It’s autumn in the Little Karoo and in a town called Oudtshoorn, a Xhosa girl, Nozuko Nkila, is born. It’s 1993, times are tough in South Africa, and her mother had to leave to find work in the Eastern Cape. Her father - still unknown. Nozuko’s grandparents lovingly took her into their home. They were pastors of the local community church and ran a small crèche, where she was involved from a very young age. [...]
Valcare is excited to announce our strategic partnership with Inceba, a Trust focused on Early Childhood Development (ECD). Valcare is an Impact Funding Platform which connects funders with organisations who are Valcare network members. This network is made up of more than 190 organisations who share Valcare’s mission to activate and enable social change in community. As ECD schools and facilities make up the majority of NGO’s in the Paarl valley and surrounding areas, it [...]
As part of Valcare's capacity building strategy for our membership network, we have scheduled eleven relevant training sessions for 2018. All registered NPO's and charitable organisations and projects are welcome, although Valcare members get preferential rates for these sessions. 26 January 2018: Governance, compliance and registration training. 23 February 2018: Financial management training. 15 March 2018: Funding and proposal writing training. [Please note that this has changed from the 23rd]. 20 April 2018: Monitoring and [...]
December is the time of year where most people are celebrating and gearing up towards a wonderful holiday time. But for 270 people in Chicago, Paarl East, the season started on a devastating note when they lost everything in a fire on Sunday 10 December 2017. However - where there are good hearts and good minds, there is always hope. Because of the kindness of the people in the Paarl valley and surrounding areas, all of the [...]
All NPO and charitable organisations operating in the Paarl valley and surrounding areas are invited to register to become members of Valcare for 2018. Valcare is one of the largest operating Impact Funding Platforms in the valley, activating and enabling social change in community. Not only do they focus on strategic interventions to ensure sustainable change, but they also have a thriving membership network consisting of almost 200 projects. When you become a Valcare member, you will [...]
It’s the 80’s. André and Ingrid de Jager is a young yuppie couple, madly in love and determined to conquer the world together. Little did they know, how they would be doing it one day… Illness, miscarriage and new life At the beginning of their marriage, the two of them worked long hours and achieved great success in their careers. They were on a roll and there was absolutely no time for children, or much [...]
Christopher* first reported to one of Valcare’s projects, Khula Development Group, as a school drop-out. But this year, he defeated the odds as he became a prefect at Dal Josaphat Primary. An inspirational achievement. ‘What a turn–around! We are so proud of Christopher and our volunteers whose dedication played a huge role in reintegrating him into school. He is a showcase of Khula’s work and we give glory to God for this intervention,’ says Erns [...]
