BACKGROUND AND HISTORY OF IMPILO
“Our Vision is to provide a stable environment in which our children can shine”
The conception of Impilo was born when 2 adoption social workers, one of whom was Sue Krawitz, the current Director, with many years of experience in the field of adoption, began to see an increase in the number of abandoned children and children affected by HIV/Aids in South Africa.
Children were placed in care for extended periods of time with many of them becoming lost in the system. They wanted to establish a home based environment for a small number of children and to offer intensive social work services so that children could be placed in a permanent family environment as early as possible.
The word Impilo means “to give life” in Zulu.
After about a year, in 2003, Impilo Place of Safety was set up as a Section 21 company and NPO initially as a project of Johannesburg Parent and Child Counselling Centre. The doors opened to the first child in November 2003. Initially Impilo accommodated 6 children but after 18 months this increased to 12 children. Impilo is now an independent organisation.
Company Details
- Employees
- 7
- Founded
- -
- Address
- 20 Leigh Avenue Fairvale Ext, Johannesburg, Gauteng 2192, Za, Johannesburg,gauteng 2192,south Africa
- Industry
- Non-Profit Organizations
- Website
- http://www.impilo.org.za
- Keywords
- Child protection services, Counseling to birth families, Adoption, Community outreach, Volunteers, serve the best interests of each child, short term place of safety, care of orphaned and vulnerable children, assist biological families to care for their children, adoption services nationally and internationally, raise awareness in South African communities of the need for South African children to have permanent families.
- HQ
- Johannesburg, Gauteng
Impilo Child Protection & Adoption Services Questions
Impilo Child Protection & Adoption Services's website is http://www.impilo.org.za
Impilo Child Protection & Adoption Services's LinkedIn profile is https://za.linkedin.com/company/impilo-child-protection-adoption-services
Impilo Child Protection & Adoption Services has
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Impilo Child Protection & Adoption Services's industry is
Non-profit Organizations
Impilo Child Protection & Adoption Services's top competitors are
Masithethe Counselling Services,
Soul City Institute,
Company Wellness Solutions,
Auria Senior Living,
City Of Johannesburg,
Hope House Counselling Centre,
Impilo,
Tb Hiv Care,
Enviro Vito Npo,
The Aurum Institute.
Impilo Child Protection & Adoption Services's categories are Non-profit Organizations
Impilo Child Protection & Adoption Services's founding year is 2003
