Abalimi Bezekhaya “Farmers of the home”
Abalimi Bezekhaya, meaning "Farmers Of The Home" in isiXhosa, is a non-profit urban farming organization that provides support to disadvantaged communities in Cape Town. In an act to combat poverty, Abalimi teaches people how to grow and maintain their organic vegetable gardens within the local communities. Projects include home and community gardens to encourage [...]
Beauty for Ashes
Beauty for Ashes (RF) NPC is an organization that provides a safe place of refuge for women who are returning to society, having experienced and endured time in prison. Understanding the challenges an ex-offender faces when trying to rebuild their lives, the program emphasizes women’s nurturing and empowerment. Beauty for Ashes' development programs aids [...]
BRAVE Rock Girl
BRAVE is girl-led and trains girls from underserved communities. The program empowers girls and young women to tell their stories through journalism and photography/film, acquire practical skills, and build networks among their peers. BRAVE enables at-risk girls to access education, health care, economic empowerment, self-confidence, and safety. The primary goal is to create safe [...]
Cape Flats Sports Academy
Cape Flats Sports Academy is a dynamic non-profit organisation based in Cape Town, committed to uplifting underprivileged youth through the transformative power of sport.
Cart Horse Protection Association
The Cart Horse Protection Association is a non-profit animal welfare organization, established in 1995 in Cape Town, to promote the welfare of working horses and donkeys in the Western Cape through service provision, legislation, education, training, and to protect them from abuse. After years of neglect and maltreatment due to the relocation of the [...]
Christel House South Africa
Children born into poverty often face a lifetime of physical and psychological trauma and almost always remain trapped there, unless significant interventions occur. Christel House South Africa, a non-profit school, works towards breaking the cycle of poverty by providing its 1000+ students from Cape Town's most underserved communities, with a no-fee, 18-year scholarship. From [...]
eKhaya eKasi “Home In The Hood” Center
eKhaya eKasi Art & Education Center is a non-profit organization based in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. In support of the economic development of women and children through promoting education, well-being, and creativity, the center serves as a community resource and oasis of hope for families impacted by extreme poverty. A strong ethos of helping people [...]
Eziko “Fireplace” Cooking School
Eziko Cooking and Catering School is a community-based project located in Langa, one of the oldest townships in Cape Town. Eziko acts as an entry-level skill center in catering and the hospitality field. Eziko specializes in food preparation and cooking courses, baking, and drinks service, preparing students for a career in cooking and catering. [...]
Feed The Khaltsha (FTK)
Feed the Khaltsha (FTK) organic garden was established by Thapelo Xabanisa in February 2020, based at the Sibongile day and night care center.
Ghetto Gardeners
Ghetto Gardeners affectionately known as “GG” was established in 2018 by Ludwe Qamata from Site C in Khayelitsha with the purpose of empowering young and old with organic vegetable development skills and knowledge. GG encourages a positive change within community and household spaces by transforming unused and used areas to beautiful gardens. Ludwe having [...]
AT THE HEART OF IT ALL
Uthando (Love) South Africa is proud to work with and support a fantastic collection of independent, well-managed, innovative and inspiring community development projects and charitable organizations and social entrepreneurs across a broad spectrum of sectors including the following:
- Abused women and children / domestic violence
- Agriculture and food gardens
- Animal welfare
- Human development through arts/culture and sport
- Children and Educare
- Disabilities
- Drug and alcohol abuse
- Education
- Elderly and aging
- Environmental and green
- Farmworkers and rural development
- HIV / AIDS
- Housing / Shelter
- Nutrition
- Population health
- Prisoner rehabilitation
- Reconciliation and human rights development
- Refugees and migrants
- Skills development and empowerment
- Sustainable economic development
- Unemployment
The criterion for consideration as a grantee project:
- Grantees must be community based.
- Grantees must be registered Non-Profit Organizations (NPO) with the South African Department of Social Development.
- Grantees must be prepared to submit needs analyses to Uthando and provide satisfactory reports on expenditure including Annual Reports and Annual Financial Statements.
- Grantees must satisfy Uthando that benefits to the community are clearly defined and activities are tangible and evident.
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Our Community is Addressing South Africa’s most critical Socio-Economic Challenges.
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