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Showing posts with label Children's homes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Children's homes. Show all posts
22 June 2008
OLDEST CHILDREN'S HOME
The oldest children's home in the country, Die Suid-Afrikaanse Kinderhuis, celebrated its 200th anniversary in February with a special joint service by the Groote Kerk and the Lutheran Church in Strand Street. The two churches have been the main driving forces behind the home. The home opened on the 1st September 1908 after a widow, Margaretha MOLLER, approached the then Governor of the Cape, the Earl of Caledon, with a proposal. Today the home houses 44 children between the ages of 6 and 18.
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