Salem Baby Care Centre
Keeping with the spirit of Ubuntu
Salem Baby Care Centre
Salem Baby Care Centre is a community based, non-governmental organisation. The Eastern Cape is one of the poorest regions of South Africa. Unemployment is rife and the poverty of hundreds of homeless people and ‘shack dwellers’ is devastating. Children born into such conditions face a life of malnutrition. Salem Baby Care Centre plays a small but meaningful part in eradicating poverty and its causes and addressing the lack and destitution in our communities in the city of East London.
Areas serviced by Salem Baby Care Centre include Duncan Village, Parkside, Cambridge, Buffalo Flats, Amalinda, Reeston, Mdanstsane, Scenery Park, West Bank and Braelyn.
Our VISION
Salem Baby Care Centre strives to ensure those destitute mothers and their babies/children have access to a Salem Centre, which contributes towards the eradication of poverty.
Our MISSION
Our mission as a non-profit organization, is geared towards providing destitute mothers and their babies/children with the basic needs, such as health and hygiene, good, clothing, skills training, free pre-school education by qualified teachers and continuous after-care support.
Our VALUES
At Salem we believe …
– That God’s love and our love for each other guides the healing process.
– That parenting requires capacity building.
– That children are both an individual (parents) and collective (community) responsibility, in keeping with the spirit of UBUNTU.
Our SERVICES
Health & Hygiene:
On a daily basis, the babies are fed, given a bath by their own mothers, given clean clothing and checked by our staff to see if they need medical attention.
Life Skills Programme:
The mothers whose children are in our creche are taught various skills such as basic health & hygiene training, parenting skills, basic home care, adult literacy, life orientation (including HIV/AIDS) and first aid.
Skills Development Programme:
The mothers of the children are taught various skills such as sewing, craft, laundry, cooking and jewellery making.
Educare Programme:
Children 2 years and older receive free education from qualified educare teachers. Children of 2 years old are potty trained and 3-6 years are prepared for school (grade 1).
