Festive smiles for kids

Frank Maponya
10 January 2008

Sowetan gives food, clothes to struggling children’s home

Sowetan’s Mama Angel brought smiles to the faces of the children at Takalani Children’s Home in Siloam village in Nzhelele, outside Louis Trichardt, last month.

The home caters for more than 40 orphans, the abandoned and those infected and affected by HIV-Aids. It has been operating for 19 years and is managed by Joyce Phaswana.

In its endeavour to assist needy children, Sowetan bought them groceries and clothes worth R5000 and delivered these on December 28.

Phaswana could not hide her excitement when a Sowetan team visited the home.

She said the home received a small subsidy from the government, which is not enough to cater for the children’s needs.

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In some countries Orphanages are subsidized by the government, but this support doesn't usually cover a majority of the costs of the care for the children.