Personal message

My name is Lance Sinequan, and cycling is my passion. I have completed many Cape Town Cycle Tours to support Home of Hope. I have been supporting Home of Hope for over a decade and have seen their work. They are making a big difference. This year, I have the privilege of riding for Anselm Farm, a Home of Hope project.

Anselm Farm is a small holding in Morningstar where Home of Hope combines the care of land and animals with young adults with special needs. A safe space is created where young adults are understood, fully supported, protected, and ultimately experience peace and belonging.

The young adults on the farm partake in skills development and income-generating activities such as organic produce, free-range eggs and organic composting and experience social and emotional development as they interact with those around them. 

As part of the Living Life Project, each young adult is offered support and mentorship by an adult walking alongside them, teaching them healthy relationships and job skills, enabling individual development and showing them how to advocate for themselves and to be proud of who they are.

With a dual purpose in mind, the farm also offers a safe place during the day for young adults with special needs who want to partake in this programme but still have a loving home and family to return to with plans to expand the farm to offer a wider variety of skills development, a nursery, and to assist more young adults.

I am amazed at what they do. I want to raise funds for this awesome project as it fills a massive gap in rendering vital services for young adults with special needs.

The funds raised will help Anselm Farm open its doors to more neurodiverse young adults, purchase the much-needed resources and assist them in providing a service to young adults with FASD.