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Genesis El-Roi Baby Home

We focus on the care of abandoned, orphaned, abused and HIV-affected infants between the ages of 0 – 4 years old.

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We meet the needs of infants through:

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nutritional needs

spiritual needs

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physical needs

educational needs

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medical needs

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Who we Are

We help abandoned, orphaned & HIV-affected infants & toddlers by creating a place of safety in a loving home environment.

The Genesis El-Roi Baby Home is a registered Child and Youth Care Centre entrusted to the Genesis Trust and is registered with the Department of Social Development. We are allowed to receive and provide care for up to 20 infants and toddlers between the ages of 0-4 years. We focus on the care of abandoned, orphaned, and HIV-affected infants, including those of a parent who finds herself in a crisis pregnancy, regardless of race, gender or religion. Infants are admitted only after intervention by the SA Police Service or a social worker, acting in terms of the Children's Act and thereafter in accordance with an order of the Children's Court.

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the intended beneficiaries

At Genesis El-Roi Baby Home, our little ones are cared for and given all the love and comfort and medical care an infant needs, until such time as the children's court orders a child's placement in foster care or adoption. Our Genesis Social Justice Division Manager and Social Worker ensures that the home is compliant with the regulations and that it operates within the law. The Baby Home is located onsite at Norwegian Settlers church.

Our live-in Home Mother and the carer staff members of El-Roi strive to create a loving and caring environment where the physical, social and spiritual needs of our little ones can be met. Our specific goal is to accommodate and meet the needs of infants deprived of loving parental care in terms of their physical, nutritional, medical, material, emotional, social, recreational, educational and spiritual requirements. We aim to provide them with a safe, clean and healthy environment so that they can grow and develop like those children fortunate enough to have loving parents and a stable home environment.

Our Mission

Our specific goal is to accommodate and meet the needs of infants deprived of loving parental care in terms of their

Physical, nutritional, medical
Material
Emotional & social
Recreational, educational
Spiritual requirements.

This is achieved by admitting the children into temporary safe care on a short-term basis. The desired outcome is that the child is either reunited with his or her family, or is in the shortest possible time placed in foster or adoptive care. Working towards a measure of permanency in the child´s life is critical! All of this is done within the framework of the Children‘s Act No. 38 of 2005 and the Regulations framed thereunder. Our social worker ensures that all legal processes are followed and all actions undertaken in accordance with the statutes.

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How you can get Involved

As a nonprofit organization Genesis El-Roi relies heavily on the donations from outside churches, individuals, families and businesses. Whether it is donations of money or meeting the everyday, practical needs of our babies, any help goes a long way.