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Social Skills Development Organisations
New Hope School
New Hope School was established in 1971 as a multi-cultural school for cerebral palsied, learning disabled, dyslexic and multi-disabled learners from the age of 3 years up to 21 years of age. The school provides education from nursery, primary to high school level, as well as a "work orientation…
Eco-Access
Eco-Access uses the natural environment as a medium to empower both disabled and non-disabled people. Rob Filmer, blind environmentalist , realised how few opportunities disabled people have to experience the splendour of the great African bush or to get involved in environmental issues. He also discovered…
New Africa Theatre Association
Founded in 1987. Provides accredited Higher Education to students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Also, a leader in the development of indigenous SA theatre, employing a large number of theatre and production practitioners.
CASE - Community Action towards a Safer Environment
The mission of CASE is to seek to break the cycle of crime and violence in which young people live by equipping community members to recognise and respond appropriately to both the causes and effects of crime and violence in their communities. CASE works with children and youth directly, their parents…
Jireh Community Projects
Jireh Community Projects is a Non-Governmental Organisation that exists to empower and uplift poor communities to experience social, political and economic freedom through programmes of education, early childhood development, family support structure
Facing Up
Facing Up provides opportunities for youth to participate in creating sustainable livelihoods in South Africa.We engage in service that challenges the environmental realities that many of our youth face on a daily basis.
Capoeira Educational Youth Association
CEYA uses the Brazilian dance-martial art of capoeira for youth development and social integration in disadvantaged communities. CEYA brings children of differenct communities together to play capoeira - thereby fostering positive community relations
International Foundation for Interdisciplinary Health Promotion
IFIHP is an NPO raising funds for the Corporate Work-Study Program GPS to the future, a project that offers work, education, guidance and mentoring in order to develop the professional career of vulnerable youth, and by doing so break the cycle of poverty and exposure to health risks they…
PORT ST JOHNS YOUTH MINISTRY
Solomon Bam who was born in Gqubeni, Port St Johns, has returned to follow a deep yearning to make a real difference in peoples lives and in particular the youth. Solomon recognised the severe lack of 'life skills' teaching in schools and very poor support for the youth outside the classroom. The youth…
Marthie de Bruin sentrum
The Marthie de Bruin Centre was established in 2001 with the aim of supporting learning and physically disabled children, who cannot be accommodated in main stream schools, to reach their full potential.
Field Band Foundation Plett Band
The Field Band is a dynamic music and dance program that teachesvital life skills of communication, discipline and self-confidence preparingchildren to become positive contributors to society. This is not simply an Artsprogram nor a just another life skills program, but a dynamic real lifeincubator…
Home-Start South Africa
Our service is unique because we visit families in their own homes. The volunteers offer emotional support, friendship & life skills resulting in families having the opportunity to give their children the best possible start in life.
Gifted Individuals Research and Development Foundation
This GIFTED FOUNDATION is a Bridging Movement. We aim to bring together disparate thought between North and South, East and West, South Africa as a Nation has the Power to achieve this, to become the Bridge Building Nation of the World…come forward and become Leaders of a New Dispensation…from…
Ubuntu Education Fund
In 1999 two men, Jacob Lief and Malizole “Banks” Gwaxula, founded Ubuntu Education Fund on the philosophy of ubuntu; a universal bond of sharing that connects all of humanity—I am because you are. With the goal of transforming the lives of the children of Port Elizabeth,…
Komati Foundation
Founded in Johannesburg in 1999 Komati Foundation is a non-profit organisation actively working to transform South African society in the fields of education, human development and social welfare. Adapting similar and successful, proven programs from other countries, Komati Foundation aims to engender…
DRC School Project & Community
The DRC School Project & Community Centre provides an educational centre for the community. The centre opened its doors in July 2004. It has quickly grown and new programmes are constantly being developed to suit the community’s needs. This includes a supplementary educational programme five…
Ethembeni Drop In Centre
Ethembeni is assisting more than 400 children even though we were only funded for 80 children by the Department. We atrated operating in a four roomed house but as we see that number of children was increasing daily and this gave us a challenge when we are suppose to conducy our daily activities. We…
Earthchild Project
The Earthchild Project is a Non-Profit Organisation focusing on the holistic development of children, teachers, schools and communities. Our aim is to create meaningful and sustainable change by providing practical skills in how to live a more balanced and fulfilling life with a focus on self-awareness,…
PeacePlayers International - South Africa
PPI-SA teaches basketball to vulnerable youth as a creative, effective, and interactive medium to teach life skills and create awareness around South Africa's most pressing health issue, HIV and AIDS. Our vision is to bridge divides, change perceptions, and develop leaders.
Hope in Christ Ministries
Emphasis of the organisation has been to rebuild the lives of the disadvantaged young people, of which is involved in a variety of different types of work with young people in the areas of leadership development, team building, youth clubs, HIV and AIDS mobilization including awareness campaigns and…
Lunchbox Theatre
Lunchbox Theatre is a multi layered development organization that raises awareness, instills interest and develops knowledge of environmental and social issues through interactive theatrical experiences. Through this we promote the use of drama as a highly effective educational and developmental tool.…
Community Reachout Forum
Community Reach Out Forum founded in 2007 is a Section 21 Non Profit Organization. Our work is to provide to the less fortunate in our communities with their basic essential needs by feeding and try our utmost best to clothe those who are unable to do so. Our main concern is the children, youth and…
Hope House Counselling Centre
Since 2004, Hope House has provided general community counselling to families and individuals, trained lay counsellors and volunteers, put addicts on the road to recovery and provided learners, youth and educators in vulnerable schools with much-needed life skills education. More recently we implemented…
Khulumani Support Group
Khulumani works to transform its 65,000 members, victims and survivors, into community activists who reclaim their dignity and their political agency through building their civic competence to contribute to community development and economic empowerment initiatives.
Association Francois Xavier Bagnoud
FXB’s mission is to fight poverty and AIDS and support vulnerable children and orphans left in the wake of the pandemic at the global level. FXB works to make their needs heard and builds the capacities of communities that help them.
The Butterfly Foundation
The Butterfly foundation is a NGO with a focus on holistic community development. Over the past three years our focus fell in the De Doorns Community.Through The Butterfly Foundation we empower people to make a difference and create channels through which our members can uplift those who are less fortunate.…
Development Through Sport
Development Through Sport aims to assist as many children and young adults to find their passion using sport as a medium to do this. We hope our teachings will build these young adults into the future stars we believe them to be!