INSTITUTIONALIZED CHILD CARE IN URBAN SOUTH AFRICA

13) What are the biggest needs of the kids here?
14) What role does the center play in addressing those needs?
15) How have you seen the center change since you’ve started working with them?
16) What do you think makes up a good childhood?
17) How are international volunteers or financial donors best able to help the center?
18) What role do churches and religious institutions specifically play in helping the
center?
19) What do you hope to see in the future regarding the center?
20) What is the most important thing that people need to know about the center?
H. Question set for center director
1) How long has the center been in operation?
2) What is the story behind your decision to start the center?
3) How would you describe South Africa’s orphan crisis?
4) Who are the partners that help the center operate?
5) When you first started the center, what were the big challenges?
6) What did you discover about how the government system in South Africa helps or
hinders children from getting the care they need?
7) How does the center respond to being in area known for violent crimes?
8) What sorts of stories exemplify the sort of childhood experience common among
the center’s children?
9) Where do most of the children at the center come from?
10) How do children arrive at the center from their previous housing?
11) What challenges does the center face when children come from difficult
backgrounds?
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