ACVV Khayalethu Child and Youth Care Centre and Oliver House

Our Wish List

5000-Litre Water Storage Tank

At ACVV Khayalethu, we’re working hard to build a more sustainable home for the children and youth in our care. With your help, we’ve already made huge strides by drilling our own borehole and switching to solar energy. Now, we’re asking for your support to help us take the next step: a 5000-litre water storage tank.

This tank will make a real difference to our day-to-day operations. It will allow us to collect and store more rainwater—an essential resource we can use to keep our gardens green and our grounds clean. It will also help us conserve precious pool water during cleaning and maintenance, reducing waste and easing pressure on our borehole system.

More than just a tank, this is an investment in sustainability, resilience, and responsible care. Every drop we save brings us closer to our goal of becoming a fully self-sufficient centre—where resources are respected, and where children learn by example how to care for the environment and their community.

If you or your business would like to help us secure this water tank, please get in touch or donate today. Your generosity keeps Khayalethu flowing forward.

Trestle Tables

We need of 12 wooden trestle tables to support the numerous events and functions that take place throughout the year.

These tables are essential for hosting gatherings, fundraising events, and special activities for the boys … creating spaces where everyone can come together.

From educational workshops and training sessions to celebratory occasions like family days and holiday events, these tables will provide a practical solution for seating, serving meals, and displaying materials.

Wooden Screens

We’d love to tuck away our water treatment system and washing lines behind wooden screens like these.

Gym & Playroom

Donated gym and gaming equipment is currently kept in the Schaeffler Space for Learning. Unfortunately, when this hall is in use, the boys can’t access it. They would love to have a dedicated gym and a play room, and we think these portable units would be perfect for the job.

A New House for the Khayalethu Oliver House Project

Our project is divided into the K1 Programme and the K2 Oliver House Programme. The number of students in K2 varies depending on how many boys are eligible in any given year. We only take boys who have come through the ranks of K1 and who want to be part of the programme. We’re anticipating a fairly large group being ready all at the same time and the cost of adequate accommodation for K2 has been estimated at R950 000,00.

Sports Facilities

SOCCER FIELD

We are so very thankful to have the space for a soccer field! The boys spend endless hours playing, and we often host friendly matches between Khayalethu and other Gqeberha Child and Youth Care Centres. At the moment, the uneven terrain presents quite a challenge for your players. We’d love your help in levelling the field.

BASKET BALL

Basket ball is fast becoming a firm favourite, and a great way for the boys to let off steam individually or in teams. We have the room for an outdoor court. If you can help with either of these, we’d be most grateful.

Second Hand Bicycles

If your children have outgrown their bicycles, please think about donating them to Khayalethu. Our boys are keen cyclists and often take on mountain biking trails near us.

Khayalethu Grocery Staples

Help us stock up on these monthly food basics:

NON-PERISHABLES

Box Milk
Drink O Pop/Juice Concentrate
Macaroni
Mielie Meal
Oats
Oil
Rice
Samp
Soup Mix
Spaghetti
Sugar
Sugar Beans
Tea

PERISHABLES

Chicken
Chicken Livers
Chicken Necks
Margarine
Smokeys

CANNED GOODS

Baked Beans
Chakalaka
Corned Beef
Jam
Peanut Butter
Pilchards
Tomato & Onion

CLEANING MATERIALS

All Purpose Cleaner
Black Bags
Dishwashing Liquid
Pine Gel
Washing Powder

Basics for the Boys

With 35 growing boys in the house, we can always do with undies, vests and socks.

Also, soccer balls, spinning tops, marbles and matchbox cars.

Top of the List: Basketball Hoop

To keep the Khayalethu boys active, fit and healthy; we try to introduce as many different sports activities as we can.

We’d love to make basketball one of their options.

Production and installation of a basketball hoop like the one pictured here will cost us R27,600.

If you can help, please give us a call on 041 484 5667.

No.2: 50 Metres of Clearview Fencing

The Khayalethu boys initiated the 42K Buddy Up Relay Marathon in 2021 to raise funds for two trampolines in their playground. So far, the holes have been dug and the trampolines have been purchased, but we can’t install quite yet. To ensure our children’s safety, trampoline play must be supervised, so we need 50 metres of Clearview Fencing to enclose the trampolines and manage access.

Can you help us complete the boys’ trampoline project?

We estimate that 50 metres of fencing, as pictured here, will cost us R50,000.

If you would like to help with a donation or if you have leftover fencing lying around, please give us a call on 041 484 5667. Find out more about the 42K Buddy Up Marathon here.

Needs List

The Centre is a home for boys who come from extremely difficult backgrounds and, because of sad circumstances, have spent time out of school and on the streets. These boys are not eligible for other children’s homes, but – with positive intervention at the right time – can turn their lives around when they make use of the many opportunities offered to them here.

I would like to take this opportunity to bring our latest wish list to your attention and hope that, in some way, you will be able to help us to make these a reality.

Please scroll down the list below.

Monetary Donations

Any monetary donations are used for the needs of the boys, unless otherwise specified. At present our monthly running costs amount to about R330 000. The Department of Social Development subsidy, which includes a stipend for three Child Care Workers and one Social Worker, only partly covers these costs, leaving us with a monthly shortfall of R130 000 per month which must be raised by means of donations and sponsorships.

Find our banking details here.

Thank you for taking the time to read all of this and giving some thought to our various needs. We would also like to assure you that the Black Beneficiary percentage of ACVV KHAYALETHU YOUTH CENTRE is 100%.

The ACVV Khayalethu Child and Youth Care Centre is registered as a Public Benefit Organisation (PBO) with the South African Revenue Services. The PBO registration number is 93006889. This means that all donations are tax deductible both personally and for your business. Please ensure that you receive a receipt from us, which you can pass on to your accountant and tax advisor to help you pay less tax.

Find Us

ACVV Khayalethu Child and Youth Care Centre and Oliver House

Lot 160
Kragga Kamma Road
Theescombe
Gqeberha
South Africa

Contact Us

Email

khaya@khayalethu.org.za

Telephone

+27 41 484 5667

Mobile

+27 72 278 8787

Social Media Links

@KhayalethuYouthCentre

Make a Donation

The ACVV Khayalethu Child and Youth Care Centre and Oliver House is a registered as a Public Benefit Organisation (PBO) with the South African Revenue Service – PBO Reg. No. 93 000 6889 – and also as a Non Profit Organisation – NPO 199-436.