As a result of the severity of their brain damage and resulting physical disabilities, these children need 24/7 individual care, as they cannot perform any or very limited self-help functions. They have to be fed, bathed, dressed, and they all wear nappies.  Their ages range from 1 year to 22 years.

The facility offers holistic care, and the staff a highly motivated to provide the children’s needs – physical, emotional, medical care and therapy.  Each child follows a physio- and occupational therapy program on a daily basis, which has been individually and uniquely worked out under the guidance of qualified therapists from Scenesio, who give our staff on-the-job training.  The staff work according to a roster, as the children require care around the clock.

Daycare is also offered for children with disabilities and you can contact Anne Jacobs on 021 8510908 or 0797734348 for further information or to secure a placement for your child for 2012.

In July 2011, Little Angels underwent a change in middle management and various changes have followed since the appointment of Anne Jacobs as Operational Manger and Gina Raubenheimeras supervisor. The daily routine was re-assessed and the center now operates according to the principals of the La Vie Training and the whole approach is more holistic. Including the various therapies, stimulation programs, alternative communication and much more. Due to vast networking endeavors, 2012 also has many exciting changes in store so watch this space!

All this is very costly and Little Angels is 96 % dependent on donations and sponsorships (financially and in kind), from the business sector and private individuals.The past 6 years have seen no funding from government and therefore we are at the mercy of the corporates and individuals on the street to help us offer the much needed care for these special children.

With the season of giving around the corner, everybody can make a big difference in 16 children’s lives by helping in the following ways:

• Donation of one of the following items: food, toiletries, cleaning materials, medical supplies, clothing, toys with movement / lights /noise, musical equipment.
• Sponsor a child for therapy or school fees.
• Sponsor an employee’s wages.
• Sponsor a tank of petrol, water/electricity account or any of the daily running costs.
• Become a volunteer and spend time with the children, playing, reading books, feeding them, etc. This is a commitment with great rewards.

No donation is too big or small and every donation / sponsorship that you might make towards the care of these very vulnerable group of children is greatly appreciated. Little Angels is a Section 18a company, BBBEE accredited and is registered as a NPO and PBO, therefore any donation you make is tax deductible.

Little Angels also sell the Helen Harper range of nappies, which are imported from Belgium. The nappies are of a very high quality and are extremely reasonably priced. If you order nappies, they will be delivered to your door and a percentage of the monies paid will go towards Little Angels to cover the essential running costs.

If you need any more information, please do not hesitate to contact Anne Jacobs at your convenience on 021 851 0908. You can also visit our website for more information:  www.littleangelssa.com

Note from wwh – You can also support Little Angels by purchasing either the LITTLE ANGELS SELECTION or LITTLE ANGELS RED CASE online

Although the structure of our Reading (literacy/numeracy) programme has stayed the same (grade specific worksheets for children with life skills themes guiding each lesson) we are aware that a great deal of children are not able to complete worksheets at their grade level and this problem needed to be addressed and taken back a step. Special remedial programmes have been designed to address specific problem areas of learners – our project managers and remedial volunteers give much needed tailor-made assistance to those children who require additional one-on-one academic support.  In addition to this, greater attention to numeracy in 2011 also meant that we became acutely aware of the phenomenal investment that needs to be made with all learners of all ages regarding basic mathematics. Our teacher in charge of all education matters at the Anna Foundation (Nellie de Wet – Head of Education) started designing new numeracy programmes focusing on simple concepts such as adding and subtracting (for Grades 1 – 3) and multiplication and division for grades 4 until 10. Numeracy games have been introduced to encourage the children to practice their times tables and basic maths concepts.We will now be looking at how we can take our learners back to basics with home language. We will be designing basic programmes using simple readers and stories to assist children with language.

In our Running programme (physical development and well-being of each child) we have focussed on assisting with the development of specific motor skills. This development is crucial to the child’s all round well-being as poor motor skills can lead to poor concentration and poor school results (and poor self-esteem). Over the past few months we have also paid attention to developing the children’s fitness levels, team sports such as soccer and tag rugby, including fun games and general bike skills.

The Anna Foundation has had many more teenagers join in our programmes over the past few months and as such started doing teenage workshopsas part of our Right-ing(life skills) programme. We found peer learning and peer interaction between farms was a great tool for encouraging positive attitudes with our teens. Peer pressure is a large part of these teenagers’ lives and ensuring this pressure is positive can make all the difference.  In addition to these teen workshops, we have takentwo groups of children camping for 3 days each during the past few months. The camps took place on a farm outside Barrydale which is also a baboon sanctuary and wellness centre. The children spent time learning about the wildlife, interacting with the group of Barrydale farm children (learning to give back to others) and learning valuable life skills. They also rode bikes, played team building games, did drumming and dancing and spent time sharing life stories. The teenager camp was specifically used to help these children with matters such as group pressure, drugs, early pregnancy and future goals.

Note from wwh – You can support this worthy cause by purchasing the ANNA FOUNDATION WINE CASE online.

This month we are giving away a Lifestyle Red Case to the value of R350 to a lucky contestant of our April Twitter Competition.  Follow these easy instructions to stand a chance to win.

How to enter:

1. Follow @wineswithheart
2. Like wines with heart on facebook
3. Look out for the tweet that needs to be re-tweeted (eg Win a case of red – retweet this, follow ……)

It is as easy as that.  Closing date is 18 April 2011.

Now get onto twitter and facebook and follow us and stand a chance to win a case of lovely South Africa wines.

Ts & Cs

• Only South Africans can enter
• Must be over 18 to enter
• You can enter as many times as you want
• Employees of wwh,  Heart Capital and associated projects can not enter
• Family members of wwh and Heart Capital employees can not enter
• wwh decision on winner is final
• Competition closes on 18 April 2011 at noon

If dinning out is more your thing, you can still support us by visiting one of our partner restaurants and order a bottle of our wine from their well selected wine list.

Restaurants

Taste - on the R44 Somerset West

Taste - Former Willowbrook Lodge and D’vine Restaurant Managers Anton Bekker and Ed Pearce have opened a new restaurant in Somerset West.  Read more

Arpeggio - Stellenbosch

Arpeggio - Arpeggio Ristorante, situated at the corner of Church and Mill Streets in Stellenbosch, is the place to enjoy high quality and authentic Italian food and which proudly boasts an exceptional wine….   Read more

The Easter Pack

The Easter Pack –  Perfect fro our autumn weather.  Read More

and

The Winter Warmer Pack

The Winter Warmer Pack – Great selection of reds and a port to warm you up this winter. Read More

For more great wines visit our site

To kick start this, we are starting with a twitter competition and one lucky follower can win a case of Lifestyle Selection.

How to enter:

1. Follow @wineswithheart (www.twitter.com/wineswithheart)
2. Look out for the tweet that needs to be re-tweeted

It is as easy as that.  Closing date is 4 March 2011.

Now get onto twitter, follow us and stand a chance to win a case of lovely South Africa wines.

Ts & Cs

• Only South Africans can enter
• Must be over 18 to enter
• You can enter as many times as you want
• Employees of wwh,  Heart Capital and associated projects can not enter
• Family members of wwh and Heart Capital employees can not enter
• wwh decision on winner is final
• Competition closes on 4 March 2011 at noon

The Boer, is Stefan Gerber, great-great grandson of President Paul Kruger, with a massive passion for Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz and Mediterranean varietals.  Stefan has harvested in India as well as being wine-maker of a prestigious South African Estate – he has traveled extensively in the major wine producing countries and has an innate knowledge of working the major international wine markets.

The Brit, is Alex Milner, wine-maker at Natte Valleij (after stints in the South of France and India) and great-great grandson of Field Marshall French – who led the “Relief of Kimberley” – with a passion for Petit Verdot, Bordeaux-blends and anything odd.

110 years ago, these two best friends (they met at Stellenbosch while studying viticulture & oenology) forefathers were bitter enemies and now they’ve combined to make wines for all the people of South Africa (and the world) to enjoy. ~ from website More

A magnificent estate nestled in the fertile bowl of the Helderberg Mountains. Lourensford Estate, founded in 1700, a proud history joins with a dynamic new vision to create a giant among South African wine producers. Utilising unique technology and reaping the benefits of global expertise and optimal terroir, the wines of Lourensford are becoming well-recognised icons of true style and sophistication. ~ from website More

With our new online shop you can now directly buy from us your favorite wines of these estates and have it conveniently delivered to your home or office.

More wine farms coming soon

This is being achieved through literacy, sport and life skills programs: The “3 R’s: Reading, Running and Right-ing”.  This programme is based on a philosophy of holistic development and a belief in ‘Healthy Body, Healthy Mind’ and involves Reading, Running and Right-ing (education, physical development and right living).  Read More

If you would like to support them while buying wine online,  please enter anna1 in as a coupon and we will direct the corresponding funds to them.