iThemba Lethu Receives R35 000 Donation
iThemba Lethu, a transition home for orphaned and abandoned babies in Cato Manor, received an early Easter present when they received a R35 000 cash donation from Compass Waste Services on Thursday, 28th March.
The donation made by Compass Waste Services will contribute towards iThemba Lethu’s Family Integration Programme that see’s the operation of two transition homes for babies orphaned or abandoned as a result of HIV/AIDS. The programme’s objectives include the screening and training of prospective adoptive parents as well as assistance in the placement of children into and out of their facility.
“iThemba Lethu is overwhelmed by the generous financial support from Compass Waste Services. As a non-profit organisation that relies solely on donations such as these, we are most grateful to have forged a partnership that will go a long way to positively impact the lives of the babies who have been orphaned or abandoned and are now in our care,” says Glenda Williams, Director of iThemba Lethu.
iThemba Lethu seeks to impact the lives of children and young people in Durban whose futures are being threatened by HIV/AIDS. Their vision is to invest in children who are at high risk of having their future negatively impacted by HIV/AIDS and to assist in the process of integrating orphaned and abandoned babies into suitable family environments. iThemba Lethu has two main programmes that seek to achieve these long term objectives and an affiliated programme that assists in providing optimal care for the babies in the transition homes.
About Compass Waste Services
Compass Waste Services was established in 1998 and is currently one of the largest healthcare risk waste treatment companies in South Africa. Compass is responsible for providing healthcare risk waste disposal services to provincial and private sector hospitals and clinics, as well as other generators of healthcare risk waste.