All about holistic development In the first few years of life, more than a million neural connections are formed every second in a child’s brain ... a rate that never [...]

From the Managing Director’s Desk … Funding remains the biggest challenge for any child and youth care centre in South Africa. The continuing downturn in the country’s economy (0.1% weaker [...]

Camp Sizanani In March, four of our teens went to Camp Sizanani, which is designed for young people aged 12-18. In addition to activities like swimming, arts and crafts, sports, [...]

Easter fun times What would Easter be without an exciting hunt for chocolate eggs to start the day followed by a joyous church service, before returning ‘home’ to a delicious [...]

Every child's favourite - a day out at the zoo From a multitude of pretty pink flamingoes to Charlie the chimp, snakes and crocodiles, magnificent lions and even a rhino, [...]

Rugby fever hits our Home The atmosphere is like nothing else. Loftus Versfeld – home of the mighty Vodacom Blue Bulls – during a titanic clash with the Cell C [...]

Taxing Times Tax season for individual taxpayers (non-provisional) opens on 15 July 2024. Should you wish to claim a rebate on any donations made to The Johannesburg Children’s Home during [...]

Sporting News Two of our star athletes went on a school tour to Cape Town by bus to compete in an inter-schools athletics event. They not only did us proud [...]

Teaching kids to cope with the pressures of life When you’re angry, upset, afraid, jealous, frustrated or resentful, it can be difficult to deal with your feelings in a productive [...]

Love in action We experience so much generosity at the Johannesburg Children’s Home, for which we can never thank you enough. But a picture is worth 1000 words, they say. [...]