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Nazareth House is a non-profit, charitable organisation, which has served the communities in South Africa for over 130 years. The Sisters of Nazareth have opened their doors to the poorest of the poor in caring for the sick, destitute, aged and under privileged, orphaned Poverty-stricken communities often abandon or neglect children with special needs and the frail elderly who are dependent on the goodwill of others. Being ostracised by the community because of poverty, age and disability is not a rare occurrence. Many families disown or abuse their children because their disability is a burden on them or their medical status may be exposed and the family ridiculed because of it. Their conditions demand expert care, which low-income families cannot afford emotionally or financially. Nazareth House provides medical and relational care regardless of religious affiliation to the most vulnerable elderly and children. Our comprehensive approach ensures Our interventions are both programmatic and systematic in nature as it allows children to live healthy and contributing lives, regardless of their circu*stances. Through our interventions, we have prevented these forgotten groups of children and elderly from experiencing further abandonment, abuse and ridicule and has created a homely environment. A place they can call “home. The Southern African Region extends from Harare, Zimbabwe in the North, to Cape Town, South Africa in the South and includes ten Houses Every child at some stage longs to find their roots, who they really are and who they belong to. We owe it to them to do all we can to help With Government subsidised homes for the aged stretched to the limit, care of these vulnerable elderly people falls onto the shoulders of Volunteers are one of the life-lines of our organisation and are needed to fulfill a multitude of tasks from feeding the babies, Fundraising for Nazareth House is a rewarding way for community groups, schools, clubs, workplaces and individuals to make a