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We need funds to cover salary shortfall and expenses to get to children, do home visits, school visits, and support children at courts, health screenings, and regular monitoring.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solomon says they are in desperate need of donations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe immediate need now is cash donations for salary shortfalls and operational costs. People, businesses and groups can help by making donations, however small. Commit to making a small monthly cash donation, use a birthday or event to raise funds for Molo Songololo. We also call on all those past beneficiaries who can support, to donate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He says donations can also be in the form of computers, cellphones, photocopy paper, petrol, servicing of vehicles, renovation of the main office, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He explains that for the past four decades the organisation has been hard at work to advance the rights, care, protection and participation of children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are done through awareness, education, training, advocacy, and the provision of support services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These services include social support, assessments, counselling, therapeutic, empowerment, and ongoing support services for victims of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation, and those at risk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They have satellite offices in Atlantis, Delft and Beaufort West. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"Middle\" id=\"embed_f217f6bb\">\n<div class=\"text\">Molo Songololo provides a crucial service to children in need of care and protection, the impact of which helps children to thrive and break the silence and cycle of violence against children.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Solomon says through their Child and Youth Empowerment programme they motivate and empower the youth on human rights, and especially the rights of the child. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe develop children\u2019s life-skills, leadership skills, social awareness and promote their participation in decision-making processes.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Solomon, they also focus on caregivers through their Counselling and Therapeutic Services for Children and Parents programme. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe conduct one-on-one and group therapeutic and empowerment sessions with children and their caregivers. 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