Childline aims to continue helping families in the coming year
Thousands of families received help through Childline's services.
Childline’s Gauteng Director Lynne Cawood reflects on an uncertain year for the NPO.
Cawood said that Childline was blessed to have survived Covid-19 and to continue to serve its clients.
“Thousands of children and families received healing through our services; the 24/7 Toll-Free Help Line on the 116 number; community-based counselling services in Johannesburg, Soweto, Sebokeng, etc provided professional counselling and community awareness talks on child safety. Our Sunlight House initiative took in many children in life-threatening circumstances.”
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The director added that their ‘Our Peace’ campaign supported by the Solidarity Fund, promoted peaceful relationships through the distribution of posters, social media, and radio ads with an invitation to call the 24/7 Toll-Free Help Line on 116 to help callers resolve problems, promote peace within families and communities and provide info to establish inner peace, for the sake of our children.
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Cawood concluded by thanking Childline’s partners.
“Our human rights-based constitutional democracy is a precious guide to ensuring the dignity of all in SA is achieved.”
The organisation’s wish list includes:
- Stationery
- Toiletries
- Cleaning resources
