Currently +- 160 adults & children live at THE CRADLE ARK. The families are living in the structures on the plot. The local municipality has assisted in installing portable toilets, and also provide fresh water once a week.
Our hope is to assist the residents of the CRADLE ARK to become fully self-sustained; small food gardens are maintained and a full crop of corn was planted a couple of months ago. We assist the residents with food, clothing and other necessary items. The caretaker at the CRADLE ARK, Jeanette Fikile Xhama, had also in 2018 taken the initiative to start a Pre-School, Encedweni Educare, which provides the smaller children from the CRADLE ARK with early stage education and nutritious meals daily.
Each child receives a Christmas gift during December, containing a new school bag, stationery, new clothing & shoes.