About Us

Izulu Orphan Projects, IOP, is a non profit organisation which deals with orphans and widows who are affected by HIV and Aids. We are not an orphanage but assist on a home based care system through caregivers. Founded in 2002 by Chadd and Kate Bain, the organisation was created to serve hundreds of orphans, starting in Kwa-Zulu. Our aim is to school, feed and clothe as many orphan kids as possible and to impact the local community through education, health awareness and job creation.

Now, in 2011, we are schooling and providing uniforms for 1222 orphans. We also support their villages with basic food and clothing. We have 511 orphaned villages on file. We need to raise funds to provide feeding programs for the villages that are in desperate need. Many of the villages have other needs such as huts that need to be rebuilt.

We have identified villages that want to help themselves become self-sustaining by building vegetable gardens. We are really hoping to increase what we are doing with regards to monthly food support, vegetable gardens & building. Since we became official in June 2006, the corporate market is able to donate us 10% of their taxable income as we have our Section 18a status. In order for us to try make a difference we are needing business and communities to come aboard and join the IOP family.

Why is IOP so effective

IOP is based on the border of the Kwa-Zulu tribal lands. This is where founder Chadd Bain lived his whole life. For years he had been building excellent relationships with the surrounding communities and ruling tribal authorities. He was well known and trusted up until his passing away in December 2009. Chadd was a keen adventurer and was  very familiar with the area into which he worked. Kate Bain has continued the work started and we are seeing the organisation grow remarkably on the foundations set.

We have hundreds of supported orphans and we have found a system that works really well with keeping track of everyone. After interviewing and accessing each child and family, they are taken home where a full living assessment is done along with the recording of the GPS co-ordinates of their homesteads. This way, we are able to plot routes, keeping us efficient and effective. IOP works with between 30 and 40 schools. The principals of these schools know that IOP is responsible for all their orphans and they keep IOP informed of any misbehaviour. In this way, IOP is sure that their orphans are disciplined and protected.

If you would like to donate towards our cause, these are our details:

First National Bank

Empangeni
 Branch
8 Smith Street
Account Name: Izulu Orphan Projects

Account Type: Cheque Account (Non-Profit)

Account No: 62094657908

Branch Code: 220130

BIC/Swift address: FIRNZAJJXXX