Child Welfare SA Nelspruit

Ngo – Child Care

Profile

Child Welfare South Africa shall:

• Accept as a primary consideration the fulfilment of its object in all policy, management decisions and efforts.
• Be voluntary by nature and this characteristic shall be reflected in its management.
• Remain non-governmental and independent.
• Confirm its belief in the dignity, diversity, equality and worth of all people.
• Be committed to developing and maintaining services which accessible and relevant to the basic needs children.
• Be committed to providing services in a form and language which is accepted to the communities served.
• Be committed to providing services which are affordable within the context of the need in this country.
• Emphasise preventive, promotive and developmental approaches in the planning and implementation of its services.
• Be committed to creating public awareness of children’s needs and rights and society’s responsibilities to provide a nurturing environment for them.
• Maintain structures which ensure the devolution of power to regional and local  level.
• Commit itself to the broadest possible democratically representative base in its local, regional and national structures.
• Promote community volunteer, personnel and consumer participation in structures and services.
• Strive to uphold social justice, democracy and human rights.
• Not align itself with any particular ethnic group, political party or ideology.
• Remain accountable and transparent to its constituency and the public for its   decisions and actions