Giving Back Through Running
For the Children ...
Every Child ’ s life matters At Lambano , we strive to enable every child with a lifelimiting and life-threatening illness , to live their lives to the fullest of their capabilities .
For the Animals ...
Race Charities
With two official race charities , the Lambano Sanctuary and the The Namaqua Dog & Donkey Foundation , benefitting from voluntary donations from entrants in the Dis-Chem Half Marathon & 5km Dash Fun Run , the runners taking on this iconic race in 2024 are set to make a difference in the lives of many other people and animals .
What We Do : We are a patient and family centred medical step-down facility for children and adolescents , who have been referred from hospitals and other facilities . We admit patients to our facility for further medical , palliative , rehabilitative and psychosocial care .
Home-Based Care : After the child has been discharged from our Step-Down Facility to their homes , we place them in out Home- Based Care programme . A team consisting of a Nurse and either a counsellor or social worker will visit them at home until they are stable enough to be discharged from this programme .
Homes : Since 2001 we have cared for 30 HIV + children in our Foster Care Homes . We have provided a caring and nurturing environment for them to grow up into productive members of society . Currently , we have 8 children who are still in school and who are studying further .
History of Lambano Lambano Sanctuary ( NGO : 014-535 ) was established in 2001 , in response to the HIV / AIDS pandemic andmore specifically its impact on children in South Africa . Currently , we focus on the health of all children suffering from life-threatening and life-limiting illnesses .
Our in-patient unit consists of 16 beds and is run by well-trained , experienced , and dedicated medical staff members and provide a multidisciplinary approach in all aspects of the patient and family care .
Our team consists of a Doctor , Registered Nurses , Enrolled Nurses , Enrolled Nurse Assistants , Caregivers , Social Worker , and Counsellor .
We offer the following services :
• 24 Hour Nursing Care
• Advanced Care Planning
• Symptom & Pain Control
• Nutritional Support
• Respite Care
• Oxygen Therapy
• Trachea , Feeding Tube & Wound Care
• Isolation
• Palliative Care
• Counselling and Social Services
• Home-Based-Care Services
• Training for parents and caregivers
Home-Based Care : After patients have been discharged from our Step-Down Facility to their homes , we transition them to our Home-Based Care programme . An interdisciplinary team will visit the patient and family at home , to ensure that they are coping .
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BANKING DETAILS NAMAQUA DOG & DONKEY FOUNDATION FNB Park Place East – Branch Code 252605 ACC NO : 62262300727
The main aim of the Namaqua Dog & Donkey Foundation is the sterilization of disadvantaged domestic animals in and around Gauteng as well as poor communities in the Northern Cape area . We believe that by doing this , we alleviate suffering , disease and death of unwanted litters .
Our organization sterilized 920 animals during 2023 .
Contact details : Namaqua Dog & Donkey Foundation NPO Number : 49398
CONTACT DETAILS Reinette Smith smithreinette @ gmail . com Cell : 0767145460
HOW YOU CAN HELP US ? There are many ways in which you can help us . The following are some of them :
• Cash donations ( please see our Banking Details listed )
• Pet Food donations – both dry and tinned ( both for our outreach programmes as well as our feeding schemes )
• Blanket / Pet Bed donations
• Kennel donations
• Pet Bowl donations
• Bric-a-Brac donations for our shop
• Book donations for our shop
• Clothing donations for our shop
• Any other items that we may be able to sell
Once it has been determined that the child is stable and the family are able to cope at home , we discharge them from the Home-Based Care Programme .
Services Offered :
• Medication and treatment adherence
• Pain and Symptom Management
• Palliative Care
• General medical support for wound , oxygen , trachea and feeding tube care
• Social support services
• Counselling and bereavement support
• Caregiver training
• HOW YOU CAN HELP
We would like to invite individuals and organisations to share this journey with us and to experience the powerful proof that , with a little love and care , anything is possible . Click here to support us : https :// buff . ly / 3pDWb6b
CONCLUSION As an NGO , we rely heavily on funds to continue our effective services to benefit the disadvantaged children under our care and those admitted to the Hospice . Marketing and fundraising events have become a reliable source of small scale but regular income for Lambano .
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Double the Money !
A big thank you to the kind and generous donations of the runners and the Dis-Chem Foundation who will be matching these donations to our two charities , the Lambano Sanctuary and the Namaqua Dog and Donkey Foundation .
The last race in 2023 a total of R63,460 was raised for the event charities . The generous donations by participants to our chosen charities continue to astound us . With the Dis-Chem Foundation having pledged to match the total amounts donated we were able to hand over R35,220 and R28,240 to
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the Lambano Sanctuary and the Namaqua Dog and Donkey Foundation respectively
The Dis-Chem Foundation is a beneficiary of the Dis-Chem Benefit Programme , whereby each time a Benefit member swipes their card when purchasing something , Dis-Chem donates a percentage of the eligible purchase to the Foundation . That makes it possible for our team of compassionate social workers and caregivers to work closely with registered NGOs to support and improve the lives of struggling communities , impoverished families , abused children ,
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abandoned babies , young girls who need sanitary pads , and people in need of healthcare services . |
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