Help us celebrate 55 years of loving care!

 

It’s our 55th birthday – and we’re hoping you’ll help us celebrate, by putting the power of your own birthday to work to ‘treat’ our special angels to all the Love & Care they deserve on their birthday … and every other day of the year.

 

All you have to do is ask friends and relatives to make a donation to LITTLE EDEN instead of buying you a birthday gift.

 

As we get older, we realise that life is not measured in possessions or achievements. It’s what we do for others that gives real meaning and purpose to life.

 

And what could be more meaningful than helping a child who is completely reliant on others for their care? It’s a gift that can only be made by someone who expects nothing in return for their kindness, other than the satisfaction of making life better for someone born with profound intellectual disability.

 

Much like the late ‘mother’ of LITTLE EDEN, Domitilla Rota Hyams, whose birthday was 7 May. If you prefer, you can choose to make your donation in honour of her birthday. Or give in honour/memory of your own mother, as a Mother’s Day tribute.

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Domitilla was one of life’s great givers, creating a haven of peace and tranquillity – a miniature Garden of Eden – for children and adults with profound intellectual disability. She never accumulated material riches. But she stored great riches in her heart.

 

How happy she would be to know that the Homes she created for her special angels are still going strong 55 years later! And how grateful she would be to know that people today are just as generous as those who supported her when she started out all those years ago … providing the vital funds needed to help children with disabilities make the most of life, despite their limitations.

 

Please help keep the circle of caring strong by making your donation online now. So much of what we do rests on your generosity and kindness.

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OUR HOMES

LITTLE EDEN has two residential homes, providing 24-hour care for children and adults with profound intellectual disability – Domitilla and Danny Hyams Home in Edenglen, suitable for younger and more severely disabled children, and Elvira Rota Village, a farm in Bapsfontein ideally suited to those who are more mobile, older or higher functioning.
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MEET THE CHILDREN

Sindi has severe intellectual disability caused by birth complication. She was admitted to LITTLE EDEN when she was 7 years old as her mother, who works full time, is unable to provide the care she needs.

Although she cannot speak, Sindi understands much of what is said to her and she is eager to learn. She has a lovely, gentle nature, and is always smiling.

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PLACEMENTS

LITTLE EDEN caters for people with profound intellectual disability – those who are classified as uneducable – of all races and creeds. Priority is given to those who have been abandoned or abused, or who come from severely disadvantaged backgrounds. Once accepted into the LITTLE EDEN family, they remain with us for life.

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VOLUNTEER

Students wishing to do community service at LITTLE EDEN should note that community service hours may only be accumulated during weekdays, from 08:30 to 12:30. Afternoons, weekends and public holidays are NOT available. School holidays are ideal. Please contact Nichollette Muthige on 011 609 7246 to make arrangements.

For more information about local and international volunteers, contact us at info@littleeden.org.za

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