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To empower communities, especially women and youth, to grow food, improve nutrition, and build sustainable livelihoods through accessible, education-based gardening solutions. We work to combat food insecurity by making gardening simple, dignified, and scalable. We promote agricultural education through school and household-based programs. Thereafter, we create pathways to income generation through community training, mentorship, and micro-enterprise support.
Our Vision is to contribute to a world where communities thrive, empowered with the resources and support necessary to achieve optimum well-being and a better quality of life. Our mission is to drive health and social transformation by implementing community-based programs that empower families, strengthen resilience, and promote the sexual and reproductive health and rights of adolescents and youth.
TO SUPPORT OUR LEARNERS THROUGH QUALITY TEACHING, LEARNING, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT.
OUR MISSION We're on a mission to drive tangible environmental restoration and inspire collective action for a thriving planet. Our work is diverse. We provide technical and financial support for reforestation and urban greening projects. We craft creative eco-education curriculums and awareness campaigns. We run engaging nature-based events and experiences. From getting our hands dirty running local projects to consulting for global organisations, we turn ideas into impact. Greenpop was founded in 2010 and has since worked across Sub-Saharan Africa and empowered thousands of people around the world to get active (not anxious) about the future of our planet. Optimistic Environmentalism - Our Guiding Philosophy: At Greenpop, we believe in tackling environmental challenges with a mindset of hope, creativity, and tangible impact. Our work is deeply rooted in the powerful theoretical framework of Optimistic Environmentalism. This philosophy isn't just an idea; it guides every project, every partnership, and every decision we make, shaping how we contribute to a thriving planet. We interpret this framework through four primary stances: Pro-Nature We champion the conservation and restoration of nature because it holds inherent value and is absolutely essential for a habitable planet. Our projects are designed to heal and enhance ecosystems, recognising nature's vital role in our collective well-being and the balance of life on Earth. Pro-People We are committed to ensuring equality of access to nature and its benefits for all people, both today and for future generations. Creating a just world means prioritising communities, empowering diverse voices, and ensuring environmental solutions genuinely uplift and benefit everyone, especially marginalised groups. Pro-Innovation We embrace creativity, new technology, and innovative design as crucial tools for solving complex environmental challenges. We constantly seek smarter, more effective ways to make a lasting positive impact, fostering a culture of continuous learning, adaptation, and bold thinking. Pro-Action We believe that swift, meaningful environmental action is essential, not just in policy or grand initiatives, but in every sphere - personal, economic, and legislative. We activate individuals and communities to become active participants, turning concern into tangible positive change and inspiring widespread joyful engagement. These four stances form the bedrock of Greenpop's approach, demonstrating our belief that a sustainable future is not only possible but achievable through an empowered, connected, and proactive humanity. It's the philosophy that fuels our mission to drive tangible environmental restoration and inspire collective action for a thriving planet.
All vulnerable children in need of care and protection, are given a turning point opportunity of personal and individualised nurturing care in a safe and stable organisation environment, that enables them to have a childhood, thrive and be educated, building their resilience and life skills within a forever organisation and towards an independent future.
Vision It is our passion to ensure the optimal development of traumatised children in need of care as defined by the Children's Act. Mission To care for, develop, empower and reintegrate these children and where necessary their families through appropriate care models, to enable them to function independently and to contribute to society. Values We communicate our love, faith and hope to the children placed in our care. Therefore we: Act in the best interest of the child Take pride in our organization Have respect for our different cultures Are positive in our attitude towards our work and people Acknowledge and develop human worth and potential Communicate effectively Work as a team Act with integrity at all times (honesty, transparency, consistency)
Our mission is to provide technical skills to youth and women from previously disadvantaged communities. Skills that assist our beneficiaries build sustainable livelihoods.
To bring hope for the homeless, through dignity and opportunities for change.
The organisation works to engage and collaborate with vulnerable communities and key stakeholders in Limpopo Province to identify well-being needs in rural villages and to facilitate health action for change. The goal of the organisation is to achieve an empowered community who take responsibility for their own well-being, thus enhancing the quality of their lives.
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) is the charity that saves lives on South African waters. Established in 1967, the NSRI is a registered non-profit organisation that is committed to drowning prevention and focusses on saving lives, changing lives, and creating futures for those threatened by immersion or submersion in water in South Africa. Our Rescue Services are run by nearly 1500 highly skilled, unpaid volunteers who are on call 24/7 at 47 rescue bases along the coast of South Africa and at inland dams and waterways. Our Drowning Prevention initiatives include preventative measures such as Pink Rescue Buoys for emergency flotation, emergency signage, rescue swimmers, lifeguards, active patrols during peak seasons, and drowning prevention training such as Water Safety Education and Survival Swimming lessons in under-resourced communities throughout South Africa. The NSRI is entirely funded through donations and sponsorships.
To accept into our care children with life limiting and life threatening illness, to provide these children with a caring and loving environment whereby they will be nurtured and cared for: Physically Emotionally Spiritually Unconditional love
Irene Homes is an Anglican Church organization, providing residential and daycare support and skills training to women and men who are intellectually disabled, of all Christian denominations and other faiths, with the ultimate goal of improved self-awareness, self-growth, and job creation.