Welcome to Kwa-Zulu Natal Free State Area
MOWCS KNFSA identifies the disaster, social welfare and development needs of communities, coordinates, and then to provides through affiliates, and participating community partnerships, meaningful care and sustainable development, utilizing available resources, motivated by supreme love for God and impartial love for our fellow men – to the ultimate glory of God.
Lighthouse ACS to shine rays of HOPE in Mooi River
A place of safety is to become a place of healing and growth. The Lighthouse Community Centre (previously known as Esiphephelweni Shelter) is the brainchild of people who want to make a difference in the Bruntville township and for the people of Mpofana in Mooi River. “It is a pilot project which we hope will be rolled out throughout South Africa,” says chairperson of the Lighthouse Community Centre, Arlene Arnold.
“With the help of the Social Workers from the Department of Social Development in Mpofana, we relocated all the children previously in resident in Esiphephelweni after it was declared dysfunctional,” says Arlene. “We have been able through a partnership with Meals on Wheels Community Services to make use this building to aid the local community”
“We want to use the building to bring together the many organisations which can help with the numerous problems the people of Mpofana meet on a daily basis,” says Arlene. “For example in Bruntville with an HIV prevalence of 80%, there has been a population decline of 14, 4% compared to the 2001 Census data. Many working age parents have died of Aids and a large number of children is being raised by grandparents. For example, there is Sosiba Hleziphi with seven dependent grandchildren. Thank heavens for Meals on Wheels and the nutritious food parcels.”
Arlene and her team have a generous donation to renovate the building into a fully fledged service centre. Some of the projects planned for this building include:
- Victim advice centre CCJ (Centre for Criminal Justice) · Producing 40000 meals a month for our people.
· A day care centre for disabled Children
· A place where disabled people can meet and produce crafts for sale.
· A place where women will be taught how to sew and therefore help support their families.
· A centre for adult education (ABET)
· A place where Orphans can be advised on their rights plus receive a daily meal.
· We will be starting HIV & Diabetes testing together with counselling plus facillitating a meeting place for A. A. groups.
· We will begin training in social work stage 1 (recognising HIV, Rape, Abuse, reporting etc)
· Empowering our people in skills to enable them to set up small businesses.
· Setting up a Youth Advisory Service.
MOWCS KNFSA PEUGEOT VAN DELIVERIES
4 Peugeot Van’s were delivered to 4 of our Affiliates in the KNZ Area. Chatsworth ACS, Lighthouse ACS, Pietermaritzburg MOW & Virginia MOW were the fortunate orgnizations who received each a Peugeot Van for their organizations. They thanking MOWCS SA & MOWCS KNFSA for all their help in allowing them to be the owners of these beautiful vehicles. Praise be to God Almighty!!!
Australia Container Released
Eventually after all the long waiting and struggling to get this container that was sent to us from Australia, has been released to us at last. Praise be to God!!
We were able to distribute a lot of clothing, crockery, bedding, shoes and books to most of our affiliates. These people were very happy and excited for these donations.
Please pray that God will make a way for us to get the rest of the food stuff that are still sitting at the harbour.
Head Office New Fundraisers
We are proud to introduce to you our new fundraisers for MOWCS KNFSA. Mrs Jessica Jonker, Ms. Merle Vaalbank & Mrs Sibongile Nhlangulela. We pray that God will richly bless them, as they go out and collect funds on behalf of MOWCS KNFSA. Anyone who is interested in doing fundraising for MOWCS KNFSA, can contact Mr Gershon Naidoo.
MOWCS Delivers Blankets
Over the past two months our storeroom has been filled with blankets that has been donated to our office by many kindhearted individuals.
During this past week (16-19 March) our director, Mr GT Naidoo distributed these blankets in the Sanipass and Hineville areas. A total of 130 blankets were distributed to the poorest of the poor.
A very big thank you to all those who gave and a sincere request to please give more.
If you would like to donate something or anything please contact us.
Community Relief in Disaster Zones
Our office received a R2.2 million donation from the Department of Social Development, to assist communities affected by disasters. Through this donation we were able to assist 2500 families, in the northern KZN area. Read the rest of this story »
100,000 Meals a Month
Feeding 100,000 people in Kwa-Zulu Natal & Free State
Helping Xenophobia Victims in Durban
KNFSAreceived two calls on the evening of the 22nd of May 2008. One was from Pastor Nkala and the other was from Dr M Buthelezi. Both calls highlighted the plight of the refugees in these two places and the urgent need for intervention. Read the rest of this story »
Clothing Orphans
Mooi River is an area that is ravaged by HIV and AIDS. Due to this pandemic many children are left orphaned. Our place of safety Esiphephelweni has 13 children currently living there. For many of these children we do not get any subsidy or any form of assistance.
Clothing is collected from various sorces, usually the kindness of many private individuals.
