Butterfly Palliative Home is the first and only registered children's hospice in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, where we provide end-of-life .care to young children with severe disabilities and life-limiting conditions.
Our purpose is to be the hands and feet of Jesus to babies and young children, regardless of their medical challenges, as we believe that every child deserves love and a stable family life. We aim to provide end-of-life care with the devotion and expert medical care that these babies require in a friendly and comforting environment. We are also committed to empowering widows in our local community, who play a big role in caring for our babies.
Christoff and Tarryn Bell, a married couple originally from Cape Town, moved to rural Zululand at the end of 2010 to pursue careers in rural healthcare.
Christoff, a medical doctor, and Tarryn, a social worker, worked and lived in the community of Mseleni in Northern KwaZulu-Natal for nearly seven years. It was here that their passion for paediatric palliative care started when they partially cared for a baby girl with Down Syndrome who was living at the nearby Mseleni Childrens Home.
Little Ncami, aged two, was a part of their family for 6 months until she passed away in their arms due to heart failure. The couple started Izandla ZeAfrika, a Christian Non-Profit Organisation in 2014 as a practical way to serve the impoverished community around them. While at Mseleni, they had their first biological daughter, Illy, and adopted their son, Joshua. Joshua has Down Syndrome as well as Autism.
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Stainborough Rotary Club is very active in the community, supporting worthy causes such as Centrepoint, Silkstone Scout Camp and Young People’s leadership programme. The Club also helps Santa with his Sleigh every Christmas.
moreWe have close links, over many years, with Ho in Ghana. We have helped to fund the building of a Women's Co-operative, a Rotary Community Hall, a Street Children's centre, a water borehole and now the building of a sand dam.
moreStainborough raises funds for charities through organising events, Sponsorship, car boot & table top sales, competitions and selling merchandise.
moreStainborough is a friendly club with lots of well supported events throughout the year. Some are 'just for fun', whilst others raise money for good causes at the same time.
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