SERVICES >  Focusing on three key areas to strengthen communities

Care and support of children, youth and family

Community health care services

Training, development and placements

STATS FOR 2017: COMPASSION IN ACTION

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Mfesane's outreach
has been so much more
than than we hoped for

Saldanha Bay and surrounds

Key healthcare focus areas in 2017 included: 

• Maternal and new-born health - 1122 home visits to mothers and babies
• Child and adolescent health & development - ​three awareness campaigns in different areas reaching 500 children and outreaches to four creches, reaching 68 children
• Sexual and reproductive health - 12 outreaches educating communities about sexual reproductive health, reaching 873 individuals
• Healthy adults and aging - Mfesane’s Community Health Workers had contact with 11,046 individuals and made 3662 household visits 439 patients participated in Chronic Disease Unit (CDU) groups

Youth, children and families

• 51 families received family counselling, 17 families attended a family strengthening workshop, 87 families participated in positive parenting workshops and 50 men participated in fatherhood workshops
• Our three youth safe parks provided safe spaces for primary school children
• Teen mothers - no pregnancy or school dropouts occurred in 2016 with the groups Mfesane’s teams interacted with
• Youth cafes provided entrepreneurial training to unemployed youth
• Youth camps discussed life skills and issues youth were struggling with

Nelson Mandela Bay area

Key healthcare focus areas in this east coast area included: 

• Home and community based care services - 20 care workers servicing Kuyga and Greenfields areas
• Food security - 90 food gardens were started and supported
• HIV testing and support - 1061 individuals received testing, support and counselling

​Children youth and family services: 

• 15 young people attended youth camp
• Life skills sessions 
• Grade 10 and 11 learners participated in YOLO campaigns - 78 pupils in two high schools participated
• Teenage moms were encouraged at a young women's event
• 28 girls from two high schools attend a girl's camp

A VOICE IN OUR NATION

​Mfesane works closely with government and other organisations to influence policy: standing together on campaigns like the rights of women and children for education, health and protection.

We believe in being a voice to speak up for justice and wholeness in our communities, and in our nation.
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​Together we can be a positive influence on policy creation and implementation.