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The Team

Creating and maintaining 35 loving family homes for our children in 16 different communities in the broader Western Cape, requires a whole family of team members with diverse roles and a solid commitment. This Family Team is made up of the following groups:

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

Lala Lakey

Fundraising & Communications

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

Siphesihle Ntuli

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

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.