Indaba ZosindisoOrphanage & Vulnerable Children's Centre
A courtyard shaded by a bright red and yellow canopy at the Indaba Zosindiso home

Elandspoort, Pretoria · Caring for children since 2008

Every child deserves a home, a family and a future.

Indaba Zosindiso gives vulnerable children a safe place to sleep, learn, play and belong — and the encouragement to dream bigger than their circumstances.

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2008Founded on 11 November by Mrs Gladness Ndletyana
HomeSafe housing, meals and daily care
SchoolHomework support and a love of learning
NPORegistered: 092-158-NPO
The entrance gate and sign of Indaba Zosindiso at 165B Mike du Toit, Elandspoort
The front gate at 165B Mike du Toit, Elandspoort.

Our story

One woman's promise. A home full of children.

Indaba Zosindiso was founded on 11 November 2008 by Mrs Gladness Ndletyana, known to many as Mama Gladness.

What began as a personal commitment to children in need has grown into a home where boys and girls who have experienced loss, abandonment or unsafe circumstances find stability, care and a sense of family. Our work is to give every child who comes through our gate safety, care and belonging.

Our purpose is written on our gate for every passer-by to read: to reach and transform underprivileged children.

Our dream is a home where every child can grow in dignity, comfort and belonging.

What we do

Care that reaches every part of a child's life

A safe home

Warm beds, nutritious meals, clean clothes and caring adults every day. A stable home is where healing and growing begin.

Learning & school

Children are supported to attend school and to do their homework together, with encouragement to keep reaching higher.

Play & creativity

Space to play, build and imagine: from a jungle gym in the yard to a homemade go-kart project built together by the children.

Belonging & wellbeing

Children are known by name, celebrated and listened to. Where extra help is needed, we work to connect them with the right professionals.

A day in the life

Learning together. Building big ideas.

The courtyard becomes a classroom, a workshop and a playground. Children work on their schoolwork together, and build projects like a homemade go-kart, practising teamwork, patience and problem-solving.

To protect the children's privacy, faces are blurred or kept out of frame in photographs on this website.

Children doing their school homework together at a table in the courtyard Children working together to build a wooden go-kart

Our vision

A bigger, better home for a growing family

The home does remarkable work with the space it has. Our long-term plan is to create more room for what children need most:

  • Safer, more comfortable sleeping and living spaces
  • Quiet study, reading and computer-learning areas
  • Indoor and outdoor play and recreation spaces
  • Suitable caregiver and administration facilities

Concept sketches below are early ideas only. They are not approved or construction drawings, and any building depends on surveys, professional design, approvals and funding.

The existing house and yard where the children live today
The home today. Your support helps it grow.

Donate

Small acts of kindness, life-changing impact

Every gift, large or small, goes towards the everyday needs of the children in our care. You can help in the way that suits you:

  • Food & groceriesFeed a growing household
  • School needsUniforms, shoes, stationery, books
  • Home & building fundOur long-term vision
  • Monthly givingSteady support we can plan around

Give with confidence

To protect donors and children, we share our official banking details directly. Contact us and we will send them with a reference to use, and gladly confirm receipt.

Request banking details

Prefer to give goods? Call us to arrange a drop-off at the home. Please do not pay into any account you did not receive directly from us.

Get involved

There is a place for everyone

Partner with us

Businesses and organisations: CSI support, goods in kind and skills.

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Volunteer

Tutoring, mentoring and activities, through screened and supervised volunteering.

Offer your time →

Help us build

Architects, engineers, builders and suppliers who can support our home project.

Share your skills →

Fundraising event

An evening of hope

We are planning a concert and fundraising evening in November 2026 to raise awareness for the children and support the home. Date, venue and tickets will be shared here once confirmed.

Ask about the event

Transparency & safeguarding

Trust is part of our care

  • Registered non-profit. Indaba Zosindiso is registered as an NPO (092-158-NPO).
  • Children's privacy first. We blur or crop faces and never publish children's names or personal stories without proper consent.
  • Safe volunteering. Volunteers and visitors are screened and supervised.
  • Direct giving. Banking details are sent only by us, directly, on request.

Contact

Every change starts with a conversation

Whether you would like to give, volunteer, partner or just say hello, we would love to hear from you.

Director: Mrs G.N. Ndletyana

Phone / WhatsApp083 666 4156 Emailgladnesscingo@gmail.com Visit us (by appointment)165B Mike du Toit, Elandspoort, Pretoria, 0183