Our team of 18 riders who participated in the Telkom 947 Cycle Challenge raised just over R73 000 towards the #Pillows4Angels #Soundsleep campaign. CEO Xelda Rohrbeck ,who agreed to have her face painted if we reached our target, spent the day sporting a colourful floral design on her face. Out of pure joy, Business Develop […]
Once again, LITTLE EDEN was nominated by Italian-South African Chamber of Trade and Industries as the beneficiary of the Nedbank Business Excellence Awards raffle draw, which took place on Thursday 29 November 2018. Here are the winners of the fantastic prizes: 1st Prize: Espresso Veloce Serie V11 Red Coffee Machine valued at R101 650 – […]
“The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members.” – Mahatma Gandhi There are parts of society that are often forgotten in the modern, chaotic, commercial world in which we live. However, the forgotten are not absent. They still exist and, in the right hands, thrive. The […]
Gauteng MEC for Health Dr Gwen Ramokgopa recently identified Little Eden Society as an organisation which provides world-class care for people with profound intellectual disability. The MEC made the statement while addressing an audience at the society during the launch of Mental Health Awareness month, October. For the past 51 years, the society has cared […]
What do cycling and sleeping have in common? Quite a lot when it comes to our latest fundraising campaign! Through our team of 18 riders participating in the Telkom 947 Cycle Challenge, we hope to raise R61 200 to cover the cost of 306 special memory foam pillows for our residents. At R200 each, the […]
Christmas is just around the corner – and we need your help to make sure that when Santa visits our Homes, he’ll have enough brightly wrapped gifts to go round! This is the time of year when excitement is in the air at LITTLE EDEN. When the bell is rung to let the children know […]
Angel on the airways “They are loving, very trusting and content with who they are. And they are Angels in all ways who do not judge,” is how we describe our residents with Down Syndrome. About 10% of LITTLE EDEN residents, lovingly called Angels, are diagnosed with Downs Syndrome and complete our family circle […]
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Addressing the audience at LITTLE EDEN’s Elvira Rota Village, during the launch of Mental Health Awareness month on 1 October, the Gauteng MEC of Health, Honourable Dr Gwen Ramokgopa said, “LITTLE EDEN is the epitome of world class care of people with profound intellectual disability.” The minister toured the facility and met residents, before being […]
19 January 1967 “The work is hard, arduous but the reward that God one day will give us will be great according to the work achieved.” ‘Diary’ by Maria (‘Domitilla’) Rota (Unpublished): 19 January 1967. As you may be aware, South African and international supporters of LITTLE EDEN visited Italy on 14, 15 and […]
