Summerhill House

At Summerhill House we provide for children who have been orphaned or abandoned, not only a place of refuge…, but also the most important thing of all. Love, provided by ‘family’. Families help a child feel safe, loved, secure and ready to thrive, and that’s why our ‘model’ mirrors a family unit as closely as possible. Each house holds 6 children and 1 housemother. In addition each child’s education is facilitated from primary through to tertiary, so that they stand the best possible chance tin life. Reaching a future where they are able to contribute to the world around them. We have been building our dreams and hopes both metaphorically and very, very literally- brick by brick. Integration with the local community is paramount to us and to this end we have opened a community centre as a safe place for those children and families seeking social upliftment in it’s most basic form; food, learning, friendship and encouragement. We are actively involved on a daily basis in ...