DURBAN North NPO, The Domino Foundation celebrated their 16 year legacy recently.
Since it was founded in 2012, the foundation said it has assisted some 13 500 beneficiaries through nine structured programmes.
With more than 30 staff and hundreds of volunteers giving of their time over the years, the foundation has worked to combat injustice and empower communities.
In 2004, Mickey Wilkins was the CEO for Indlela which become The Domino Foundation in 2012. Wilkins said he was aware that the team was ‘carrying a baton’ to be passed on to others.
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“We knew the God-given purposes in those early days for the local community of The Church of the Good Shepherd (affectionately known as COGS and now Anthem Church) would continue for many years to come,” he said.
Jenni Wallace, wife of the then lead elder at COGS, Peet Wallace, had the vision to start ‘Fairhavens’- Domino’s Transition Home for abandoned babies and toddlers.
The home offers a place of safety to babies until they can be placed into forever families through reunification or adoption.
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The foundation said their motto: ‘change a life, change a community’ primarily refers to the people on the receiving end of their activities, but the doers and donors are also profoundly changed.
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