RFK
Royal Family Kids
CONFRONTING ABUSE –
"ONE CHILD AT A TIME”
About Royal Family Kids
The method that we use to confront abuse at Royal Family Kids® is quite unique in its kind. During school holidays, we host a 5-day faith-based camp for the children. Each child that attends camp is assigned to trained and dedicated counselors whom they will be spending the week with. Much of our success as an organization can be attributed to the commitment and love of our counselors. An even bigger contributor to our success is our ‘two-deep’ rule. This rule stipulates that no child is allowed to be alone with one adult at any time, meaning that there are at least two qualified adult supervisors with a child at any given
The five days at camp are specifically coordinated and planned for at least 6 months in advance. In addition, camps are facilitated in such a way that every single child receives personal, focused attention and care.
Royal Family Kids® came to South African shores in 2000, and since then seven camps have been established throughout the country. Royal Family Kids® in the USA has grown vastly since its birth in 1985, and its vision keeps expanding to different shores.
Our Vision
The vision of Royal Family Kids® is to plant and establish a camp in each municipal district of every province in South Africa, and furthermore up into the African Continent. Achieving this will enable us to reach countless abused children throughout all communities, all throughout the year. Accommodating roughly 40 children per camp, we believe that many lives can be changed and the future dramatically impacted
Our Mission
The spearhead of this vision for continental influence is Jackson’s Ridge. They serve as a local training facility for all those who wish to get involved and be trained as counselors, directors, or general volunteers. Our aim is to expand the facilities at Jackson’s Ridge to accommodate more campers, conduct more training, and ensure the continuous development of future leaders who will ultimately broaden the reach of the Royal Family Kids vision.
Camps
The results of 30 years of Royal Family Kids’® Camps attest to the fact that the camps are pivotal to the success of Royal Family Kids® as an international organization. These camps are strategic. and tirelessly planned for months in advance and no stone is left unturned in the preparation for a camp.
Training for the volunteers, counselors, and staff is an integral aspect of the preparation for camp. This is to ascertain that all volunteers who attend camp are fully equipped and accustomed to the camp policies and rules, as well as the national legislation with regard to social work and working with children. All volunteers are screened and cleared by local law enforcement agencies to ensure that they are compliant with the laws of child protection. Everybody attending a camp is expected to uphold the integrity of Royal Family Kids® internationally.
Provision is also made for the children. Because of their backgrounds, most of the children who attend camp are used to having nothing but the clothes on their backs when they arrive at camp. Therefore, we ensure that they receive a gift bag filled with clothing items, toys, toiletries, and even an MP# player with all the songs they learn on camp pre-loaded. The additional provision that is made for the children is healthy and nutritious meals three times daily.
Every day of the camp is pre-planned and coordinated to ensure that the kids are involved in esteem-building non-competitive activities.
Two evenings at camp are always highly anticipated and hugely successful. These two evenings coincide seamlessly with the heart of Royal Family Kids®. The first is a formal banquet-style dinner.
The second evening is the birthday party. This generally provokes a lot of emotion, as most of the children on camp have never had a birthday.
The backbone of Royal Family Kids®; without the dedicated staff, all camp personnel are volunteers and receive no form of remuneration for their time. Roles and functions of the staff are allocated at the training camp, which happens a month prior to the kids’ camp, giving the personnel ample time to prepare for camp.