Our
Impact
On a Mission
About 75 km northeast of East London, South Africa on a beautiful 70-acre hilltop property sits the Open Arms Home for Children. As an established nonprofit organization, registered in South Africa and the United States, Open Arms provides love and security to children orphaned by the AIDS pandemic.
An Aerial View of Open Arms
We are committed to raising the children in our care to adulthood. Our model is to place 6-8 children in cottages with a permanent house mother or father. The children go to pre-school on our property and elementary, high school and college in the larger community. We aim to serve the whole child: developmentally, physically and spiritually.
We are a human service organization. As such, our children are served regardless of background, race, economic status or religion. Likewise, our donors come from all faiths and backgrounds, united in simple service to children in need.
God has blessed this project since its inception with caring donors, staff and volunteers. We feel privileged to carry out this important work.
LIKE OUR KIDS, WE KEEP GROWING!
We host events all year long to support these beautiful children. Come on out and join us! We are just ordinary people with a shared passion for helping underprivileged kids.
9
Different
schools
Open Arms’
Education
Open Arms Preschool
8 Open Arms children attending ranging in age from 1–4
Komga Kindergarten
5 children ages 4-6
Komga Junior Elementary School
This school from 1st to 7th grade currently has 23 Open Arms children
Parklands School
Serving children in need of special education from ages 6-18, currently has 6 children from Open Arms
His Hands School
Serving those with developmental delays and serves one of our children
Lilyfontein High School
This high school currently serves 3 of our children
Stutterheim High School
3 students from Open Arms currently attend this high school
Baysville Vocational High School
Provides training and jobs to graduates in a number of vocational areas. 4 Open Arms students attend Baysville
ETA College
This college in Cape Town is now home to the Gwala brothers, our oldest boys at Open Arms
In The Media
Nomination for an Invest in Other Award
See the nomination video here for Bob Solis.
Bob’s Personal Blog
Kept during his 700-mile walk across South Africa
Benilde-St. Margaret’s Crown & Shield Article
An article from 2009 about Bob’s 700-mile walk across South Africa
AZ Giving & Leading:
Open Arms Home for Children
A feature interview by Rick DeBruhl that aired on Arizona PBS
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Contact Us
UNITED STATES:
P.O. Box 2198
Litchfield Park, AZ 85340
1 (602) 920-9958
SOUTH AFRICA:
P.O. Box 165
Komga, Eastern Cape 4950
South Africa
011-27-043-831-8800
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