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Dignity for All.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_body_font|700||on|||||&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;1600ms&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;right&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;1600ms&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Supporting people with disabilities to live with independence, purpose, and respect.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;#contact&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Lets Connect&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_icon=&#8221;&#x39;||divi||400&#8243; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;1600ms&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;#donor&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Donate &#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_icon=&#8221;&#x39;||divi||400&#8243; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;right&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;1600ms&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/merewentcheshire.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_5773-scaled.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;DSC_5773&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;story&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;1600ms&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">We ask you Lord, to bless us today. Grant us a spirit of understanding and respect for differing views. Guide our hearts and minds so that every decision we make serves the greater good of those we are called to serve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Amen<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8211; Cheshire Prayer written by founder Leonard Cheshire VC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;1600ms&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>our story<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Where It All Began&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-15px|||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;1600ms&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-17px|||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;1600ms&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"152\">The first Cheshire Home was established in 1948 in the United Kingdom by Leonard Cheshire VC. Today, the organisation has grown into a global network.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"154\" data-end=\"286\">There are over 250 Leonard Cheshire service centres and independent partner organisations across more than 50 countries worldwide.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"288\" data-end=\"404\">In South Africa, there are 16 service centres, with Cheshire Homes operating as part of this international legacy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"573\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Merewent Cheshire Home, located in Austerville, Durban, was opened in 1994. 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