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Welcome to uMthombo Street Children SA
Alternatives to Street Life
uMthombo Street Children is a South African Non-Profit organisation committed to leading street-connected children and youth out of street life towards alternatives, through sports and other carefully constructed activities. In many cases, this means reintegration back into their communities with appropriate family preparation and support. Where families are too fragmented or dysfunctional, uMthombo prepares youth for living productive independent lives. There are no quick fixes due to multiple trauma, but street-connected children and youth can and do transform their lives. uMthombo follows a carefully constructed multi-pronged strategy that has had long-term impacts on many young people's lives.
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uMthombo News
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COVID 19 Response
Living on the streets is challenging and especially during this COVID 19 period. Unfortunately this is a reality for the street-connected community. When you see homeless children & youth begging on the street, you feel compelled to help. By donating to uMthombo uBuntu Campaign, you can change the life of homeless children & youth in a meaningful way. -
Warm Winter Campaign
uMthombo is proud to continue to help those who are truly in need. The COVID 19 pandemic & Lockdown has left many families, communities and the most vulnerable in compromising situations. -
Abandoned & Derelict Buildings a Haven for the Homeless
Derelict buildings are often associated with criminal activities which portray occupiers as criminals, drug addicts and social delinquents. This creates a stereotype of viewing homeless people as problematic based on their social standing. Most living in these buildings have changed them into makeshift bedrooms for survival, while job hunting or seeking better opportunities. -
Street-Connected Resurgence of Drug Misuse as Lockdown Rules are Eased
The use of drugs has been found to be widespread among homeless youth. Utilizing drugs on a daily basis for most of them is a coping mechanism with hunger, fear, loneliness and despondency they face on the streets.
How we help children and youth imagine
and work towards achieving alternatives to street life.
Individual
Interventions for Durban’s Street Children & Youth
Outreach through sports and psycho-social support, helping street-connected children and youth to heal from trauma, rebuild confidence and hope, and to develop self-discipline and set positive life goals.
Families
Interventions towards Reintegration:
Assessment of family situations and where possible prepare for reintegration; crisis family support and/or referral to specialist support as needed.
Reintegration - Return or new placement into direct or extended family were appropriate and safe, or preparation for independent living.
Aftercare – monitoring and support of child/youth and family after reintegration.
Community
Community Development and Prevention in townships surrounding Durban.
Capacity support for community stakeholders (CBOs, schools, churches, municipal structures) as they collaborate to build community-wide multi-sectoral support systems and advocacy campaigns, to prevent children and youth at risk being lost to drugs and the streets. (Building community safety nets.)
Society
Advocacy and Campaigns
Joint advocacy for improved laws and policies that challenge stigmatisation of street-connected children and youth, and call on relevant authorities to put in place measures to address their needs and support other stakeholders who do.
Campaign 2018-19: ‘It takes a village to raise a child’