Projects

Home from Home is a non-profit organization that provides supervised community-based cluster foster care for orphaned, abused, neglected, and vulnerable children in South Africa. Established in 2005 by Jane Payne and Pippa Shaper, Home from Home cares for over 200 vulnerable children through a network of 36 homes across 15 communities in the Western [...]

The Hout Bay Music Project (HBMP) is a non-profit organization that was founded by Leanne Dolman in 2003, with the vision to empower disadvantaged children through music. The project enables children to come together and experience the joy and therapy that music brings, teaching the necessary skills and related disciplines to over 80 children [...]

Ikhaya "Home" Garden (Ikhaya Kulture Garden) is an urban food forest established in 2013 by Xolisa Bangani, an artist who had a vision to showcase gardening as a landscaping art. Based on a plot at Isikhokelo Primary School in Site C, Khayelitsha, the project focuses on promoting and practicing agro-ecology and biodiversity concepts. The [...]

IMAD, the acronym for Institute for Music and Indigenous Arts Development, is a non-profit organization operating in disadvantaged areas in and around Cape Town that makes music education accessible to young people. Founded in 2007, IMAD teaches children to play a variety of instruments and how to sing in choirs, with a primary focus [...]

Isibane se Afrika - which translates to "The Light Of Africa" in isiXhosa, is a traditional African gospel choir based in Khayelitsha. With a vision to create a positive platform from which her community could express themselves, Andisiwe Mbuje founded the choir in her mother's garage, in 2001. Using the choir as an instrument [...]

Isiseko, "The Foundation" in isiXhosa center, is an Early Childhood Development Center (ECD) non-profit organization located in the Mfuleni township. Founded in 2000 by the beautiful and warm, Mama Zoliswa Siko, Isiseko caters to more than 120 vulnerable and under-privileged children in the community. The Educare center serves as a safe, nurturing environment for [...]

James House is a child and youth care center and established a non-profit organization that nurtures, supports, and educates children in need within the Hout Bay community. It began as a soup kitchen and a means of providing shelter and protection for children who had experienced abuse or displacement. James House, named after the [...]

Jikeleza Dance Project is a community outreach and development project located in one of the most deprived township neighborhoods in Cape Town. In 2002, the project used creative community-based dance, music, and performance to champion the youth's fight against the hardships they face within the informal settlements of Imizamo Yethu and Hangberg in Hout [...]

Khayelitsha Art School & Rehabilitation center (KASI RC) is a division of the Makukhanye Art Room and Theatre 4 Change initiative. Established in 2010, KASI RC provides a creative platform and educational space for diverse groups of talented artists. Founded by the award-winning actor, director, and theatre activist, Mandisi Sindo, in 2017, KASI RC [...]

Khayelitsha Youth Choir (KYC) was formed in October 2018 in Harare Khayelitsha, formerly known as Isiphiwo Art Group. The name change was as a result of the choir embarking on a more developmental focused vision of not only offering music but also contributing to the empowerment of young people in Khayelitsha by providing educational and social support.