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How the infant trust is making a real difference
December 2011:
Since we started in 2004 we have funded the training of 1,909 people and helped to prevent the abuse to and improve the lives of over 158, 000 children.
Numbers of people trained to the end of 2011:
| Through Childline | 1,104 |
| Through Imisebeyelanga | 362 |
| Through Johannesburg Child welfare and the Child Abuse and Treatment Service | 280 |
| Through Asibavikele (Limpopo) | 99 |
| Through Big Shoes | 49 |
| Through Ekupholeni Mental Health and trauma Centre | 15 |
| With the Open University | 1 |
Total = 1,909 people trained to recognise and act on the signs of abuse |
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Total = 158,035 childran impacted on, protected and supported so far |
Comments from our partners:
Thank you to all at the infant trust for all your immense work and support, you are making an enormous difference to the safety of children in our beautiful country of South Africa. Alice Carnell. Regional Co-ordinator, Childline SA |
Most of our clients present with emotional and psychological issues caused by trauma related to gender violence, poverty, multiple bereavement HIV/AIDS and abuse. Child and youth bereavement as well as related problems of child-headed households and abuse has taken on a new dimension in its prevalence and severity during the year. The unique resources from the infant trust in funding and training volunteers to work with clients has been immense in enabling us to help these children. Annual report, Ekupholeni Mental Health and Trauma Centre 2009. |
| Thank you for making so many little hearts happy. Thank you that it is never too much effort for you to invest in our beautiful country, we are planning an amazing time for Mogodu children.
Germa Hattingh, Organisational Manager, Imisebeyelanga |
| I would like to send my sincere appreciation for the incredible support you have given to me as the provincial leader and to our crèche care givers. It is really encouraging to know there are people like you who understand the struggle faced by the children and by us all the time and who keep on providing the much needed money and support.
Provincial Director, Childline SA |
| I would like to express our gratitude once again to the infant trustfor funding the training of our staff at level 1 and level 2. It makes such a difference to their work and their ability to help abused children. Without this training many more abused children and families would be even more severely traumatised; now we really know how to help.
Senior social worker, Topsy Foundation. |
| Thanks for all you are doing for the children we work with – we would never cope without the assistance of people like yourself. I am so grateful that you comeyourself and view projects; so often donors do not visit – especially the outlying provinces - and therefore they do not see the real needs.
Joan Van Niekerk, Head of Childline South Africa |
See this pdf file with a ringing endorsement of our work with Johannesburg Child Welfare Society from Lyn Perry, Director. |
Please allow Imisebeyelanga Services the opportunity to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation for the partnership with the infant trust. You are giving each learner the opportunity to experience healing in his or her own lives and heal the community they live in. the infant trust will always be a much appreciated stakeholder to us. |
Thank you so much for your support and ongoing involvement in making a difference in the lives of abused children. Manager, Ekupholeni. |
Thank you to all at the infant trust for all your terrific support for the children of South Africa. Regional Co-ordinator, Childline SA |
We aspire to protect children by creating safe, secure and caring communities for children. Thanks to the continuing help from the infant trust we are able to do this. COPESSA is a community-based non-profit organisation based in Soweto, Johannesburg, which focuses on the prevention of child abuse and neglect. |
Most of our clients present with emotional and psychological issues caused by trauma related to gender violence, poverty, multiple bereavement HIV/AIDS and abuse. Child and youth bereavement as well as related problems of child-headed households and abuse has taken on a new dimension in its prevalence and severity during the year. The unique resources from the infant trust in funding and training volunteers to work with clients has been immense in enabling us to help these children. Annual report. Ekupholeni Mental Health and Trauma Centre 2009 |
Many of our workers and volunteers have really benefited from the CATTS [Child Abuse Treatment and Training Centre] training funded by the infant trust and we can see how differently they now approach their work; children are being helped now even more than ever. We can’t thank you enough for the support you give for the children of South Africa. Annual report from Johannesburg Child Welfare Centre |
Since 2005, the relationship established with the infant trust in the U.K. has facilitated the training of care workers, volunteers, educators and field workers. Learners attending the training are equipped with knowledge and skills on the signs and symptoms of child sexual abuse, risk assessment, basic counselling skills, handling sexual acting out behaviour in children and working with persons affected and infected with HIV and AIDS. The advanced course focuses on trauma debriefing, loss and death with a huge emphasis on self- awareness. We thank you for supporting the training, for supporting our volunteers and, most of all, for supporting and helping our children. Manager, Child Abuse Treatment and Training Centre. Johannesburg. |
In May and November we held workshops to help to identify children who are abused, and how to report and support the child. Our most grateful thanks to the infant trust for their support and funding Regional Co-ordinator, Childline SA |
The funding from the infant trust has made such a difference in our lives, both in the training and in being able to provide a safe place for children during the day, and we are hoping you continue to support us until we can be able to stand on our own. Outreach worker from Khanyisile working in the community to identify small children at risk |
You actually have no idea how grateful we are to the funding the infant trust provides although you probably know the levels of unemployment and lack of skills in this country especially for young people as well as the staff turnover. Your contributions are beneficial to Johannesburg Child Welfare Society, individuals from poor and disadvantaged communities and South Africa as a country.. Assistant Director, Johannesburg Child Welfare Society |
Thank you very, very much to the infant trust for your latest grant. It’s amazing how things work. It came in at a time when we were on the bare bones. We were actually scrounging around for food money when yours came in so, thanks to you, we could feed our children. Botshabelo Home - a home for abused, abandoned and street children |