Etafeni is a multi-purpose centre for children affected by AIDS and their caregivers in Nyanga, Cape Town, South Africa. The Trust, in partnership with the local community, has built a multi-purpose Day Care Centre in Nyanga which takes into account the needs of vulnerable children, the needs of those who care for them, and the needs of the community who will, of necessity, be their safety net. With over 12 different programmes, the Etafeni Centre is always busy and provides a beautiful space and shelter for members of the community.
Where they operate
Organization Type
Main Areas of Work
After school support Programme
The programme offers the following:
- Homework support for the Life Skills, Technology, literacy, and numeracy
- Has a reading club to encourage young learners to read more.
- Music Therapy where the children learn how to play the Marimba instrument
- Arts and Crafts activities
- Holiday Programmes
- Educational Excursions
Early childhood development centre and grade R
The ECD centre provides quality care and a learning environment to children between the ages of 2 to 6 years. The centre provides a dry, comfortable light-filled space for children affected by HIV/AIDS, orphaned and vulnerable indigent children. The children are supported by trained and qualified ECD teachers and educarers that follow the National Curriculum Framework for children from 2 to 4 and the National Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) for those in Pre Grade R and Grade (5 and 6 years of age).
Social work, OVC and Community Development programme
Social Work, OVC and Community Development programme is aimed at providing response and support to people that experience any form of Gender-Based Violence. They do this by providing counselling for abused women, children and those who are at risk and their families, as well as support for a range of family problems, and making appropriate referrals for more specialized services e.g. youth with drug problems to SANCA. The Programme also offers a Grief & loss counselling support group once a week for orphaned and vulnerable children that are exhibiting poor academic performance and behavioural problems resulting from the loss of a parent or caregiver.
We also have a tailored support group for the caregivers of the children in our grief and loss support group to equip them with skills to support these children.