Bathuseng Community Centre

EASTERN CAPE

LED BY: Nathaniel Raletlole Matlou, Coordinator

VISION: To provide comprehensive care, support, and protection to GBV victims, orphans, vulnerable and needy children; to empower the community in and around Mokopane through palliative care, youth development, environmental care, and food security initiatives.

MAIN CHALLENGES ADDRESSED BY THE COMMUNITY: Gender-based violence, care and support for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), youth unemployment, poverty, climate change, food insecurity.

MAIN ACTIVITIES:

  • Gender-Based Violence (GBV) support and prevention campaigns
  • Daily meals, educational and emotional support for orphans and vulnerable children
  • Youth development through education, arts, culture, and health awareness
  • Food gardening to improve food security and environmental sustainability
  • Climate change resilience and permaculture training
  • Sewing and skills development
  • Early Childhood Development (ECD) programme

Bathuseng Community Centre, based in Danisane Village, Mapela, Limpopo Province, was established on 19 October 2006 and became a SCAT partner in 2023. The organisation works to uplift the standard of living in Mokopane through a range of community-driven interventions.

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