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Happy New Year!

 

Eyes bright with excitement … huge smiles … squeals of delight – this was Christmas at LITTLE EDEN. And thanks to the generosity of friends like you, it’s going to last all year. Because the wonderful gifts you chose for our children and adults are everywhere we look.

 

Dolls, toy cars, building blocks and toy telephones … new t-shirts and hats … books, puzzles and crayons … nail polish for the girls and sunglasses for our ‘cool’ dudes – every gift you chose reminds us of how loved our residents are, and how special our friends and supporters are!

 

Thank you for making Christmas a magical time for our LITTLE EDEN family. Special thanks to Emperor’s Palace, McCain and Stadium management for sponsoring delicious eats for the Christmas parties. And thank you to all those who joined the children for their annual concerts.

 

We were thrilled to have a full house for our concerts at Domitilla & Danny Hyams Home. The audience included supporters, friends and residents’ family members, who shared moments of laughter and other moments when there was not a dry eye in the room. Especially when the children played chimes using their elbows, hands and feet while their music therapist, Marie-Victoire, sang “Hear us”.

 

Busi was very excited to see her mother and little sister in the audience – and left her role in the concert several times in order to have a quick chat with them!

 

May your 2019 be filled with the same love, laughter and blessings.
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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 property in Bapsfontein ideally suited to those who are more mobile, older or higher functioning.
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MEET THE CHILDREN

Dumi has a form of cerebral palsy known as severe Dystonia and is unable to move or speak. But we’ve discovered that her level of understanding is very high. During her ‘good’ moments, she is able to co-ordinate her muscles enough to speak and will answer questions appropriately, using single words. Sometimes, we may even catch her laughing at a joke!

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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, please email info@littleeden.org.za.

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