Axis donation gives
orphanage peace of mind
Axis Communications
has donated a fully
networked and functional
system for GCF
ccording to the South African
Child Gauge Report of 2018,
millions of South Africa’s
children are still hungry, 40% have had
multiple experiences of violence in their
homes, schools and communities, and
over four million children don’t live with
either biological parent.
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The statistics are dire, but there is
a beacon of hope for these children
through organisations such as Give a
Child a Family (GCF). Based in Kwa-Zulu
Natal in South Africa, the organisation is
a child protection organisation promoting
the rights and wellbeing of children and
works to the belief that children have the
right to grow up in a family.
Some of the children have been removed
from very abusive homes and are kept
in the sanctuary of GCF which is part
of the reason the organisation required
the assistance of a robust network
of cameras that could provide onsite
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and remote surveillance, security and
oversight of its environment. It is with this
that Axis communications stepped up to
the plate and donated a fully networked
and functional system for GCF.
“The biggest need we had is that
we provide the children in our care
protection,” said Charmaine Wagenaar,
Director Support Services at GCF. “As a
place of safety, there are always external
risks that threaten this sanctity, such as
parents who have been denied access
to their children who come and try to
snatch the children back. Secondly,
our property had been subject to
crime, where people were breaching
our perimeter. Thirdly we needed
accountability among our staff, so that
they were aware that they were being
watched and to give them the assurance
that we had evidence of potential
incidents in the environment, so we
could protect them if needed. You could
say that Axis came to our rescue with
their donation.”
The diverse requirements of GCF
were met by Axis with a donation of
15 cameras, that included indoor
and outdoor units as well as cameras
with audio so that incidents could be
recorded in their entirety, monitors,
cabling and switches. A team from Axis did the initial visits
to the property, identified the needs of
GCF and then appointed partner 3 Core
Electrical to assist with the installation.
Using a combination of newer cameras
as well as encoders, the team was also
able to provide smart features to legacy
equipment. Cameras were placed at
all the entrances and allow for both
number plate and facial recognition. It
now also boasts low light capabilities
with the Axis Lightfinder technology.
This provides the GCF team much
needed ‘eyes at night’.
Cameras donated include the Axis
P3215-VE Network Cameras, Axis
P1354 Network Cameras, Axis M3004-V
Fixed Dome Network Camera for indoors
and Axis P3225-LVE Network Cameras
optimised for forensic video. The
system is fully networked and includes
an upgraded server to host the video
footage on for an extended period. The new server placed on site can
store more than 60 days of recordings,
allowing the team to retain footage for
investigative purposes. The system also
supports remote login and management
capabilities from a mobile phone, and
GCF’s global funders based in Sweden,
can access the environment at any given
point to monitor the environment. u
Technology helps accountability
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