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Graduation Season

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Image: Google GRADUATION GALA EVENT   At the end of the year 2023, we at Ikhaya Lwempilo are looking forward to the remaining 10 of our beneficiaries completing their studies and graduating. To celebrate this milestone we are hosting an event for our beneficiaries that are currently doing Grade 12. At this event, we will have our past and present graduates as guests of honor. This event will be an opportunity for them to share what their journeys have been like in the hope to inspire others to achieve their dreams.  The date of the event will be communicated during graduation season. 

Events Calendar

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15th BIRTHDAY DRIVE This year for our 15th Birthday, Ikhaya Lwempilo is having a Birthday Drive where we will be collecting gifts for our beneficiaries. This drive has already begun and it will be finalized during the 1st week of August 2023. That is when we will be accepting the last of the gifts as our Birthday is on the 8th of August 2023.  Birthday Donations can include:  Toys Blankets Crayons Coloring Books  Reams of paper Food vouchers Canned Foods Towels, and  Toothbrushes just to name a few.  If you are interested in donating to our Birthday drive kindly email our organization for the list of items that are on our Wishlist for the benefit of our Beneficiaries.  You are also cordially invited to the handover party on the 8th of August at any of our Centres.

CONTACT US

  Contact Person: Andisiwe Gqibisa Tel: 021 466 2186 Email:  email@houseofwells.org Physical Address: LONDON, UK PO Box 3048 Mitcham, Surrey United Kingdom CR4 9AR UK Charity Commission no -1133474   SOUTH AFRICA PO Box 5058 Walmer, Port Elizabeth 6065 South Africa South African Non-Profit Organisation Reg no -074-732-NPO

Gratitude

IKHAYA LWEMPILO PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 03 FEBRUARY 2023 Andisiwe Gqibisa Ikhaya Lwempilo NPO External Communications Tel: 021 466 2186  email@houseofwells.org     VITAE LONDON  funds IKHAYA LEMPILO TUITION CLASSES Celebrating our Partnership with Vital London At Ikhaya Lwempilo we would like to extend a word of Thanks to Vital London. They have been supporting Ikhaya Lwempilo since 2015, and their CEO William Adonesi and his Team have been on mission trips to Ikhaya Lwempilo Centres in South Africa. They sell watches and from each watch that they sell, Vital London donates a percentage to Ikhaya Lwempilo to buy Uniform, shoes and other school requirements for our beneficiaries. Their logo is:  “ YOUR WATCH, THEIR FUTURE  -  each watch bought supports a child through education” .  We are happy to share that A real positive impact is being made in the live s of Ikhaya Lwempilo children, most of our children benefit from this partnership.  In 2021, Vital London extended thei

Success Stories

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  Image: House of Wells OUR GRADUATES  Testimony from one of our Beneficiaries  At Ikhaya Lwempilo every day we work hard to ensure that our purpose is fulfilled though the implementation of our vision and mission.  We also ensure that the lives of numerous children and young people are being transformed by God.  We are immensely grateful for your ongoing and unwavering support.  We are happy to announce that we have 5 more graduates that have come through our program.  On 26th January we met with 5 (out of 15) of our young people who are in University/Tertiary Institutions in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.   They all have confirmed that they all graduated in the last graduation season which was in November 2022.  We thank God that they all progressed well in their studies and that they finished strong. We wish all our beneficiaries the best with their educational endeavors we look forward to more success stories.   " I joined Ikhaya Lwempilo in 2013 when I was in grade 7.   They

Success Stories: IKHAYA LWEMPILO TURNS 14!

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Image: House of Wells     14 AND STILL GROWING! HAPPY 14th-year anniversary to IKHAYA LWEMPILO!   14 years ago on the 8 th of August 2008, we came to South Africa to start the mission work that was nothing but a dream to us – we had a lot of uncertainties ahead of us, BUT we knew that because GOD sent us, he will make a way and all will be well.  Ikhaya Lwempilo started with 7 children in 2008 and as of the 8 th of August 2022, we have 2,800 children in 32 Centres. These children and youth are benefitting from the work that Ikhaya Lwmpilo does across 6 nations.  We help children and young people through education and feeding them (spiritually & physically):- **South Africa – 24 Enrichment Centres with 1900  children and young people ** Zimbabwe – 1 Enrichment Centre with 130  children and young people **Uganda – 3 Enrichment Centres – 343  children and young people **Kenya – 2 Enrichment Centres – 138  children and young people **Nigeria – 1 Enrichment Centre –

Press Releases

IKHAYA LWEMPILO PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 04 MARCH 2020 Andisiwe Gqibisa Ikhaya Lwempilo NPO External Communications Tel: 021 466 2186  email@houseofwells.org   IKHAYA LWEMPILO INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Helping the youth help each other   Ikhaya Lwempilo a Non-Profit Organisation that does God-inspired missionary work invites young people who are passionate about helping  other youth through community development to apply to be part of an Internship Program that is offered by the organization. The training is scheduled to take place in March and will take 2 (two)  weeks in the year 2023.  If you are between the ages of 18 to 35 years and you want to be part of community change through missionary work Ikhaya Lwempilo is looking for you. For consideration, you need based in the areas where our NPO's are located, be passionate about working with different kinds of people and children, and be able to prove that you are a person of good habits, and do not smoke o

Our Work

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  Image: House Of Wells Young people's mission outreach: At Ikhaya Lwempilo we believe that anyone can make a difference. Everyone can deposit something meaningful in another person’s life. It is our belief that young people have the skills, energy, and personal qualities needed to effect lasting change in our communities.   We have accommodated interns each year for 1-2 weeks between June and July. So   as to impart this giving knowledge and help change the perspective of our people.  This has allowed us to spread the word of change and influence positive behaviour in communities that we have managed to reach.

About Us

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Image: House of Wells   VISION: The vision is to share God’s hope by establishing programs that offer practical help and the development of necessary skills for an independent and productive life, to children and youth living in severe poverty in our community. MISSION: Our mission is to minister to all human needs, spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and physically. Following Christ’s example, our focus is to care for children and youth and empower them by exposing them to the transforming power of the word of God.  

Background

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  Image: House of Wells House of Wells, (renamed Ikhaya Lwempilo – Wellness House for purposes of the assignment) is a Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) that is registered in the United Kingdom (Reg no. 1133474), and in South Africa (074732 NPO). The NPO exists to restore hope, and dignity and to release the potential of underprivileged children and youth in South Africa and Africa at large.     We at Ikhaya Lwempilo are on God-inspired missionary work that is aimed at touching the hearts and lives of countless orphaned children. The children we seek to help are abandoned and vulnerable children in poverty-ravaged communities. We help them through holistic enrichment for body, mind, and spirit.