Operation Teddy Bear Care

Operation Teddy Bear Care strives to provide comfort for South African children impacted by the AIDS epidemic.

Members

  • LARRY HEAD
  • Erin Monahan
  • Jeff Palumbo
  • Jannie Funster
  • jamie
  • Julia Mothersole
  • Tania
  • Bets Badenhorst
  • Tanja Badenhorst
  • Debbie
  • ANGEL2CF
  • Danielle Chantel

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The following websites support Operation Teddy bear Care by donating 10% of their online sales.
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About Us

We are moving our new site to http://www.teddybearcare.org

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We are a Registered Non Profit Organisation that believes that each child should have a teddy bear, to show that we care and we have since realised that they need more than a teddy bear, so we show we care by keeping in contact with the child, making sure it has clothing, shoes, blankets, food and so that they can grow to trust us enough to share dreams, problems and needs with us. We try to assist the families by teaching them sewing, growing vegetables, baking, etc, this gives them back their self confidence and dignity which is every human beings right.

We do this with the donations we receive and with the money raised from our charity shop at Island Market grounds, Sedgefield.

We are moving our new site to http://www.teddybearcare.org

This is all very exciting! 

Please log into our new site, update your profile and keep up to date with our news.




For The Adults:

We believe if you teach a man to fish it is far better than giving him a fish. We hope train adults in skills such as permiculture gardening - teaching them to grow
their own vegetables both for their own consumption and to sell. Other skills include making articles from recycled materials for re-sale, baking, cooking, housekeeping, child-care etc. While in training we will supply one substantial meal a day, as we realize no one can be productive on an empty stomach.




It's All About Uplifting The Community.

As employment is scarce in the rural areas and no means of transport to distant Industrial areas; people have lost their dignity, leading to alcohol and drug abuse. The victims of this are the children, many being abused, abandoned as well as being Aids Impacted Orphans. Many of these children have been raped at a very early age and are now treated as mentally disordered by their family or foster parents. Some are slow learners being abused by family members from babyhood.Others have no home and spend many a night sleeping under any shelter they are able to find. It is not unusual to find a young child scratching in refuse bins in the hope of finding something to eat or begging on street corners.

We cannot do this alone! We need support from caring persons around the globe.

We are moving our new site to http://www.teddybearcare.org

This is all very exciting! 

Please log into our new site, update your profile and keep up to date with our news.




HOW YOU CAN HELP:

We rely totally on fund raising and donations. All donations in cash or kind
are extremely welcome as the need is great. Keep an eye on our wish list, which
is ever changing.

Our Goals.


1.Each child to have a Teddy Bear.
2. Encourage creative skills
3. To be able to give the children a healthy meal every day .
4. To acknowledge their birthdays as a special day, with a party and small gift.


Wish List


1. A farm or smallholding in our area where we can start our Safe House.
2. Vehicles for taking food, books, clothing etc to the community, and for
transporting the children.
3. Warm clothing from birth to adult as Winter is on its way.
4. Non-perishable food stuffs (to make the food for the HIV children’s meals.)
5. School supplies, exercise books, pens, crayons, colouring in books etc.
6. Blankets
7. Office equipment

We are moving our new site to http://www.teddybearcare.org

This is all very exciting! 

Please log into our new site, update your profile and keep up to date with our news.


News & Discussion

Colleen Friday

WE HAVE MOVED.

Started by Colleen Friday in Updates from the Operation Teddy Bear Care Team Jul 26, 2010.

Colleen Friday

WE ARE MOVING

Started by Colleen Friday in Updates from the Operation Teddy Bear Care Team Jul 26, 2010.

Maureen Forbes

A Busy Time

Started by Maureen Forbes in Updates from the Operation Teddy Bear Care Team Jun 16, 2010.

Colleen Friday

HAPPININGS IN MAY 1 Reply

Started by Colleen Friday in Updates from the Operation Teddy Bear Care Team. Last reply by Pat Halverson Jun 2, 2010.

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Dear Members, We are moving our site to http//www.teddybearcare.org. This is all very exciting.Please register on our new site. Jul 26, 2010
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Discussions posted by Colleen Friday Jul 26, 2010
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WE ARE MOVING

We are moving our new site to http://www.teddybearcare.org. This is all very exciting! Please log into our new site, update your profile and keep up to date with our news.See More
A discussion started by Colleen Friday was featured Jul 26, 2010
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Colleen Friday and Luis John Kamaku are now friends Jul 20, 2010
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Colleen Friday left a comment for Luis John Kamaku
Hi Luis, you are so very welcome to join us. We need all the help and support we can get. I am sure you will be a great blessing to our organiaztion.
Jul 20, 2010
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Luis John Kamaku is now a member of Operation Teddy Bear Care Jul 19, 2010
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Hungry and Cold Children

Being Host Country to 2010 Soccer World Cup is something to be really proud of. The children, I am sure, are overjoyed at having an extra long Winter break, - not too sure how the parents feel! This is great for some children but brings despair and hunger and deprivation to many vulnerable children living in the area. These littel ones only receive a meal during school term, which means they are facing six weeks of no food. We are apealing to hotels, restaurants, food shops, in fact anyone who…See More
Discussion posted by Colleen Friday Jun 23, 2010
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lisa miller and Colleen Friday are now friends Jun 21, 2010

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CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE A DONATION PACKAGE. All Items are purchased and delivered locally in South Africa by our Operation Teddy Bear Care volunteers living there so there are NO SHIPPING COSTS. We suggest purchasing one of the packages that include a basic food pack because malnutrition and starvation is a major problem for these kids. Rather Donate by Cash, Check, or Money Order? Click here for the Postal Address.

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