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Child Welfare Germiston

Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa • 11 Employees
Nonprofit Organization Management

Child Protection Services to children and their families in the Greater Germiston and Katlehong area. Services include investigations into child abuse and neglect, abandoned children and support services to families in crisis.Germiston lies in the heart of the Rand goldfields and was founded in 1886 after the local discovery of gold. It officially became a town in 1903 and as the town grew, so to the need to support children and families grew.In 1912 community members of Germiston put hands and hearts together and started serving vulnerable children and families living in Germiston. Concerns at the time were the high mortality rate of young children in South Africa, child labor and child neglect due to poverty.As a Non-Government (NGO), Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) this service has grown exponentially since those early years. Our core service continues to be supportive and assisting vulnerable children whilst strengthening families; the primary objective being to allow children to stay within their family structures by creating safe environments through education.Accredited as a Child Protection Organisation (CPO) and registered Public Benefit Organisation (PBO), we ensure that our services maintain the highest level of professionalism.