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Alternatively, you can make a donation directly into our account.

Bank: Nedbank
Name of Account: The Thusanani Childrens Foundation
Branch: Melrose Arch
Branch code: 196-605
Account number: 1966 466226
SWIFT address: NEDSZAJJ (for deposits from offshore donors)

How will your donations be used?

• Employment of Occupational Therapists and other multi-disciplinary professionals, such as Physiotherapists and Speech and Language therapists. These professionals would then run the organisation on a full time basis. They would take ownership of distributing the educational toys to homes across Gauteng, provide on-site training to caregivers as well as manage the volunteers enlisted by Thusanani. The more funds we secure, the more professionals we will employ around South Africa, concentrating on inaccessible homes in more needy areas.
• Please view the following wish list:

EDUCATIONAL TOYS

Thusanani donates new and good quality second hand educational toys to the children involved in our various projects. We also use a variety toys as a therapy medium.

THERAPEUTIC EQUIPTMENT / RESOURCES

These resources aid Thusanani's therapeutic intervention at our clinic as well work done in the different Children's Homes. We also aim to donate these items once effective training on the appropriate use of the equipment has been done

• Good quality therapy mats
• Frameless wall mirrors
• Plastic children's table and chairs
• Plastic storage containers on wheels
• Portable CD player
• Therapy balls, wedges, rollers, blocks (variety of sizes)
• Special needs equipment: pediatric standing frames, wheelchairs, walking frames, seating

RESOURCES FOR TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND THERAPY

Thusanani conducts a number of training workshops on the promotion and stimulation of normal development, the prevention of disability as well as how to make inexpensive toys. The workshops are held at, The Memorial Institute, Children's Homes and various disadvantaged communities.

• Digital projector
• Mobile projector screen
• Moving 2-wheel trolley
• Laminator and accessories: A4 and A3 laminating sheets
• Digital camera and video recorder
• Stationery

OFFICE EQUIPTMENT AND RESOURCES

Thusanani has an office base at The Memorial Institute for Child Health and Development in Braamfontein. We conduct all fundraising and administrative tasks from this office base as well as run our weekly adoption and school readiness clinic from here

• Colour printer
• Laptops and memory sticks
• Toner and ink for a Lexmark printer, model x422
• Heaters
• Small fridge
• Desk and table
• Stationery
• Small bookcase
• Tea, coffee, sugar
• Tissues, toilet paper, cleaning materials
• Gas water heater and gas as we have no running hot water

TRANSPORT

Thusanani takes groups of children from our various projects on periodic outings

• Venture / kombi to transport / accommodate a larger number of children per outing
• Car seats for the safety of the younger children