“Teenagers' Convention”:

30 teens from Qwaqwa, 40 teens from Mpumaze and 27 teens from Ermelo making it a total of 97 teens headed to the Umgeni Valley Nature Reserve for our second teenagers' convention that took place from the 5th to the 7th of October. This convention is part of Module 2 of My Future, My Responsibility financed by Bouygues Construction's Foundation Terre Plurielle, Water Solutions Southern Africa, Michelin Tyres South Africa, as well as the Accor Foundation. It is aimed at developing our teens' presentation and public speaking skills as well as their ability to analyse and synthesise... Read more

“Extreme Sports Camp”:

40 of our Bushbuckridge beneficiaries spent the month preparing for our second extreme sports camp as part of Module 4 of My Future, My Responsibility (funded by the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund). The purpose of the extreme sports camp is to help our teens know that they can overcome their fears by participating in extreme sports. What they achieve is, knowing that that they can go tubing in a river or hiking for 3hours which can be gruelling... read more

Children of the Dawn - How can you help

Sponsor a child

Would you like to join Children of the Dawn’s efforts in the fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic? Would you like to give a new dawn to a South African child in need? For R240 a month, you can change the life of a child in despair.

In return, the sponsor receives:

A picture of their Dawn Child and a summary of their situation.
Three letters a year from their Dawn Child.
School reports (if available).
Regular updates on the progress of the programme, as well as pictures.

Register online and we will contact you shortly with all the relevant information concerning the sponsorship programme. Please note that donations to Children of the Dawn are tax-deductible.

Surname
Name
Gender	Masculine Feminine
Date of Birth
Postal address
Town
Postal Code
Country
Tel number (work)
Tel number (home)
E-mail
Cellphone number
Mother tongue
Other languages spoken

If you have children that are going to school (pre-primary, primary and high-school), please state their name, age and grade:
Name: Age: Grade:
Name: Age: Grade:
Name: Age: Grade:

Would you like one for your children to be the pen pal? If yes, please state which child:
Hobbies of the pen pal (yourself or your child)

Yes, I commit myself to give R240 a month (SA residents) or the equivalent foreign amount for 12 months to a vulnerable child or AIDS orphan. This donation will contribute to his/her food, schooling and basic clothing and hygiene.
Yes, I commit myself to write at least three letters a year to my "Dawn Child"
I attach a picture of myself or my family to this application