Dystonia Association of South Africa (DASA)
The Dystonia Association of South Africa (DASA) is a non-profit organization that aims to support individuals with dystonia and their families.
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Food Gardens Foundation (FGF)
Food Gardens Foundation is a non-profit organisation founded in 1976 by Pauline Raphaely and Joyce Niland. Our Vision is the empowerment of people to overcome malnutrition, famine, hunger and the effects of desease. Food Gardens Foundation achieves community development and social upliftment by teaching people small-scale low-cost organic Food Gardening. Organic trenchbed gardening, according to our specific method (called ‘Food Gardening’), makes efficient use of normal domestic and other organic waste to revitalise the soil and feed the vegetables.
Continue reading →Environmental and Developmental Agency Trust (EDA)
The Environmental and Development Agency (EDA) Trust is a non-governmental organisation with over 20 years of experience in integrated rural development in the communal areas of South Africa. EDA works with rural communities and organisations in the Herschel and Maluti sub-regions of the Eastern Cape, in the southern and central districts of the Northern Province and in the Bronkhorstspruit district in Mpumalanga/Gauteng. EDA is affiliated to a number of rural networks of NGOs and CBOs, and will work to widen the discussions on traditional leaders and institutions into these networks, and to encourage broad participation in the popular formulation of policy at all levels.
Continue reading →Family Care Association Pretoria (FCAP)
Family Care Association Pretoria (FCAP) worked in Mamelodi, a large township east of Pretoria with Stanza Bopape Community Development Centre, to distribute food and goods to underprivileged families and children. The objective was not to simply give “hand-outs,” but to provide education, training and assistance to help individuals and families become productive members of society. Most of the beneficiaries of FCAP programs live in deplorable conditions, but with assistance, training, and hope, their lives are able to change for the better.
Continue reading →Central Gauteng Mental Health Society (CGMHS)
CATEGORIES OF SERVICES:
Disability, Health, Mental Health, Community Development, Empowerment, Advocacy, Skills Development, Human Rights, HIV/Aids and Mental Illness, Arts and Culture, Women and Children, Orphaned and Vulnerable Children.
Continue reading →Cape Support for Mental Health (CSMH)
A family support group founded in 1981 by the relatives of people living with Schizophrenia. They aim to
- To give support to families of people affected by schizophrenia.
- To enlighten and educate relatives and the public about schizophrenia.
- To reduce the stigma associated with schizophrenia.
Cape Women’s Agricultural Association (VLV)
Also known as the Vroue-landbouvereniging, Kaapprovinsie, the Cape Women’s Agricultural Association is a women’s organisation aimed at personal growth, giving their members the opportunity for personal advancement and community service. It allows members to work towards a healthy family life; effectively give attention to those less fortunate with various needs, and to offer their service in this regard.
Continue reading →Congress of South African Students (COSAS)
COSAS strives for and is committed to achieve dynamic, free, fair, quality and compulsory education for all, for a spirit of cooperation and trust between students, parents and teachers with values of:
Non racialism
Non sexism
Democracy
Equity
Redress
Quality
Bongani Community Development Centre (BCDC)
Bongani Community Development Centre is a non-profit making community organization registered with the Department of Social Development at the Head Office in Pretoria. It was founded on humanitarian principles to serve and support needy people. It is also a public benefit organization under section 18A. We work with underprivileged children, youth, adults and pensioners at Glen Ridge low cost house and surrounding local informal settlements. Our services include five programmes namely: Home Based Care, Poverty Alleviation, Educational Awareness, Stress Relief Tours and Sports. Our objective are to keep away our young generation from streets, taking drugs and alcohol. To promote the love of education among the upcoming generation and to equip and empower unemployed people with different hand skills knowledge which will help them in all spheres of life.
Continue reading →Assalam Charity Refill (ACR)
- Dawah movement educational
- After school classes
- Food parcel and vouchers for the needy
- Community development and skills development center
- Agricultural development
- Sport and arts and cultural