Where We Work

Children of the Dawn has a footprint in both rural locations in five provinces across the country. Rural poverty remains a key focus of our work, with a commitment to deepen the impact of our programmes and show real change in the lives of communities. We focus on rural development with nine existing rural programmes in which we have been working for many years.

Musina part of the Musina Initiative in Limpopo Province (orange dot); Mathathaba village, Limpopo Province (blue dot); Lenyenye village, Limpopo Province (pink dot); Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga Province (beige dot); Mangweni village, Mpumalanga Province (light pink dot); Ermelo, Mpumalanga Province (purple dot); Qwaqwa, Free State Province (green dot); Mpumaze, Kwazulu-Natal (red dot); Matatiele, Eastern Cape (black dot).

Who we work with

We work with rural community initiatives to support HIV/AIDS orphans and vulnerable children, ensuring that they attain the financial and technical means to care for their children with a long-term, sustained and holistic approach, looking at the whole spectrum of children’s needs. Children of the Dawn recognises the limitations of rural community initiatives to direct long term change and consider that the only means for, sustainable development and structural change is through the movements of communities who are directly affected.

Our Programme Approach

Children of the Dawn programme approach is grounded in the Human Rights-Based Approach which is the fundamental of Children of the Dawn practice for sustainable development and structural change.

Strategic Organizational Goals

To deliver on our commitment to contributing to social change, we are in the process of strengthening our own organization by achieving the following organizational goals. 

Goal 1: Integration of a Child Rights-Based Approach

Objective one

  • Establishment of plans for the personal and professional development of the team, as well as of internal processes and plans that incorporate a Child Rights-Based Approach. Child of the Dawn achieves economic sustainability in support of its mission.

Objective two

  • Development of a work culture oriented towards ensuring accountability at all levels, through the evaluation of processes and results and evidence-based decision-making.

Goal 2: Funding

Objective one

  • Establishment of alliances and collaborations with private companies and foundations whose work is coherent with our institutional philosophy.

Objective two

  • The securing of public funding grants.

Goal 3: Visibility and Networking

Objective one

  • Enhanced visibility and credibility of our organization.

Objective two

  • Joint efforts and exchange of knowledge and experience with other organizations to improve impact and learning.