South Africa

Ububele Educational and Psychotherapy Trust

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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Woza Moya Centre

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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Isibani Sethemba

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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Zisize (Ingwavuma) Educational Trust

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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Western Cape Forum for Intellectual Disability

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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Uhambo Foundation

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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Feed The Babies Fund

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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The Westlake United Church Trust

South Africa

The 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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The Sunshine Association

South Africa

The Sunshine Association

Giving children living with disabilites the best possible start in life

 

The Sunshine Association aims to provide an environment that is developmentally stimulating and increases opportunities for early learning for vulnerable children and those living with disabilities.

Their programming includes, providing education, early intervention, and therapeutic services to children and caregivers as well as accredited training to early childhood development practitioners in Johannesburg on inclusion of children with disabilities.

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The Rachel Swart Fund

South Africa

The Rachel Swart Fund

Empowering people living with disabilites in South Africa

 

Throughout South Africa, Rachel Swart Fund (RSF) provides assistive devices to children living with disabilities who are placed on the state waiting list.

They partner with therapists at state health facilities who first assess the patients, and if the state facility does not have a budget for a device, apply on behalf of the child to RSF for the device.

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Butterfly Art Project

South Africa

Butterfly Art Project

Supporting children's healing from trauma through art

 

The Butterfly Art Project trains and mentors Community Art Facilitators (CAFs) to provide psychosocial support through art therapeutic classes to children in communities of the Western Cape, KwaZulu Natal, Guateng, and Northern Cape.

CAFs’ therapeutic art classes help children to stabilize by developing healthy coping mechanisms for processing stress and healing from trauma.

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Thanda After-School

South Africa

Thanda After-School

A safe environment for children to have fun, learn, and grow

 

Thanda provides innovative solutions for sustainable development in their community of Hibberdene, KwaZulu-Natal. They create safer, stronger communities by providing educational and skills-building opportunities to individuals and their households through early and creative learning and organic farming training.

In 2022, Thanda piloted its Baby Programme, which aims to support caregivers to learn how to engage and play with babies.

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Siyakwazi

South Africa

Siyakwazi

Improving learning outcomes for children living with disabilities

 

Siyakwazi helps children living with disabilities to reach their full potential by providing therapy, education, and home-based learning interventions as well as advocating for the rights of children with disabilities and barriers to learning.

They work with primary schools and early childhood development centers in KwaNzimakwe, KwaZulu-Natal, to ensure that children with special needs and learning difficulties and their caregivers are equipped with the knowledge and tools to access mainstream educational opportunities.

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Refugee Children's Project

South Africa

Refugee Children's Project

Supporting refugee children and their families to build new lives

 

Refugee Children's Project supports the integration of refugee children and their families into local communities within their country of asylum.

Refugee Children’s project ensures that children and their families receive education, nutrition, and health care support, and provides vocational skills training and empowerment programs to parents and caregivers.

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Net vir Pret

South Africa

Net vir Pret

Play, learn, and grow together in a safe environment

 

Net vir Pret supports children living in an underserved rural farming community of Barrydale in South Africa's Western Cape.

Net vir Pret provides their community with after-school, weekend, and school holiday activities, remedial support, arts and crafts workshops, music and dance programs, and various sports activities.

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Musicworks

South Africa

Musicworks

Generating possibilities for children through music

 

Musicworks uses the power of music to unlock potential in the lives of children and their communities. They offer music interventions for children and young people, partnering with communities in the Cape Flats.

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Malamulele Onward

South Africa

Malamulele Onward

Creating possibilities for Africa’s children with cerebral palsy

 

Malamulele Onward provides innovative solutions to improve quality of life for children with cerebal palsy (CP) and their families who live in rural and underserved communities throughout South Africa.

Their team consists of therapists, parents of children with CP, and young adults affected by CP who all contribute a range of perspectives and ideas when tackling the current challenges faced by children with CP and their families.

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Lesedi Educare Association

South Africa

Lesedi Educare Association

Making a difference where it matters most

 

Lesedi Educare serves communities in Bloemfontein, by providing integrated early childhood care through a comprehensive community owned and managed intervention.

Their programs include providing access to quality early childhood education centres and playgroups including for children living with disabilities, supporting and training caregivers in best practices for at-home care, and promoting the rights of children to ensure their well-being and community support.

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Kuyasa Horizon Empowerment

South Africa

Kuyasa Horizon Empowerment

Empowering the next generation of leaders

 

Kuyasa provides integrated after-school care, early childhood development services, nutrition support, and youth development to vulnerable children and adolescents living in communities in Stellenbosch.

Their programming includes performing arts and sport programs, leadership development, educational and psychosocial support, holiday camps, and recreation opportunities.

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Kliptown Youth Program

South Africa

Kliptown Youth Program

From poverty to opportunity

 

Kliptown Youth Program (KYP) is located in Kliptown, Soweto, an area that has high rates of HIV/AIDS, unemployment, substance abuse, and food insecurity. KYP was formed by community members in 2007 to ensure young people become the architects of their own future.  

It is one of the few organizations in the area providing a holistic range of services that focus on educational support and tutoring, nutrition, extra-curricular activities, mentorship for children, and work readiness training for unemployed graduates.

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