MFESANE > the Xhosa word for compassion
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By helping individuals and families to build better lives for themselves, we help to create local communities that are positive, healthy and strong.
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Our community services include ongoing projects to support orphaned and vulnerable children, youth development, health care and skills training.
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FIGHTING POVERTY THROUGH 3 KEY FOCUS AREAS
Care and support of children, youth and families
Our teams offer family counselling; family strengthening, positive parenting and fatherhood workshops; as well as youth camps, life skills training in schools, after school programmes, Safe Parks and support of young mothers. Find out how we are contributing to SA's future IN 2019 1699 children cared for at our Safe Parks 750 youth reached through Velddrif Youth Cafe 552 youth reached through Saldanha Youth Cafe 413 children cared for in our Nelson Mandela Bay Drop-In Centres 92 families supported through counselling and workshops |
Community healthcare services
Our Community Health Care workers in Nelson Mandela Bay and in Saldanha Bay offer HIV and TB testing and counselling. They also make home visits to patients unable to travel to clinics, offer counselling, social support and work closely with local government services. Find out more about Community Health Care IN 2019 61,054 home visits to patients in Nelson Mandela Bay 2,670 TB patients in NMB were assisted 28,891 health screening tests took place for youth and children in Saldanha Bay We supported 3,303 mothers with newborns and children under 5 years old on the West Coast |
Training and development
Mfesane offers a comprehensive skills training programme with both accredited and non-accredited courses at our Mfesane Skills Centre, located in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. Click here to view our 2019 training programmes IN 2019 55 individuals graduated from bricklaying, plastering and welding courses 224 graduates from Community Health courses 19 individuals obtained their Community Development certification 109 individuals completed their Child and Youth Care Worker certification |
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