About us
The Founders of ‘The Fathers Heart Community Development’ Michael and Jill Carolissen were trained and developed by a well-established orphan and vulnerable childcare organisation (OVC) in South Africa.
In early 2019, they were released from this place of incubation and left the corporate world after years of success to pursue and establish, The Fathers Heart Community Development (FHCD) which was incorporated in 2019.
The board of directors and management team are supported by a group of 14 professional volunteers and 22 strategic organisational partners. Their joint backgrounds, combined skillsets and overall commitment to the long-term interventions, ensure the successful delivery of their critical work.
WHERE WE ARE GOING
TFH started from very humble beginnings, as a desire and calling from God for two people to step out and head the call for those who are the most vulnerable in society. We prayed the prayer, God use us in 2013, and when He showed us the Vision, we were both challenged as to how we would go from where we were, two young parents with two little kids starting their schooling journey, to this solution that had been placed on our hearts. We took stock and because of our fear we delayed the inevitable, however in 2018, after Fostering and seeing the need, it became the catalyst for us to step out, we discovered that God had not forgotten about us, He still wanted us to step out as Missionaries and Walk this Life Long journey He had set out.
In 2019, we officially registered and stepped out in complete faith, leaving behind our Corporate lives. We have been operational from a leased property in the community, and now, in our 7th year, we will be starting the construction of the Child and Youth Development Centre, our permanent Haven in Fisantekraal, this will increase our reach 10 fold and we will create these spaces in every community in the years to come, through partnerships with the communities.
