Kungwini Welfare Organisation (KWO)

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Kungwini Welfare Organisation is a non-profit organisation based in Pretoria. We are a team of passionate (some even dare to call us crazy) individuals with a desire to make a difference in the lives of people with disabilities, children and disadvantaged communities.

Our journey started in 1983 when we opened the Paul Jungnickel Home for adults with disabilities. We have come a long way since then, and now provide a variety of services to the Pretoria East community.
We manage the Paul Jungnickel Home, the Kungwini Early Learning Centers as well as Community Development Projects and Social Work Services.

Projects:
• Child and Youth Care Centre: Our Child and Youth Care Centre aims to provide a safe and nurturing environment to teenagers who have no other place of refuge. The teens in our home are coping with psychiatric difficulties and/or developmental delays. Many of these teens have been placed in foster care, children´s homes or adopted. Unfortunately these placements have failed and the children do not have any alternative placements. This is where we step in. We have a unique programme that is aimed at catering for each child's unique abilities, challenges and needs. The children are exposed to life skills, training in our protective workshop and basic literacy and numeracy.
• Paul Jungnickel Home: The Paul Jungnickel Home provides a residential home for 140 adults with varying disabilities. We assess the potential of each and every individual in the Home and try our utmost best to provide stimulating activities and the necessary care. We tend to the medical, social, emotional and physical needs of each resident. We ensure that the residents have access to 24 hour medical care and three meals a day. Residents are also transported to medical appointments on a daily basis. A social worker is available to tend to each resident´s psychosocial needs.
• Early Learning Centres: We open two Early Learning Centres in Lethabong and Zwavelpoort. The school in Lethabong caters for 110 preschool children while the Zwavelpoort school caters for 30 preschool children. This service is provided to children whose parents cannot afford conventional preschool fees. Each child is provided with the opportunity to attend school five days a week and receive two meals a day. Our teachers are also women in the community who were previously unemployed. We provide on-the-job training and the opportunity to obtain their NQF4 qualification at a teaching college.
• Social Work Services: ur Social Workers are dedicated to assist the community to take care of themselves and their children. The ultimate goal is to help these families to function independently. We provide counseling, referrals, parental guidance and undertake awareness campaigns. We are also involved in preventative services, foster care services and children´s court proceedings. Our social auxiliary workers assist community member´s with applications for IDs and grants at Home Affairs and SASSA. Social workers provide essential services that are often not recognised by the public.
• Community Development: We have established an Early Learning Centre in Lethabong that caters for 110 children. We have also started women´s empowerment groups as well as projects for the youth that focus on holistic development. An example of one of these projects is the Turbo Tigers Kickboxing Leadership Academy. In partnership with Fighting Fit Gym, we provide 12 children with the opportunity to train and take part in a formal disciplined sport. We also work in close partnership with the children´s parents, teachers and community leaders to ensure they are equipped with life skills. Our social auxiliary workers monitor their academic progress to ensure they are focused and motivated to achieve.

For other net participants we can offer an expert guidance through trained staff, give an expert opinion, procure expert information and establish new contacts in the field of our work.