Fcw
Children in Cape Town

FCW bases it's projects on Early Childhood Development because we believe that if we can intervene at a grass root level then we can make a difference.
We want to make ECD accessible to all children in rural areas throughout South Africa.
In pursuit of our Vision, FCW is a dynamic development organization enabling transformation in Southern Africa by responding to felt needs of children, families and marginalized communities through innovative, integrated and sustainable interventions, which build on their strengths.
We have been based in Kewtown since our inception 33 years ago.

About FCW The Foundation for Community Work is primarily based on the Early Childhood Development (ECD) framework. FCW aims to improve the socio-economic climate of the country through the realization that targeting individuals during the early stages of their childhood development will improve the likelyhood of the person's rise above poverty. FCW bases it's projects on Early Childhood Development because we believe that if we can intervene at a grass root level then we can make a difference. We have been based in Kewtown since our inception 33 years ago. We started as just a small NGO but we are now at the forefront of our field. We want to make ECD accessible to all children in rural areas throughout South Africa. The chairperson for the day was Dr Frank Quint and the keynote speaker was Prof Erica Theron who, in her address focused on the need for a constitution, format and structure and its value for future stability. Adam Small appointed as first Director of Weswok, and Francie Lund appointed as first Community worker. (He later left to take up a position as SA representative at the World Bank Monetary Fund. First official Annual General meeting held since registration. Treasurer, Peter Neethling resigned, but remained on the Board as an additional member. Board members requested to serve on a sub-committee of their choice and to participate fully on these. The monthly meetings of the Board of Management changed to quarterly meetings to. A second Community Worker in the person of Rita Edwards, appointed. Resignation of both community workers Lund & Edwards was unfortunate, but coincidental. Dr. Quint resigned as he was appointed SA Ambassador to the Netherlands. Under the new leadership, the roles of the director and the board members were revisited to re-affirm. The shift from charity to a more developmental thrust was an important one. FCW has now become an established and registered welfare organisation, more rooted and more developmentally focused. This has lead to the realisation that the personnel on board need some form of financial security, hence the linkage with a pension fund for the staff of the organisation. Educare Projects affiliated to FCW became part of the World Vision sponsored programme. Building project of Annette se speelkring ( Wellington ) off the ground. Structural changes in the Organisation to enhance career paths and upward mobility of employers. Prof Richard Van der Ross (chairperson of the CET) & Peter Neethling who both played a very significant role in the shaping of the ELC and the FCW respectively, appointed as patrons. Dr. Adam Small resigned from FCW to be appointed as the first Black person to become Head of the Social Work Department at UWC. Outreach to all new community projects on hold, cut-down on. admin overheads, field visits streamlined; required careful and purposeful planning. If elected, committee members and parents nominated by their respective communities can serve on the FCW Board of Management. 1987: Resignation and farewell of Elias Links as he was to take up a position at the World Bank. Peter Neethling appointed as patron of FCW together with Prof Richard van der Ross. 1991: FCW Board of Management re-structures, enabling active participation of staff on the Board. FCW started to consolidate its service delivery to 24 affiliated community educare projects, focusing on the Independence Process.