Half Way House

Children and teenagers from the Roosboom district in South Africa met at the Half Way House for a board game session! While some were reading, there were also fun activities to play and learn. Among these, there is the nutrition … Read More

As every week, the children enjoyed a healthy and balanced meal at the HalfWay House of Roosboom. The meal consists of rice, an egg from the centre’s chicken coop and vegetables from the garden. Covid-19 has significantly affected the living … Read More

Roosbom’s “Half Way House” has adapted its functionning to the sanitary measures implemented in South Africa. A non-contact thermometer was purchased to check the children’s temperature before entering the center.  The children can still benefit from a complete and healthy … Read More

A small change in the organization of the Half Way House in Roosboom, the women, who were previously employed part-time to prepare meals for the children, are now there full-time, and take care of the garden the rest of the … Read More

During the Covid 19 lockdown difficult times, the children were not able to go to the Half Way House. However, life is still active there! Masks were ordered to the sewing group for themselves and for the children of teh … Read More

Every day, 40 orphans from the township of Roosboom are welcomed at the Half Way House of Designing Hope, a centre where different activities are offered to the children for 2 hours after school. They receive a hot meal, and … Read More

The South African fashion designer Thebe Magugu, went to Roosboom to visit Desining Hope’s Half Way House in February 2020. He discovered the outdoor exhibition of his creations photographed by Aart Verrips on scarecrows, in the open fields.

Each week, Dessine l’Espoir organizes the delivery of meals for Roosboom’s children with a wholesaler located in the neighboring town of Ladysmith. Roosboom only has a few small convenience stores, in fact unsuitable for buying wholesale groceries (rice, oil, canned … Read More