Our Team
Our Board of Trustees
Our Board of Trustees are a dedicated group of especially skilled volunteers who have been elected to this role and provide us with the necessary governance oversight. Their experience and expertise in different fields is an essential support to management in running of the organisation.
Professor Andrew Dawes
Chairman
Deepa Daya
Treasurer
Louise Driver
Trustee
Anna Vayanos
Trustee
Sarishnie Moodley
Trustee
Gail Daniels
Trustee
Shelley Von Seidel
Trustee
Our Founders
These two visionary women established Home from Home, one of the first non-profit organisations in South Africa to be registered as a Cluster Foster Care Scheme. For over a decade, Home from Home has successfully provided supported and supervised foster care to orphaned, abused, neglected and vulnerable children in South Africa.
Pippa Shaper
Co-Founder
Jane Payne
Co-Founder
Our Office Team
Peter Marx
Executive Director
Victoria Smith
Programme Manager
Joanica Stevens
Finance Manager
Professor Mapendere
Social Worker Supervisor
Hein Koen
Operations Co-Ordinator
Lala Lakey
Fundraising & Communications
Tanya Townshend
Fundraiser
Zethu Mtati
Finance Admin Officer
Carmen Petersen
Bookkeeper
Nicolette Nunes
Reception / Office Administrator
Eilene Brown
Youth Transitional Practitioner
Albertina Old-John
Youth Transition Support
Andisiwe Phike
Senior Social Worker
Thandi Mettler
Social Worker
Kayleigh Henderson
Social Worker
Nontombi Fudumele
Social Worker
Boniswa Dyaloyi
Social Auxiliary Worker
Mafi Moyo
Social Auxiliary Worker
Grace Mahamba
Social Auxiliary Worker
Nwabisa Ntsapho
Social Auxiliary Worker
Zurina Sieed
Education Support Administrator
Mzimasi Mangali
Operations Coordinator Assistant
Morgan Petersen
Operations Support Intern
Sinokhanya Piedt
Youth Transition Support Intern
Tatim Andrews
Admin Support Intern
Our Foster Mothers
Our network of 32 quality foster homes and three Transtional Support homes spans 16 communities from Kayamandi to Khayelitsha, Masiphumelele to Zonnebloem and more. This means that we are able to care for over 200 children who would otherwise not experience family life.
