Meet the Home from Home Team
Behind Home from Home is a dedicated team of professionals committed to the wellbeing of vulnerable children. Our team brings together experience in foster care, child development, and community support, working collaboratively to ensure every child receives the care they need.
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.
Shelley Von Seidel
Chairperson
Deepa Daya
Treasurer
Louise Driver
Trustee
Anna Vayanos
Trustee
Sarishnie Moodley
Trustee
Gail Daniels
Trustee
Professor Andrew Dawes
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
Fundraising Administrator
Eilene Brown
Youth Transitional Practitioner
Albertina Old-John
Youth Transition Support
Andisiwe Phike
Senior Social Worker
Mandisa Tibini
Social Worker
Nashreen Jones
Social Worker
Anathi Mamatu
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
Mzimasi Mangali
Operations Coordinator Assistant
Krasimira Arnoldus
Reception & Office Admin Intern
Usaid Raban
Operations Support Intern
Yongama Solizwe
Youth Transition Support Intern
Zizipho Khulakade
Education Support Intern
Sinokhanyo Piedt
Youth Ambassador
Asanda Mdwara
Independent Living Programme Practitioner
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.
