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Ncedo Lwethu Centre Zandvliet Centre Garden Village Centre Chris Nissen Centre Programmes Funding

Ncedo Lwethu Centre (' Our own help")

Established in September 1999, the Service Centre serves the indigent older and disabled of Lwandle and Nomzamo.

The Service Centre operates from Lwandle Resource Centre, a venue that is safe and accessible to the older and disabled population. Members meet 5 days a week, between 10h00 - 14h00. (Monday - Fridays).

This service centre currently has 30 active members.


Zandvliet Rendezvous Service Centre

Established in January 2001, the Service Centre serves the indigent older and disabled of Macassar & Firgrove.

The Service Centre operates from Zandvliet Care Facility. Members meet four days a week from 9h30 - 14h30. (Mondays - Thursdays)

This service centre currently has 30 active members

Garden Village Service Centre

Established in March 2003, the Service Centre serves the indigent older and disabled of Garden Village, Carrey Park, Paardevlei and Victoria Park.

The Service Centre operates from the Garden Village Community Hall. Members meet 3 days a week, between 10h00 - 13h00. (Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays).

This service centre currently has 19 active members.

Chris Nissen Park Service Centre

Established in June 2006, the Service centre serves the indigent older and disabled of Chris Nissen Park and surrounding farms.

Members are currently meeting in a container, once a week (Wednesdays from 14h00 - 16h00).

The service centre currently has 17 active members.

Plans for 2007, include moving to a disabled friendly premise and meeting twice a week (Tuesdays & Fridays from 10h00 - 14h00)

What are our aims?

  • To empower older and disabled persons, by enhancing their quality of life as well as to enable them to remain living independently, within the community for longer, by offering a programme relevant to the needs of the members
  • To build and strengthen the capacity of people over 60 and the physically disabled aged 18 years and over, thus improving their quality of life.
  • To promote self-sufficiency and independent living
  • To develop and enhance income-generating skills through the production of saleable crafts
  • To empower illiterate older persons by providing literacy training
  • To provide physical social interaction opportunities, which are beneficial to the physical and mental well - being of the target community

What programmes are offered:

  • Nutritious Meals & Food parcels
  • Transport
  • Clinic Service
  • Stroke Support Group
  • Art Classes
  • Embroidery Group
  • Sewing project (production of African Wear)
  • Bead work
  • English Literacy Classes
  • Social Interaction (e.g. games, outings, etc)
  • Educational Talks
  • Counselling & Life skills training

    Funding:

    All our members rely entirely on either a minimal government grant of R820. Due to the high unemployment rate in Lwandle (52%), Nomzamo (51%), Chris Nissen Park (50%), Macassar (30%) and Garden Village (29%), this grant is often used to support unemployed children and grandchildren. Members are therefore able to contribute only a very small amount towards the running costs of the centres, whilst they do generate funds from the sale of their handwork, but this amount is often low and unreliable.



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