AANHOUWEN Work and Care Centre for Mentally Handicapped Adults

General information

Aanhou-Wen is a work and care centre for mentally and physically handicapped adults in the Helderberg Basin which was established in 1987 with 4 members. Since then it has grown to a maintainable organization with 65 members between the ages of 18 an 66 years, who attend the centre daily.

Around 60% of the members are from underprivileged communities and are transported daily to and from Aanhou-Wen with transport provided by Aanhou-Wen vehicles. Aanhou-Wen is a non-profit organization.
Aanhou-Wen does not discriminate on grounds of race, gender or religion as we believe that each person is unique with status and worth, who deserves unconditional recognition and respect. At Aanhou-Wen we strive to develop each member’s potential to the point where he or she can function as independent as possible in the world.

Aanhou-Wen is ‘n Werk- en Versorgingsentrum vir verstandelik- en liggaamlik gestremde volwassenes met 65 lede tussen die ouderdomme van 18 tot 66 jaar, wat die Sentrum op ‘n daaglikse basis besoek. Aanhou-Wen diskrimineer nie op grond van ras, geslag of geloof nie en ons glo dat elke persoon ‘n unieke wese met status en waarde is, wat kan aanspraak maak op onvoorwaardelike erkenning en respek. Sowat 60% van die lede is uit agtergeblewe gemeenskappe en word daagliks na en van die Sentrum vervoer met Aanhou-Wen voertuie.
By Aanhou-Wen word gepoog om elke lid se potensiaal ten volle te ontwikkel en om hulle lewensvaardighede aan te leer sodat hy/sy so onafhanklik moontlik en volgens sy/haar optimale vermoë kan funksioneer.