Vision

Rehoboth's vision is: "To care for orphaned and abandoned children living with HIV/AIDS."

Mission Statement

To create comprehensive care and support facilities (children's villages) for a group of infected children living with HIV/AIDS who cannot be catered for within the community. The children's villages provide a home-like solution with intensive care and treatment (spiritual, emotional, intellectual, physical and medical) throughout their lives.

Objective

The objective is to provide love and care for children living with HIV/AIDS who have been abandoned and who cannot be placed in foster care or adoption. The number of HIV positive children being abandoned with no one to care for them is reaching alarming proportions. Instead of the hospital being their home, Rehoboth creates children's villages consisting of 10 specially designed home units with four to five children each, cared for by a local housemother in a normal family setting.

Rehoboth Trust (RT)

Rehoboth is a Christian Interdenominational Charity organisation. The Rehoboth Trust (IT 2120/97) administers the Rehoboth project and is a South African registered Non-Profit Organisation (12-129 NPO). Rehoboth has a section 18a-status. This means that donors from South Africa can claim a certain amount of their taxes back from the South African Revenue Services (SARS).

The Board of Trustees consists of 5 local South African trustees. The daily responsibilities lie in the hands of the Management Team, which is accountable to the Trust. The Trust holds final responsibility for Rehoboth towards its stakeholders. Missionary organisations can send volunteers to assist Rehoboth.

Primary Care Process

Endorsements

The following organisations have given their support and approval: Housing Department KwaZulu-Natal, Hibiscus Coast Municipality, NAG (Network Action Group) - a network of service providers and government departments -, Murchison Hospital, Port Shepstone General Hospital, Child & Family Care Society (the welfare department in Port Shepstone), the Commissioner for Child Welfare at the Magistrate's Office (the government welfare department in Pietermaritzburg), Norwegian Settlers Church, OVCAG (Orphaned and Vulnerable Children Action Group) - a network organisation focusing on taking care of orphans, UAA – Ugu AIDS Alliance, and CINDI - a network of organisations working for children in distress.