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Welcome to Cotlands

Founded in 1936, Cotlands was originally created as a care centre for unwed mothers and their infants, and over the years has evolved into an organisation offering shelter for abused, abandoned, HIV-positive, orphaned and terminally ill children from birth to twelve years of age, as well as community based services to vulnerable children in five provinces of South Africa.

 

With headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa, our activities have reflected the changing needs of our society and we have increased both the quality and quantity of services we provide. In the early 1990's, Cotlands identified an urgent need to care for children directly impacted by HIV/AIDS. This focus included the establishment of a paediatric AIDS hospice, the first of its kind in South Africa at that time (1996), offering specialised paediatric palliative care 24 hours a day.

 

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Cotlands Profile

At present, Cotlands is servicing five regions (Johannesburg South and Soweto in Gauteng, Hlabisa in KwaZulu/Natal, East London in Eastern Cape, Helderberg in the Western Cape and Lydenburg in Mpumalanga) - impacting more than 4 200 families either directly (through Home Based Care and residential care) or indirectly (via outreach and counselling).

 

In partnership with other NGO’s, local government and the private sector, Cotlands is committed to filling the medico-socio-economic gaps in communities by providing a range of services that will ensure the provision of food security, reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS, create jobs and foster self sustainability. To achieve this, Cotlands has ensured that all our outreach projects include food garden initiatives, income generating projects and educational components.

 

Cotlands provides the full continuum of care to vulnerable children, with services ranging from home based care of HIV-positive children through to end stage palliative care for children with AIDS. Emphasis is placed on supporting the child and their family in the community through various outreach programmes, which include Home Based Care, orphan care, counselling services, and nutrition. The residential component is only used in emergency situations for acute, chronic and terminally ill children who cannot be cared for at home or children who have been orphaned or abandoned.

 

Cotlands presently offers the following services:

 

Cotlands Residential Care Programmes

 

• Sanctuary (Gauteng & Western Cape)
• Place of safety (Gauteng & Western Cape)
• Hospices (Gauteng & Western Cape)
• Children’s Home (Gauteng & Western Cape)
• ECDC (Gauteng & Western Cape)
• Professional Foster Care

 

Cotlands Outreach Programmes

 

• Home Based Care (Gauteng, Western Cape & KwaZulu Natal)
• Chris Hani Baragwanath Counselling Project (Gauteng)
• Nutrition Project (Eastern Cape)
• Orphan Care (Gauteng and KwaZulu Natal)
• ECDC (Gauteng, EC, KZN and Mpumalanga)
• Food Gardens (Gauteng, Westen Cape, KwaZulu Natal & Eastern Cape)
• Support Groups (Gauteng,KwaZulu Natal & Eastern Cape)
• Income Generation(Gauteng,KwaZulu Natal & Eastern Cape)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact Details

 

Cotlands

134 Stanton Street Tel:+27 11 683-7200

Turffontein Fax:+27 11 683-6688

Johannesburg 2190

E-mail:info@cotlands.org

PO Box 74042

Turffontein

2140

 

Website: www.cotlands.org

 

 

 

Corporate Donations made via bank transfer or direct deposit

 

In order for Cotlands to acknowledge each and every donor who makes a contribution, we require the following information:

• Contact Person
• Contact Number
• Company Name (if applicable)
• Postal Address
• Date and Amount Deposited

 

 

 

A copy of the deposit slip can be faxed to Cotlands at 088 011 683 6688 or posted to Cotlands, for attn: J Gourlie, P.O.Box 74042, Turffontein, 2140, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa with all the particulars.