Every child carries a story. Some are filled with joy and laughter, while others hold chapters of loss, uncertainty and deep emotional pain.

Here at the Johannesburg Children’s Home, many of the 64 children in our care are learning to navigate overwhelming feelings shaped by trauma, instability and difficult past experiences.

For them, healing is not just about having a safe place to sleep or regular meals to eat. It is about learning how to understand emotions like fear and anger … how to cope in moments of distress … and how to build healthy, trusting relationships.

This is why we have implemented Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) across the Home. It is a structured, evidence-based approach that equips children with practical, life-changing skills. Through DBT, our children are gently guided to recognise and regulate intense emotions, to pause before reacting, and to respond in ways that are safer and more constructive. Over time, this builds resilience, self-awareness and a growing sense of control.

For a child who struggles to trust, developing the ability to communicate and build healthy relationships can open doors to a completely different future.

DBT does not offer a quick fix, but it creates lasting change by helping children develop the emotional tools they will carry with them long after they leave our care.

It costs just R300 per month to provide one child with access to this life-changing therapy. But when you multiply R300 by 64 children in our care, you’ll understand why we need help.

Please will you commit to a monthly contribution, ensuring that a child continues to receive the consistent support they need to heal and grow.