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History was made today when KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Dr Zweli Mkhize officially opened the Lungisisa Indlela Village, which will provide shelter to vulnerable children
Social ills such as HIV and Aids, drug abuse and poverty have had devastating socio-economic effects with children being the hardest hit. It is for these reasons that the provincial government has set aside R90 million for the construction of the Lungisisa Indlela Village (LIV), which is a government/private sector...
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History was made today when KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Dr Zweli Mkhize officially opened the Lungisisa Indlela Village, which will provide shelter to vulnerable children
Social ills such as HIV and Aids, drug abuse and poverty have had devastating socio-economic effects with children being the hardest hit. It is for these reasons that the provincial government has set aside R90 million for the construction of the Lungisisa Indlela Village (LIV), which is a government/private sector initiative, based on the Operation Sukuma Sakhe model of integrated services.
The village is encored around stakeholders including the church, the business sector and government. All government departments have a role to play in ensuring the villages success.
During the launch, Dr Mkhize toured some of the houses that have already been completed and are occupied.
Each house has a guardian or house mother who looks after a "nuclear" family consisting of up to six children per house.
The project is an environmentally friendly setting, with most of the energy needs for the houses taken care of through solar energy. Water heating and most of the lighting is run off the solar system, while minimal lighting is through the main electricity grid. Gas cooking stoves are fitted in all the housing units as standard. There is even the Wonder Bag concept of cooking using an energy saving technique.
"If we fail to do this, we run the risk of having a whole generation of children who do not know what it means to be loved and to be raised in a proper family environment, with values and principles," said Dr Mkhize.
"If the church, government and business work together, I truly believe that we can put of roof over every vulnerable child's head, give them a mother that loves them, feed them and educate them to the glory of God, and the face of the nation will be changed through a generation that the world has turned its back on," said founder of LIV, Mr Titch Smith.
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