Cape Town Society for the Blind
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“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much”. Helen Keller Founded in 1929, the CTSB is an innovative, not-for-profit, community based service organisation situated in Salt River in Cape Town. Supporting Blind and Visually Impaired Persons (VIP’s) We are a hub of activity and a place of hope and opportunity. Through our professional and committed team of management, trainers and social workers, as well as our dedicated volunteers, we provide Blind
Help the Rural Child Trust
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Established in 2005, Help the Rural Child Trust is a registered charitable trust and Not for Profit Organisation (NPO). Based in Cape Town, we operate a network of 5 charity shops across the city. Our shops are entirely dependent on donations and support and the proceeds of the HTRC charity shops go directly back into Goedgedacht’s Path Out of Poverty programme, helping to support the rural children of the Swartland. Our Vision: is to turn
Solomons Haven
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About Us When did Solomons Haven start and How, what are Maria and Alec’s background? 1989-1990 – Maria son Nadeem(Nigel)(passed away, 2005) was in Grade 5 when he brought a friend home from school and Maria questioned when she saw the child coming everyday and asked him why he wasn’t going home. He mentioned that his dad was very abusive towards him, his siblings and their mother. Maria took it upon herself to contact the
Learn to Earn
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What we do Learn to Earn is a skills development and job creation organisation seeking to develop people, especially unemployed people, socially, economically, emotionally and spiritually. Our skills development and training centres are based in vibrant Khayelitsha and the seaside town of Hermanus. Here, we endeavour to eradicate unemployment and other legacies of injustice in South Africa. Since 1989 we have trained more than 9500 unemployed people with market-related skills. We have seen over 80%
The Athlone School for the Blind
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The Athlone School for the Blind is a public school situated in Bellville-South, Cape Town, South Africa. Having been established by the Athlone School for the Blind Association in 1927 to provide education and residential care for blind and visually impaired children from disadvantaged communities, we have a proud history spanning more than 84 years. Our primary goal is to meet the educational, vocational and therapeutic needs of our learners so as to ensure that






