South Africa
Enlighten Education Trust
Improving the quality of teaching, learning, and life
Enlighten Education Trust addresses the social and learning needs of children in the underserved communities of the Overberg District. They support early childhood development, remedial educational, and cultivates leadership skills of school children.
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South Africa
Hantam Community Education Trust
Investing in communities
Hantam serves children living in the Upper Karoo, a remote part of Northern Cape, South Africa’s largest and most sparsely populated province.
Hantam's services include early childhood development programs, a government Grade R-9 school, a library, teacher’s housing, youth vocational skills training, and a community health clinic.
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South Africa
ChildSafe
Preventing childhood injuries
ChildSafe is an injury prevention unit based at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital that aims to reduce and prevent injuries of children in South Africa.
ChildSafe provides important education on injury risks and prevention measures at community and national levels. Their core focus is on the prevention of unintentional injuries such as burns, falls, drowning, road traffic crashes, choking, and poisoning.
Childsafe serves the provinces of Western Cape, Gauteng, and Eastern Cape.
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South Africa
Breede Valley Association of and for Persons with Disabilities
Advocating and facilitating for inclusion and equality
Breede Valley APD provides therapeutic, social, and community development services to persons living with disabilities in the Breede Valley Municipal area.
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South Africa
Just Grace
Holistic care for disadvantaged children and youth
Just Grace, which started as weekend tutoring, has now grown into an organisation with four main focus areas geared towards improving the lives of children and youth in Langa township. These programmes support young people through holistic support for high school learners, skills development, school dropout intervention, and psychosocial services.
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South Africa
South African Education Project (SAEP)
Educating for a brighter future
Since 1994, SAEP has been dedicated to improving the lives of people in the Philippi community of the Western Cape.
SAEP empowers young children and adolescents to become confident, capable, and compassionate members of society by providing education to children from their early years through to tertiary education.
Their programmes include Early Childhood Development, after-school enrichment, academic support to post-matric students, psychosocial support, environmental awareness, community service, and girls’ and women’s empowerment.
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South Africa
CATCH Projects
Caring, Affirming, and Training for Change
CATCH Projects was established in 2002 to support the people of Mzamomhle in the Eastern Cape, a community of more than 40,000 residents facing the daily realities of poverty, violence, and HIV.
To address these challenges, CATCH runs four key projects that uplift and empower vulnerable women and children.
Through its programmes, CATCH helps residents provide for their families, ensures that children are nourished and engaged through after-school activities, offers psychosocial counselling, and supports young people in their studies and pathways to employment.
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South Africa
Bizweni Centre For Children With Disabilities
Where children living with disabilities have the opportunity to learn and develop to their full potential
Bizweni is an educational day care centre in the Western Cape for children aged 2-18 years old living with physical and intellectual disabilities. They are the only facility in the surrounding community that provides this specialized care.
Each child is assessed by a specialist and receives an individual education plan. Bizweni also provides physical, occupational, and speech therapy as well as a music program, nutritional support, and transport to and from the center.
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South Africa
Ikamva Labantwana Bethu (ILB)
Investing in the future of children
ILB is transforming the lives of youth in Crossroads and surrounding communities in the Western Cape as well as those in Tarkastad in the Eastern Cape. Their aim is to close the gap in education access and to give youth skills they need to bring more opportunities that would assist them to access employment opportunities.
ILB assists children from primary school level with academic support to ensure that they are ready for high school. Youth are supported through a skills development programme which builds their soft and hard skills.
The greater community is also uplifted through a development programme that addresses key socioeconomic issues such as unemployment, poverty, and violence.
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South Africa
Lebone Centre (ICDP Trust)
The light in the lives of vulnerable children
Lebone, meaning “light” in Sesotho, is a haven for vulnerable children. The Makhanda-based organisation takes a holistic approach to supporting children aged 0–9 years—nurturing their social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development.
Its early childhood development (ECD) programme includes a multilingual preschool where children are taught equally in English, Afrikaans, and isiXhosa.
For primary school learners, Lebone provides support through reading and writing programmes at non-fee-paying schools, with a focus on language and literacy development. The organisation also runs an aftercare programme at its centre, offering nutritious meals, literacy and numeracy enrichment, life skills, and psychosocial support.
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South Africa
Elkana Childcare
Breaking the cycle of abuse
Elkana supports children and youth in Malmesbury, Western Cape, who have been deeply affected by physical, sexual, and psychological abuse.
Through its Temporary Safe Care programme, Elkana provides immediate relief, care, and protection to young girls in vulnerable situations, working alongside social workers to develop comprehensive care plans tailored to each child’s needs.
The After School Care programme serves over 200 children daily, offering a safe and nurturing environment where they can complete homework, participate in music, sports, and life-skills classes, and receive nutritious meals.
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South Africa
Uviwe Child and Youth Services
You are heard
Uviwe - which means “you are heard” in isiXhosa – is building strong futures for children and young people through integrated education and social support programmes.
Partnering with local communities, Uviwe provides early childhood development, afterschool, and parenting classes, child protection and empowerment programming, as well as economic development opportunities to the Schauderville and Gelvandale communities near Port Elizabeth.
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South Africa
Ububele Educational and Psychotherapy Trust
Improving the emotional wellbeing of South Africa
Founded by clinical psychologists in 2000, Ububele’s models of community-based mental health care address the emotional trauma of South Africa’s past, the ongoing mental and physical effects of the cycle of poverty, and the daily challenges faced by individuals, families, and communities.
Through the development and dissemination of training programmes, psychosocial support, and home-based care—all with an early childhood development focus—Ububele is supporting children to grow up to be emotionally healthy adults, competent parents, and concerned citizens. Ububele serves families of Alexandra Townships.
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South Africa
Woza Moya Centre
Supporting orphans and vulnerable children to reach their full potential
Founded in 2000 as a direct response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic that was ravaging their Ufafa Valley community, Woza Moya established a community caregiver program to provide door-to-door counselling and ensure that people, especially youth, get tested for HIV and other chronic diseases, have access to medications, and adhere to treatment.
Today, the centre also provides early childhood development services, sustainable livelihoods and youth development programs, a mobile health clinic, and programs to support orphaned and vulnerable children.
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South Africa
Isibani Sethemba
Supporting orphans and vulnerable children to reach their full potential
Isibani Sethemba serves children and their families living in Ingwavuma, a rural community in the far North of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.
They provide HIV and TB patients with access to treatment, palliative care, psychosocial support, and sexual and reproductive health awareness programs, and also promote a reading culture through reading clubs and leadership development camps.
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South Africa
Zisize (Ingwavuma) Educational Trust
Supporting orphans and vulnerable children to reach their full potential
Zisize provides a variety of programmes aimed at supporting children and their families including educational support, early childhood development centers, and providing psychosocial, health, and nutrition services to in rural Ingwavuma, KwaZulu-Natal.
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South Africa
Western Cape Forum for Intellectual Disability
Ensuring a better quality of life for people living with intellectual disabilities
Established over 50 years ago, Western Cape Forum for Intellectual Disability is an instrumental role-player in shaping the future for the benefit of all South Africans living with intellectual disabilities.
They provide training, mentorship, advocacy, conduct research, and develop resources for those working in the intellectual disability space.
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South Africa
Uhambo Foundation
Enabling children living with disabilites to lead full and happy lives
Uhambo Foundation provides the design and production of posture support, mobility devices, and therapy products to children living with disabilities in Cape Town.
They are committed to the inclusion of children living with disabilities by partnering with government, NGOs, community members, and families within a holistic, ecosystem approach.
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South Africa
Feed The Babies Fund
Supporting the growth and development of babies
Feed the Babies facilitates the growth and development of babies during their formative years—birth to six years old—by focusing on their nutritional and educational needs.
Throughout rural communities in KwaZulu-Natal they provide nutrition support at early childhood development (ECD) centers, train ECD practitioners on best practices and basic management of ECD centers, and offer infrastructure support by renovating existing ECD centers.
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South Africa
Westlake United Church Trust
Building a vibrant community in Westlake
The Westlake United Church supports vulnerable youth, children, and families living in Westlake, a community of 20,000 people. They provide access to quality early childhood development, pre and postnatal on-site support by a registered nurse, psychosocial support, and nutrition for the youth and the elderly.
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