Lulisandla Kumntwana
Lulisandla Kumntwana gives practical, emotional and spiritual support to over 2,000 orphaned and vulnerable children in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Unemployment is 80% in the area. There is a high number of orphaned children because of the HIV crisis and many are teenagers and young adults now. Many of them are living with extended family so Lulisandla Kumntwana works to support those families. It uses volunteers from local churches and employs a team of professional social workers, counsellors and youth workers.
E3’s partnership is helping enable:
Psycho-social support to help orphaned and vulnerable children cope with their situations, including those who have been abused.
After-school clubs giving help with homework, running games and crafts and sharing Bible stories, all of which increase the children’s self-esteem and improve their school work.
Life skills courses to empower unemployed young people and help them attend further education.
Raising awareness of children’s rights and counselling and support for those affected by gender-based violence.
Support groups for teenagers living with HIV and for teenage parents to help them cope and live positively with their situations.
Helping with education costs, food, school uniforms, clothing and house building.
A preschool aimed at expats and professionals to generate a sustainable income to help fund the work.
Grant from E3: £10,000
Nosihle Mabika leads the project.
Lulisandla Kumntwana has many years of experience of supporting and bringing hope to orphaned and vulnerable children. In March 2018, we gathered together all of our Back to School partners at Lulisandla to share learning and agree a common framework for E3’s Life Skills programme in the future. Lulisandla staff facilitated some of the workshops and shared their expertise on children’s rights. Shared learning between our partners is a really important part of how we work.
