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Bowy
House (a home on Main Street, Central Paarl) provides sanctuary
for the care and upbringing of HIV/Aids orphans from rural families
throughout the Western Cape. It is the aim of Miqlat to provide
every baby and child a safe atmosphere with 24-hour loving care
through its trained staff consisting of a social worker (head of
home), qualified nurses, manager, an educare teacher and trained
care givers. ...read more
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Miqlat
offers an excellent opportunity to a few poor Christian youth leaders
to reach their full potential. A group of young men and women initially
give a year of their lives to the service of Christ. Coming from
poor and needy families from across Southern Africa, team members
are not able to contribute towards their expenses. ...read
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Research
in rural areas of the Western Cape shows that 70% of farm workers
seriously misuse alcohol, 70% are illiterate, 80% have inadequate
parenting skills and 60% of the children get minimal pre-school
stimulation. ...read more
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The
centre is based in a 3,000 square meter building located in the
centre of Paarl East in an underprivileged area. It currently is
the home of the Dream Team. It also offers an entertainment hall,
kitchen, etc for the community where a variety of weekly programs
are conducted. ...read more
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The
ministry of Miqlat started in the township and informal settlements
of Mbekweni in 1994. Many crèches were established, registered and
staff trained for the first time, thus enabling safe childcare,
job creation and economic upliftment for families. ...read
more
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