In 1978, Majorie Manganye, started a project with  a group of concerned women to assist the aged and needy in Alexandra township. In 1984, Itlhokomeleng, which means “Help yourselves”, was registered as a welfare organisation. The Sandton Rotary Club and Anglo-American jointly bought some land and erected temporary houses for the aged in 1988 and […]

The Bulungula Incubator (BI) is a non-profit organisation which “incubates”  development in four communities in the rural Eastern Cape within the former Transkei. The BI seeks to address in an integrated and systemic way the challenges of  rural poverty through infrastructure, health, education and entrepreneurship. At the same time, the BI promotes and preserves positive […]

The Nelson Mandela Childrens’ Fund (NMCF) was started by Nelson Mandela in 1991 and focuses on four key issues: child survival and development, child safety and protection, sustainable livelihoods and youth leadership. The NMCF operates across some of the worst affected and most remote areas in South Africa, with reach across all nine provinces. The […]