The Middelburg population mainly depended on local factories and railway services for employment. As soon as these businesses closed down and some downsized, unemployment became rife with resultant poverty. Heads of families were compelled to go and seek employment in cities, mainly in the mines or seasonal jobs on farms. This separation also interfered with family ties and support, encouraging single parenthood and poverty. Discipline has lacked at homes, children drop out of school and illiteracy rates increase despite adequate schools.
Emmanuel Child & Youth Care Centre (ECYCC) provides care and safe refuge for children who have been abused, neglected, abandoned and orphaned. Based in the town of Middelburg (Eastern Cape, South Africa). ECYCC is a registered NPO (non-profit organisation) in South Africa.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
About Middelburg
Middelburg is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, in the Great Karoo. It is surrounded by three townships: Lusaka, Kwanonzame and Midros, which are still geographically separated from the town centre by roads and the river. Middelburg is on the N10 national route which is mainly used by trucks travelling to and from Port Elizabeth.
The Middelburg population mainly depended on local factories and railway services for employment. As soon as these businesses closed down and some downsized, unemployment became rife with resultant poverty. Heads of families were compelled to go and seek employment in cities, mainly in the mines or seasonal jobs on farms. This separation also interfered with family ties and support, encouraging single parenthood and poverty. Discipline has lacked at homes, children drop out of school and illiteracy rates increase despite adequate schools.
The Middelburg population mainly depended on local factories and railway services for employment. As soon as these businesses closed down and some downsized, unemployment became rife with resultant poverty. Heads of families were compelled to go and seek employment in cities, mainly in the mines or seasonal jobs on farms. This separation also interfered with family ties and support, encouraging single parenthood and poverty. Discipline has lacked at homes, children drop out of school and illiteracy rates increase despite adequate schools.
