About

CHILD WELFARE Durban & District is the largest Child Welfare Organisation in South Africa, caring for thousands of children within the Durban area.

Vision

As a non-profit organisation, CHILD WELFARE Durban and District (CWDD) commits itself to working in the cause of justice and ensuring the well-being of children by protecting their rights and promoting their quality of life, as well as that of their families and communities.

 

Mission

• To protect, investigate and provide care to children in need, including neglect, abuse, abandonment, orphanhood, children affected/infected by HIV and AIDS, and children who have been living on the street;
• To maintain and conduct places of care, incorporating therapeutic programmes;
• To promote early childhood development;
• To promote wider community participation in child and family welfare services.

Our services are rendered at 4 levels, as follows:

• Prevention– This service is provided to families who have children and are in crisis, in order to strengthen and build their capacity and self-reliance to address problems that may occur in the family environment which, if not attended to, may lead to statutory intervention. This includes awareness programmes and education of communities and key role players.
• Early Intervention– This service is provided to families where there are children identified as being vulnerable to or at risk of harm or removal into alternative care. This includes counselling, therapy and mediation.
• Statutory Services– when early intervention services have not been successful, the child is subject to a children’s court enquiry for statutory placement. Placements are either family/ alternate care; foster care, residential care and adoption.
• Residential care and Continuum of care: In instances where statutory intervention is necessary, our Organisation supervises and monitors the placement of children.