ANGELS CARE - Key Persons
My name is Cebolonkosi Zuma. I am 22 years old. I matricted in 2019. Life was not that easy at home so in 2020 I started to work as a volunteer at Angel's Care in order to support my mom at home. She is a single parent, who also plays a role of father to me, my brother who is 18 years and my sister who is 15 years. We are just a family of four, we live in our shack in a place called Shiyasi. I am still looking forward to study futher in order to archieve my dreams and to live much better life and provide my family with more. I see myself as the best Teacher or Police officer in the future, I am also very passionate about photography. I just want to thank Angel's Care for giving me a job, beacause without it, life might be very difficult.
Job Titles:
- Sports Coach & Aftercare Supervisor
Desmond Sokhela runs our sports program in the afternoons. At present the children are participating in the local leagues for netball and soccer. Desmond has led his teams to various victories and is incredibly dedicated and proud of his pupils.
Desmond joined Angels' Care in January 2009 and is our After Care Supervisor and Sports Coach; along with this he is also a committed member of our Management Committee.
He assists with homework, and the planning and conducting of aftercare activities. He coaches soccer to many aspirant young boys, with his teams finding themselves competitive in the top of their league. He attended high school and has a certificate in welding and an enthusiastic vegetable grower. He currently lives in Shiyabazali informal settlement with his daughter, who is enrolled at Thembelihle Pre- primary School.
He is extremely passionate about the children and integral to our team.
"I like working at Angels' Care with the kids and also helping people in general. I love what I do."
Faith lives at Angels' Care with her 3 children offering support wherever needed. She has been with at Angels Care since 2009. She assists the Crisis Centre with victims of abuse when the need arises ensuing they are taken care of and have a warm bed to sleep in. She is involved with the Saturday morning feeding program, along with general cooking, cleaning and caretaking duties.
"I know that love and education are very important in helping children grow up to a responsible adult in our community."
Faith is the most gentle human you can find, nothing is too much to ask. She is wonderful personified. Between Faith and Hloni they have made majority of close to 35 000 daily children food parcels during COVID-19. Faith is also the storeroom mayoress, sorting and unpacking everyday, making sure the children are warm. She also nominates her gorgeous son for any hug or extra love that is needed.
Job Titles:
- Donor Administration & Children 's Sponsorship
Georgie joined our team in January 2019 to manage our Sponsorship Programs, Donor Administration & PR.
"Returning to KZN Midlands after being away for many years was an amazing feeling and to top it off I found my dream job. I have been involved with Angels' Care Centre for many years as I have always believe in what they do. It is not often you find a place that offers Education, Feeding schemes, Youth development and a Crisis care centre to the underprivileged children of an area. Angels' Care is unique in so many ways, and I feel privileged to be apart of a team trying to be the difference I want to see in the world. It is impossible to walk through the gates and not be greeted by many hugs and smiling faces, a feeling difficult to describe."
"I bring with me enthusiasm and commitment to find creative solutions and ensure that our children feel loved and cared for."
My name is Grace Khanyile (33). I am a passionate preschool educator who finds joy in laying a solid foundation, and making education fun and interesting. I love to help grow eager minds and contribute towards making a positive impact on our future leaders. I am certified to teach as an ECD educator, and currently I am H.O.D at Angels Care Pre-primary school. I also mentor student teachers at Caversham Education Institute. I have a true passion for teaching and would love to leave a lasting legacy.
Jack is our Operations Manager, attending to all issues pertaining to the crisis centre where we work to educate everyone on how to prevent child abuse and also provide medical and psycho-social support to affected children. Jack joined us in July 2017.
He is a father of two, his son a paramedic and daughter within hospitality. Having been a member of the South African Police Service for more than 38 years, predominantly attached to the K9 unit, he was exposed to extreme circumstances surrounding active crime scenes. As such, he is experienced in handling traumatic and tragic incidents.
"In attending scenes and dealing with families, I have been enabled to become a more compassionate person."
During COVID-19 Jack has driven 350 food parcels into the informal settlement or to our centre every single day. He has picked up more crates than we can count, demarcated more areas than we can count, and ensured that all the very many pieces of the Centre are in place. He has been the strong hearted core of the Centre making sure we are all okay. We would be lost without him and could not be more grateful for him.
Joyce is our incredible Bridging Class Teacher. She is so passionate about the children and loves every moment that she is at school. Joyce joined us in January 2019. She is also the bridging class teacher, focusing on making sure that each child reaches their full potential.
Job Titles:
- Executive Director
- Additional Member
Nester has been preparing our Pre- schoolers nourishing food since 2009, filling their tummy's and preparing their minds to learn. She is Mother of four and Grandmother of four.
"I am so happy cooking new and exciting food for the children, especially Phutu and Chicken Stew, it is the children's favourite."
My Name is Philisiwe Mtshali, I am 50 years old. I am a single mother of a matriculate. I find so much joy in educating learnders in the ECD phases and the community as a whole. I want to better our future leaders' mind-sets and make this country a better place to live in. I have been in this field for 12 years and enjoy making a difference, while watching my learners prosper.