The Pebbles Project
The Pebbles Project is a non-profit organization currently supporting over 1400 children between the ages of 0 – 18, as well as their families, in the farming communities of South Africa's Western Cape Province in Somerset West, Stellenbosch, Paarl, Wellington, Citrusdal as well as the Hemel-en-Aarde region close to Hermanus. Many of the beneficiaries [...]
Thokozani “Rejoice” Together
Thokozani, meaning "Rejoice" in isiXhosa Together, is a safe place for at-risk children in Khayelitsha Township. The owners, Mhlangabezi Masizana and Lindelwa Masizana, foster their inherent talents to educate street children. Their innovative social upliftment programs such as homework tutoring, choir singing, and entrepreneurship. Thokozani focuses on inspiring children to get to know themselves [...]
U-Turn
U-turn is a registered NGO based in Cape Town founded in 1997 dealing with homelessness. Over the past 21 years, have crafted an innovative skills based programme designed with long term results for rehabilitation and reintegration. Six months after graduating from the programme, more than 80% of participants remain employed and sober.
Ulwazi “Knowledge” Educare
Ulwazi, "Knowledge" in isiXhosa, Educare, was opened in 1998 by founder Patiswa Patience Bangani in the community of Delft with the goal to educate, nurture and protect children from child abuse, drugs, and fight poverty. The Early Childhood Development Center (ECD) provides preschool education, nurturing and care for children up to 6 years of [...]
Waste To Wonder Campaign
❤️🌍Waste To Wonder Campaign!🌍❤️ ❤️🌍Waste To Wonder Campaign!🌍❤️ A Sustainable Building Partnership! We Are On A Mission To Repurpose The 13 million Tyres Discarded Each Year, Transforming Them Into High-Impact Facilities That Are [...]
Young Guiding Stars Band (YGSSSB)
Young Guiding Stars Sacred String Band of Claremont (YGSSSB) is one of the oldest Christmas Choir Bands in the Western Cape, if not in South Africa. The band is celebrating its 87th Anniversary in August of 2019.0 Founded by the late Appolis Davidson and established in 1932 in the Harfield / Claremont area, in [...]
Zama “Try” Dance School
Through the medium of dance and specifically classical ballet, Zama Dance School aims to develop young dancers, choreographers, and teachers by equipping them with a sense of pride, self-discipline, and achievement. Founded in 1990 in Gugulethu township, Cape Town, Zama or, "Try" in isiXhosa seeks to improve at-risk children's lives by helping them create [...]
Zizamele “Just Do It” Educare
Zizamele or, "Just do it" in isiXhosa, Educare center is an Early Childhood Development Center (ECD) located in Site C, Khayelitsha. The government does not cater for ECD (early childhood development) education or the provision of pre-school building. Over a million young children in South Africa receive no pre-school education, which is a catastrophe [...]
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.
