Charities Involved

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Paballo Ya Batho
Princess Alice Adoption Home


Paballo Ya Batho (001-263-NPO) was established in 1989, as a means to assist the homeless and destitute of Johannesburg’s inner city. They seek to assist the homeless in all aspects of their lives by providing them with the basic necessities necessary for sustaining a healthy and normal life. Paballo’s aim is to assist the homeless in becoming functional members of society. For the past 18 years its main aim has been to affirm human dignity, strengthening the unity of the poor and lobbying for their basic human rights.

Contact Details:
Contact Person: Ndai Mncedisi
Office no: +27 (0)11 337 5938
Cell no: +27 (0)82 968 4543
Fax: +27 (0)11 333 3254
Email: ndai@paballo.org.za
Website: www.intdev.co.za
Postal Address: P O Box 10376
Johannesburg 2000
South Africa

Princess Alice Adoption Home (PAAH) – a facility of Johannesburg Child Welfare Society – is situated in Westcliff, Johannesburg, and was founded in 1930 by Princess Alice, one of Queen Victoria’s 35 grandchildren. It was initially started to serve the mining community, so that when one of the girls fell pregnant, she would have a place to “hide” away so as not to bring shame upon her family. Her baby would then be made available for adoption. Our services have since evolved, and we were one of the first centres to cater for other racial and ethnic cultures. Today our primary service is to act as a place of safety to now 30 babies as the Home has recently received an upgrade of capacity from 25 babies to 30 during April 2008. The babies admitted to our care, are mostly from the Johannesburg, Gauteng area.