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MAKING A DIFFERENCE
LEARNING ABOUT OUR PASSIONATE TEAM AND HOW YOU CAN HELP
To sweep away poverty and abuse against woman and children
Welcome to our Newly Refurbished online home
Empowering the Nation since 2007
Let us take a look at what we have achieved since 2007 when we laid the foundation of youth for survival to assist the youth from birth to 80+ to survive and endure the challenges this life has to offer.
Its really simple - We changed lives! We assisted with healing the discouraged,broken, sometimes defeated people of South Africa!
We are not taking stock, it is unnecessary. We know God is sending the people who need us our way!
We need your contributions to support our worthy course:
To enable us to do what we do best!
With our three pillars which consists of:
- Social Programs
- Advise Center
- Skills Development
Our Initiatives:
- Home Based Care for the Elderly
- Victim Empowerment Programs
- Lerato Amazing Grace Home
- Tshwane One Stop Safe House
- Reintegration of Correctional Services Parolees
- Scholar Support
- Teenage Pregnancy Awareness Campaigns
- Community Nutrition Development Centers
- Beading and Sewing Skills
- Legal Advice Awareness Workshops
- Skills Training Center
- And more...
Please refer to Services we offer
ARTICLES - FROM ABUSER'S PERSPECTIVE :
1. THE TRUTH REVEALED : WHAT DOES YOUTH FOR SURVIVAL DO FOR A VICTIM OF ABUSE?
Life in the Tshwane 1 Stop Safe House for abused woman and children
2. VICTIM EMPOWERMENT - Based on a true story
Sweeping away poverty and violence against women and children
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SEE WHAT OUR HOME REFURBISHING BROUGHT US
This Renovation, Refurbishment, Spring Cleaning and Moving around the furniture did us all some good, I think - clutter clear and now we have clarity and objectivity and can refocus on what really matters.
This is a reminder as you still need to spring clean your house this year, especially when you stayed there for a few years.Gathering so much stuff that you never use or need. Why don’t you try it, throw out the old and bring in the new, maybe to reshuffle like what we mostly did will make a difference.Someone else probably need it or will make use of it?
We all get so used to the day to day life where we get bound by routine, we rush off to work, grab a quick take away meal, paying someone to cleaning up the house, giving the children money to spend…..Are we achieving what we wanted to achieve in the first place?
Attitudes, Approach on life, Relationships, Love, Respect, Self Confidence, Food, Clothing, Schooling, A birthday present, a kettle, emotional support, guidance on when life is unfair with bullies, Skills development to find a way to live – mainly to survive.
Make a difference, Make each minute counts, if you don’t want or need it or if you have R50 to spare each month, why don’t you sign up with a monthly donation commitment?
You can choose which Pillar or Project you want to support. It is your choice!
The community needs you!
- Feel free to take a walk with us through our Main house and outside buildings...you do not want to miss this feature...
Support us with any contribution that we can continue and grow in what we do best!
Sponsor a Bursary - Sgqami Lerato Nkamba foundation , also known as Lerato Amazing Grace Home
What/Who is a Bursary?
A bursary is the person on the receiving end of a contribution. Each of the people assisted by Youth for Survival are therefor been allocated the term "Bursary".
What is Sgqami Lerato Nkamba foundation/Lerato Amazing Grace Home?
This is a home away from home for young ladies who no longer qualify for a foster care grant and need to look after themselves from as early as 18years.
We offer them a place of safety, with skills development options.
Exposure to career and job opportunities
Support and guidance to be able to reach for the stars, to make their dreams becomes
Thank you, Your contribution will make a big difference!
About Us
Who We Are
Youth for Survival (YFS) is a Non Profit Organisation that was registered in 2007 with a national footprint. It operates from a head office in Pretoria, Gauteng with satellite branches in four other provinces:
- Moloto North, Mpumalanga
- Mabolota, North West
- Nongama, Kwa-Zulu Natal
- Eastern Cape, Mount Frere
Since 2007 we empowered numerious community members with our services and this motivates us to keep on with what we do best - empowering people for a better tomorrow.
You can see our variety of continual active projects by visiting: Pillar or Project
Thank you for your support! Your Community really needs you!
Without your help we will not be able to reach all the needs on the projects we commit ourselves to. Together we can change South Africa for a better tomorrow....
Equip the youth of today who is the leaders of tomorrow...
Our Team
Our amazing team of regular and part-time volunteers are committed to helping others. We take our convictions and turn them into action. Think you would be a good fit? Contact our head office for more information!
Let us take this opportunity to introduce to you The Team. We are a mixed bunch scattered all over the country from Volunteers at Police Stations to representatives serving communities in a variety of areas and thus also servicing Schools in rural areas.
We are experiencing socio-economic challenges in all areas and people from all walks of life are affected from time to time, some experience it more intense and some have their world turned upside down more often than others. As we are all unique we have more power and capabilities when we work together to apply the skills required, to advance capabilities, enrich each others lives and to look from another perspective to conquer life's challenges.
We are always pleased to welcome a new volunteer who would like to offer his/her services to enhance our projects, achievements and obtain better end results.
We are open to positive criticism - definitely needs to build us up empower us and not break us down!
The pledge we made when we established Youth for Survival is to focus on enriching the life's of people from all walks of life who need it most and therefor our slogan: Sweeping away poverty and violence against woman and children. If you are interested to get involved as a volunteer or contributor please get in touch, don't hesitate -
WE NEED YOU!
The Founder
Mandisa Moshy Mathe, mostly known as Moshy Mathe is an South African entrepeneur. Reknowned for her work as a social-, gender activist and co creator of a hugely successful product known as the wonderbag, for which she received an award from Climate Change.
Moshy Mathe is the Founder, Director and Chief Excecutive of Youth for Survival, a non profit organization, aimed at addressing social and economic development challenges faced by economically disadvantaged communities with special focus on woman, children and youth. The organization operates in 4 of South Africa's major provinces.
Our Branches
Youth for Survival (YFS) is a Non Profit Organisation that was registered in 2007 with a national footprint. It operates from a head office in Pretoria, Gauteng with satellite branches in four other provinces:
- Moloto North, Mpumalanga
- Mabolota, North West
- Nongama, Kwa-Zulu Natal
- Eastern Cape
Our Vision & Mission
Our mission is to address socio-economic challenges faced by women, children and youth in underprivileged communities, through provision of developmental programmes and giving a holistic support to women and children who are victims of abuse.
Youth for Survival's vision is to empower and heal victims of abuse, while also placing unemployed beneficiaries into learner-ships, employment and helping some to become self-employed.
To facilitate, promote, create jobs and income generation opportunities for community development with specific focus on youth, women and children.
Our Services
Our services have 9 core programmes namely Skills Development Training, The Tshwane One Stop Safe House for Women and Children, Victim Empowerment, Anti-Teenage Pregnancy Awareness Campaign, Reintegration of Correctional Services Parolees, Scholar Support, Home Based Care for the Aged, Legal Awareness and Community Nutrition Development Centre.
Our Services
Skills Development Training
Tshwane One Stop Safe House for Women and Children
Tshwane One Stop Safe House for Women and Children
Youth for Survival (YFS) trains unemployed youth and women coming from abusive relationships skills that can help them to become employable or self employed.
Offering Woman the opportunity to access facilities to learn skills which can assist them for the future.
The skills of manufacturing the Cooking Bag are taught to beneficiaries to enable economic sustainability through the employment opportunity which this skill enables as well as the income it generates.
Tshwane One Stop Safe House for Women and Children
Tshwane One Stop Safe House for Women and Children
Tshwane One Stop Safe House for Women and Children
The Tshwane One Stop Safe House for Abused Women and Children is Youth for Survival’s transit shelter for abused women and children, where they receive a holistic support, which includes free counselling, legal advise & skills training.
Offering women and children the opportunity of having a balanced homely atmosphere with a bed to sleep and nutritious meals daily while empowering them for the future.
Victim Empowerment Program
Tshwane One Stop Safe House for Women and Children
Victim Empowerment Program
YFS partners with the South African Police Services (SAPS), Community Safety and the Gauteng Department of Social Development to work in Police Stations Victim Empowerment Centre’s. The organisation has a Social Worker, 5 Social Auxiliary workers and 15 volunteers who provide counselling services, emotional support, material assistance, hosting awareness programmes and home visits to victims of various forms of abuses and crimes.
Legal Advice Awareness
Scholar Support - "It takes a village to raise a child"
Victim Empowerment Program
This Legal Advice Awareness workshop programme targets women and children who are victims of abuse and aims to enable people to protect themselves from being exploited .
We offer pro-bona legal advice to abused women and the general public.
Please inquire at the empowerment center or the advice center for further information.
Scholar Support - "It takes a village to raise a child"
Scholar Support - "It takes a village to raise a child"
Scholar Support - "It takes a village to raise a child"
We over 120 volunteers placed in 10 schools in the North West and Gauteng provinces. The facilitators are assigned to also run the Anti-Teenage Pregnancy Awareness Campaign, Anti-Bullying and Anti-Drug Abuse Campaign. The facilitators work alongside school Teachers. Volunteers become confidantes to learners thus becoming the eyes, ears and the hearts of the community. One of their valid core function is to make referrals for students who are experiencing social problems.
Anti-Teenage Pregnancy Awareness Campaign
Scholar Support - "It takes a village to raise a child"
Scholar Support - "It takes a village to raise a child"
Teenage pregnancy is one of the major factors exposing women to becoming victims of abuse later in life. YFS carries out Anti-Teenage Pregnancy Awareness Campaigns in schools across Tshwane Municipality. During the campaigns teenagers are taught about the health implications and social consequences of falling pregnant when they are still young. The participants voluntarily pledge to not fall pregnant until they are mature enough and financially independent.
Reintegration of Correctional Services Parolees - (The Prodigal Child)
Reintegration of Correctional Services Parolees - (The Prodigal Child)
Reintegration of Correctional Services Parolees - (The Prodigal Child)
We believe that everyone deserves a second chance therefore we have the active program of Reintegrating Correctional Services Parolees or how we refer to the programme - The Prodigal Child.
We assist ex-offenders to reintegrate successfully into society that crime is something of the past.
Victims of abuse always fear the day the perpetrator is released. We create an atmosphere whereby the victim is agreeable, face the reformed perpetrator so that she can at least relax and not live in fear. We strive to have a continuous rehabilitating relationship with the ex-offenders to prevent such offenders from going back to crime.
Home Based Care for the Aged
Reintegration of Correctional Services Parolees - (The Prodigal Child)
Reintegration of Correctional Services Parolees - (The Prodigal Child)
As one get older one realise that the always easy tasks sometimes becomes a bit tricky. We have caregivers allocated to the elderly to live in or to check up on their health and well-being during different intervals depending on the requirements.
We ensure in certain instances that there is a cooked meal, the elderly person enjoys a daily bath, that their health are taken care of, that they have this extended hand to buy something at the shop if and when required, that they receive a balanced nutritional meal.
Community Nutrition Development Centre
Reintegration of Correctional Services Parolees - (The Prodigal Child)
Community Nutrition Development Centre
Our Community Nutrition Development Centres in Brazzaville and Pretoria West feed over 600 plus beneficiaries daily. We also offer them life skills and refer them to entities where we know certain skills are required or job opportunities are available. We also offer our range of personal enhancement training courses which we hope to develop further and issue award recognition and or qualification on the training courses we offer.
Nutrition is one of the key fundamentals for each human's sustainability. If you are hungry one can't concentrate on anything what to say do anything productive.
Youth For Survival welcomes you
Find out more about the programs we are offering and see how you can get involved.
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