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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…

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Diabetes South Africa

As a non-profit organisation, Diabetes SA depends entirely on membership fees, donations and fund-raising activities to finance its work. Every person with diabetes needs to be educated about healthy eating, exercise, monitoring blood glucose levels and medication, as well as how to manage the daily…

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Operation Upgrade of South Africa

Operation Upgrade provides good quality adult literacy education and ways for people to earn a living, improve family nutrition, cope with the effects of HIV & AIDS and develop other ways to solve local problems such as water shortages.

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Children's Disability Centre

The Childrens Disability Centre provides specialized education interventions to children with Autism and young visually impaired children. The school caters for Autistic learners between 3 and 18 yrs and is the only such school in Johannesburg.

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Umcebo Trust

About Umcebo: Umcebo is an isiZulu word meaning “treasure” The Umcebo Trust is a public benefit non-profit organization, which was registered on 22nd May 2003. The Trust aims to establish and maintain an inclusive studio workspace for people without their own facilities.

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COACH

OVERVIEW OF COACH (COALITION OF ANGLICAN CHILDRENS HOMES) St. Georges home, St Nicholas Home and St Joseph's home have all integrated and formed COACH (Coalition of Anglican children's homes). The greater Johannesburg area has a lot of children living in desperate socio-economic conditions and facing…

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Carel du Toit Trust /Centre - Pretoria

The Carel du Toit Trust/Centre is situated in Glenwood Road, Lynnwood Glen Pretoria . We provide a service that makes it possible for deaf children to acquire normal language and speech. Also for children with various speech problems, to receive the necessary therapy to get them…

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Hermanus Rainbow Trust

    For a decade the Hermanus Rainbow Trust has been actively improving the lives of thousands of people through their upliftment and outreach projects.   The Trust has positively touched the lives of thousands of people in need.    In evaluating the role, purpose and attributes…

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Camphill School

Camphill School is a rural residential and day school for children and young adults with special needs.

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KidneyBeanz

This legally registered trust supports children with severe kidney diseases who attend the Morningside Children's Kidney Treatment Centre. This centre is unique. It is the only private centre in Africa that treats the full range of kidney diseases in children, including acute and chronic dialysis and…

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LITTLE EDEN Society

LITTLE EDEN Society for the Care of Persons with Intellectual Disability, established in 1967, is certainly a very special place where we serve, through our work, children and adults who are 'angels'; people who need to be protected and cared for and most of all loved. LITTLE EDEN is the permanent…

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Cape Town Society for the Blind

By providing an entry/exit strategy, the Society creates an environment for people who are blind or visually impaired, to gain their independence through sustainable employment.

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Casa do Sol Association

Casa do Sol is a government school that provides education and support to learners between the ages of 7 and 21 who are severely intellectually disabled.

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Cape Mental Health Society

Cape Mental Health works in poor communities in the Western Cape, providing various services to people with mental health needs and mental disabilities (intellectual and psychiatric), so that they can develop skills and be as independent as possible.

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Camphill Village

Camphill Village is a multi-racial residential facility for adults with intellectual and or physical disabilities.We strive to meet individual needs & aim towards providing a good quality of life for people living with intellectual disabilities.

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Nkosinathi Foundation of and for Blind and Partially Sighted People

ASSISTS BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES OF LOSS OF SIGHT BY OFFERING ORIENTATION & MOBILITY; ADAPTED DAILY LIVING SKILLS; BRAILLE; LOW VISION TRAINING; COUNSELING; SUPPORT GROUPS & SPECIALISED EQUIPMENT.

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Phedisang

  A rural community based project caring for 550 orphans and vulnerable children, established in 2003. We arrange for children to stay with their extended / foster families. They receive 2 meals, 365 days a year, enjoy access to health care, help with govt grants, after-care, homework help…

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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.

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Blind SA

Providing braille in all eleven official languages at a subsidized price.

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PILLAR OF SALT CHARITY TRUST

The driving force behind The Pillar of Salt Charity Trust is Donne van der Walt. Along with being a wife, a mother and a dynamic business woman, she has always been passionate about raising funds for various causes. About three years ago, someone very special came along and inspired her to focus her…

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HI HOPES Programme

HI HOPES is the early intervention partner for families of deaf & hard of hearing babies.We provide free home-based support to families of deaf infants, thus empowering them to know how to live with a deaf baby,making the choices they need to make.

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AUTISM WESTERN CAPE

Autism Western Cape is the only Autism Organisation in the Western Cape that provides services to children and adults with Autism through schools, assisted living facilities, residential care homes, support and counseling.

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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…

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Vuleka School

Vuleka School provides an independent education to.....

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Ratanang Home Based Care

Ratanang Home Based Care and Ratanang Centre for Recovering Mental Health Patients provides home based care services to people affected and infected by HIV/AIDS, child headed household families, orphans and vulnerable children, people with disabilities and the senior citizens including accommodaton…

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Forest Town School Foundation

Forest Town School was established in 1948 and runs both mainstream and modified education for children with special needs. In addition to the educational provisions, we also run speech therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy departments, feeding scheme, social welfare and medical support, work…

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Cresset House

Cresset House is a work and residential facility for 60 adults - from ages 18 to 72 - with intellectual disabilities. It has been in existence since 1961. The Residents (or villagers as they are called) live as extended families in 6 large houses with the support of House Leaders and Co-workers, on…

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KwaZulu-Natal Society for the Blind

The KZN Society for the Blind empowers visually impaired children and adults through education, skills training and promoting independence.

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Community Led Animal Welfare

Provides free primary heath care to pets in informal settlements of soweto, in areas where SPCA is no working. We do vaccination, deworming and sterilizations, treat sick animals, find homes for abondoned pets, teach humane education at schools and in communities. we teach vegetable gardening and we…

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Chevrah Kadisha

All money donated to the Chevrah Kadisha goes towards welfare,financial assistance,aged care,caring for orphans,sheltered employment,all types of counselling,outreach,caring for the intellectually disabled,Jewish burial,educational subsidies,brides in need - the list is endless!

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Alta du Toit Aftercare Centre

Alta du Toit After Care Centre makes provision for 268 adults between the ages of 18 and 72 who are intellectually disabled.

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Oasis Vaardigheids Ontwikkelings Sentrum

Providing vocational and skills training to persons between 5 and 48 with learning and other disabilities

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Boland School for Autism

A Special needs school for children on the Autism Spectrum. Providing psycho-educational support to these children and their families.