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The Connie Mulder Centre for Multi Disabled Adults, hereinafter referred to as the Centre, is a registered welfare organization.(NPO 001-078 / VAT NO. 4300121532)
At present the Centre accommodates 187 Multi disabled Adults, from all Race groups, Religions and Cultures. There are four hostels for Men, two for Women and one Unisex hostel.
The hostels accommodate approximately 27 residents each and is managed by dedicated and fully trained House parents.
The Centre also accommodates 38 Multi disabled Adults from previously disadvantaged and still impoverished areas on the West Rand i.e., Toekomsrus, Mohlakeng, Bekkersdal, Kagiso, Munsieville, Zenzele and Rietvallei Informal Settlements. These day workers are transported daily, free of charge to and from the Centre. They are accommodated in our protective workshops and all our residents and day workers receives weekly stipends for their involvement in these workshops. The stipends enhance their feelings of self-worth, independence, dignity and self-esteem. It also teaches them financial management as they are transported to town on Saturdays, where they spend their money.
Our Residents and Day workers are the recipients of holistic care, i.e. social, emotional, physical, psychiatric, medical and dental care.
The Centre strives to expose its residents and day workers, as much as possible, to normal human life. In this regard we are hosting Country wide Inter Centre Galas and Athletics meetings. Centres for disabled Adults from as far as Potchefstroom, Klerksdorp, Kimberley, Bloemfontein, Pretoria and locally participates in these events.
The Centre is the hosts to 10 km road races/walks and 5 km fun runs, Inter Centre cricket meetings and Inter Centre Eisteddfods, as part of its Fundraising Projects.
THE PARENTS/GUARDIANS
This website has been developed by The Parents/Guardians of the Centre, as part of our Fundraising and Marketing Projects.
The Connie Mulder Centre is our Children’s HOME … if it seizes to exist - how will they be looked after and where will they go?!
Our Purpose
We will help to ensure the existence of the Centre.. our children's home. We will achieve this by focusing on fundraising and income generation, as well as helping to find solutions to our children's problems.
OBJECTIVES:
To build, establish and grow a ‘fundraising / income generation system’:
Initiate, implement and manage several ‘fund raising projects’... online as well as offline - in order to help address the monthly shortages, as well as the capital needs … as per our mission statement. To constantly, come up with suggestions to our children’s problems … individually, and as a ‘team’.
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