Refilwe Community Care Centre

LED BY: Ramadumetja Christina Mphela, Manager

VISION: Educating people in the community to identify problems and solutions.

MAIN CHALLENGES FACED BY THE COMMUNITY: poverty, unemployment, crime, gender-based violence and climate issues.

MAIN ACTIVITIES:

  • Charitable and humanitarian – providing disaster relief, poverty alleviation, support for orphans and vulnerable population.
  • Educational and Learning programs – scholarship assistance, skills development, life skills training, job readiness, financial literacy etc.
  • Youth program
  • Health & Food Security – strengthen personal bonds and empower residents with the tools for resilience, community-based health care services, community feeding program, produce more fruits and vegetables for local food banks.
  • Gender Based Violence awareness and prevention
  • Climate Change program – protecting the planet, preserving natural resources, and combating climate change.
  • Community Engagement and Services – volunteer opportunities, community clean-up events, donation drives and fundraising campaigns

The organization, Refilwe Community Care Centre started in February 2008, is situated at Stand No 259 Masodi village, which is 10 kilometres from Mokopane town. They serve 124 orphan and vulnerable children and the elderly, mainly women and some men. Masodi village is classified rural and found in ward 23 of the Mogalakwena Local Municipality in the Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo Province. The village has a population of 3900 households. Most of the population are people below 35 years of age. The main source of income for households in the village are social grants. Other sources of income come from recycling (collecting plastics bottles and tins), selling wood as well as buying and selling vegetables in near townships. The villages have few professionals such as nurses, teachers, police officers, soldiers and civil servants.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Since partnering with SCAT, Refilwe community Care Centre has seen numerous successes, including increased program participation, improved community health metrics, and the expansion of its services to reach more residents. This has been facilitated by grant funding which has allowed the centre to retain and recruit staff, increase capacity, and impact more beneficiaries.

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