Prochorus Somerset West services the Helderberg Basin and surrounding areas through networking and community empowerment.
Prochorus Community Development is committed to developing all communities with respect to their diverse specific needs. Advantaged communities are targeted for the purpose of mobilising and advancing their philanthropic capacity. Ongoing awareness is established to understand their interdependence relative to disadvantaged communities.
Projects:
Spring of Life Creche
The Spring of Life Edu-Care Centre is located in an informal settlement, Asanda Village in the Strand, where it provides a safe learning environment for children by means of a crèche and aftercare facilities.
The crèche started in 2012 with 15 children (3-6 years old) and 2 teachers in the church building, growing to 60 children (2 to 6 years old) and 3 teachers, occupying 3 buildings (1 classroom and 1 combined classroom/kitchen with a fenced-in ‘grassed’ playground with jungle gym and a dedicated ablution block). JAM International provides the children with a daily meal. The aftercare caters for up to 20 children at this stage, with parent volunteers from the community assisting the teachers.
We are using Prochorus’ own registered education curriculum. We want to ensure that the learning the facility provides gives the children a solid foundation for life-long learning and productive participation in life. Masikhule provides teacher training and supports and mentors the crèche from an educational perspective. A highlight of our year is our graduation ceremony. Typically, 20 students graduate to Grade R every year.
Our current needs:
- Training of staff
- Volunteers for maintenance work
- Additional classroom space
- Vegetable garden
- Security gate for the kitchen door
- A gate motor for the sliding entrance gate
- 50 small mattresses for kids’ nap-time
- A solar geyser
For more info or to get involved, contact Gérard Ter Haar, the manager of Prochorus Somerset West, at 076 948 4993 or 021 851 9722.
Store House
Our Storehouse project represents the heart of Prochorus Somerset West, distributing resources collected from the network we operate in to the people in need in our communities.
We collaborate with like-minded organizations toward a better, empowered community. By partnering with organizations and individuals, we are able to diversify our operations into new areas continually, the latest being ‘community awareness’ in partnership with schools’ Headmaster’s Award programs. This is a great platform for us to get the local youth involved with community projects and impart the ‘use your power to empower’ ideology at an early age. We are trusting for opportunities to expand our operations into the Macassar/Firgrove/Raithby and Sir Lowry’s Pass Village/Gordon’s Bay communities. Our service network includes Heartlands Baby Sanctuary, Somerset West Family and Night Shelters, Inspired2Become Youth Development with Christian Skaters Africa, and Shofar Christian Church.
Our needs:
- Prayer partners
- Volunteers to commit their time to help with donation sorting
- Volunteers to commit their time to help at the projects and with events
- Donations: clothing and household items, i.e. furniture/crockery/cutlery/tools
- Monthly financial contributions to enable us to continue this project and to enable us to expand our operations into new areas
Gérard Ter Haar (076 948 4993/021 851 9722) is the manager of Prochorus Somerset West.
