Our Mission Statement : To mobilise the minds and bodies of children with disabilities and to normalise society through advocacy and education programmes and events.
The Objectives of The Chaeli Campaign are to:
Promote and provide the mobility and educational needs of children with disabilities throughout South Africa;
Use its facilities and resources to assist the disabled community;
Work in collaboration with other organisations for the advancement of people with disabilities;
Act as a catalyst with other centres / organisations / communities throughout Africa.
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Mandela Day is a global call to action that celebrates the idea that every individual has the power to make an impact. What are YOU doing this Mandela Day? Join our Lawn for our Littlies Mandela Day Challenge and help our grass grow!
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Help us make a difference by getting more involved in supporting The Chaeli Campaign's #FeedingFamilies initiative. "Nelson Mandela has fought for social justice for 67 years. We're asking you to start with 67 minutes."
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What is #3000in30? A Chaeli Campaign initiative to help children with disabilities, their families and their communities.
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Our Happy Hearts Workshop is perfect for those individuals who are wanting to embrace their creative side without having to have any prior experience in sewing or craft activities.
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August is our birthday month and we are celebrating 17 years of making a difference in the lives of disabled children, young adults and their communities.
read moreOur eight programmes have an impact on an estimated 3 000 direct beneficiaries per year – this breakdown indicates how this impact has been generated over the past year:
Total Direct Beneficiaries : approx 3 000
Total Secondary Beneficiaries : estimated 6 000
Total Media Beneficiaries : approx 3 million+ (monthly digital newsletter 3 200; quarterly community newsletter 5 000; web site; radio & TV shows; newspaper/magazine articles)
The Chaeli Campaign currently runs eight different programmes -
THERAPIES: RESOURCE CENTRE & MISCELLANEOUS SUPPORT
• Resource Centre at Chaeli Cottage
Library of video and hard copy materials/publications on various topics relating to the disability sector and inclusion. Computers with voice recognition software; scanners can convert written material into sound files.
• Therapy Centre at Chaeli Cottage
Physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy presented to children from families in financial need at Chaeli Cottage. Sessions are by appointment and involve one-on-one interaction.
• Community Outreach
- Weekly clinic
- Early identification of barriers to learning
- Capacity building workshops for parents and caregivers
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMME
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT FOCUS
• Provision of assistive devices
• Capacity building workshops /skills transferral to caregivers
• Community outreach through therapies
• Early detection of various barriers to learning
• Essential ECD skills training to equip learners for Gr 1
• Parents/caregiver capacity building to facilitate home carry-over
• Educator capacity building
• Provision of assistive devices
FORMAL EDUCATION FOCUS
• Barriers to Learning curriculum (Gr 1 – 7): provides resources and worksheets for educators
• Whole staff development re: inclusion practices and implementation of curriculum
• Support of learners with disabilities in mainstream schools
• Provision of assistive devices
• Educator capacity building
• Learner support
PARENT SUPPORT
• Monthly parent support groups (Southern Suburbs, Crossroads, Phillipi, Khayelitsha, Masiphumelele).
• Quarterly community newsletter in mother tongue (Ocean View, Masiphumelele, Khayelitsha, Gugulethu, Crossroads)
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME: AMBASSADORS
Founding Committee members actively serve as members of our Management Committee.
Pay-It-Forward Ambassadors: Growing social entrepreneurs who focus on leadership, networking, entrepreneurship skills that need to positively uplift the communities in which they live. This innovative programme targets young leaders between the ages of 10-14. The programme is currently presented in Cape Town, Bloemfontein and Kimberley.
Graduating ambassadors are invited to mentor the following year’s ambassadors and, after serving a year as mentors, are invited to enrol in The Chaeli Campaign chapter of The Presidents Award, a programme that shares our focus of fostering active citizenship.
Motivational / transformational presentations (nationwide).
ARTS & CULTURE PROGRAMME
• Art & Poetry Competition – international initiative
• Short Story Competition
• Hope In Motion Literature: cartoon, ECD booklet, short story compilation, A-Z on Inclusion booklet
• Educational theatre: In The Wings Play; Primary School theatre workshops
• Drama / dancing residencies: mainstream high schools twinned with special needs schools
• Stories of Hope: videos and stories of inspiring individuals and events
CHAELI SPORTS & RECREATION CLUB
The ethos that drives all our events and functions is for these activities to happen in an inclusive environment. Therefore membership to the CSRC is open to disabled and non-disabled members.
Affiliations: WPSAPD; SASAPD; WP Sports Council; FEDANSA, WP Athletics, Bergvliet Sports Association.
Sporting Codes: Athletics (road running/fun walks); karate/self-defence; boccia, dancing for the disabled (ballroom & latin) – wheelchair and ambulant couples (including sight-impaired, intellectually impaired, etc.)
Grand Prix: Annual wheels challenge involving teams of 3 participating on any wheeled object along a 1,5km course.
Inclusive Tenpin Bowling League: 2 disabled + 2 non-disabled team mates, using adaptive devices to enable wheelchair users to play.
Walk4Wheels: Annual 4 km inclusive fun run/walk.
VOCATION PROGRAMME: REHABILITATION & LIFE SKILLS
Young adults with disabilities have opportunities to develop their skills whilst socialising in a nurturing environment. This programme includes:
• Skills development through working in an on-site coffee shop
• Weekly craft workshop
• Employment opportunities in the open market – supported by occupational therapist
• Physical rehabilitation – supported by occupational therapists and physiotherapists
ASSISTIVE DEVICES: WHEELS ARE BIG DEALS PROGRAMME
• Provision of Assistive Device
• Educational /Entrepreneurial Focus
• Advocacy & Awareness projects
AFRICAN ODYSSEY
Affiliations and partnerships with communities in Zimbabwe, Burundi and Kenya.