venue at Booysens Park High School. On our first day at this location we had a staggering 155 children attend, which highlighted the immense need in this area. At the moment there are between 50 and 80 children attending every Sunday. Fernando and Michelle Kayser head up a team of six volunteers who provide meals and life-skills training to our Booysens Park children.
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Volunteers:
In an average community, a Sunday is seen as a day when families spend time together, go to church and have a Sunday lunch. But, for many of our children this is not true, due to neglect from their parents and the prevalence of broken homes. Our children look forward to attending Project Hope Outreaches every Sunday where they receive love and attention from our volunteers. Each one of our workers grew up in the Northern Areas of Port Elizabeth and have a passion to see the Project Hope mission fulfilled in the lives of the children they work with.
Meals:
The meals we serve are for most the only proper meal they will have for the week. Meals usually consist of veggies, starch and meat – depending on the resources available. Meals are prepared by our volunteers at their private homes.
Life-skills training:
Our life-skills training incorporate fundamental teachings, such as respecting yourself, your parents and your community.
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