THE PATHWAY
At Ubuntu, we help craft an individual pathway out of poverty for each child. We know that real change requires dynamic, comprehensive services. Illness at home, poor teaching standards at school, lack of resources—any one of these can hold children back.
Health
- Comprehensive health screening through world-class clinic offering
- HIV & TB testing and treatment, adherence support
- Nutritional support; food provision and supplementation
- Vision, dental & hearing screening
- Psychosocial counseling and care for clients and families
- Sexual and reproductive health education; post-exposure prophylaxis for rape victims
Education
- Early childhood development education program for 3-5-year-olds (new)
- Primary school after-school program (under development)
- Secondary school after-school program (feeding, numeracy, literacy, homework support, extra-curricular activities)
- Scholarship program for tertiary education at university or vocational training college
- Ongoing support (tutors, financial, etc.) for clients accessing higher education
Household Stability
- Home security and stability assessments
- Antenatal care for pregnant mothers and infant care programs
- Assistance for families to access government services
- Security improvement for homes (installation of doors, burglar bars, etc.) and occasional reconstruction of inadequate housing
- Ventilation, TB and hygiene assessment and education
- Support for families, especially those affected by alcohol abuse or domestic violence
In 1999, Nozibele Qamlana graced the cover of our first annual report. On our 10-year anniversary, she reappeared on the cover of the annual report. The story behind the pictures is Nozibele’s pathway: the Ubuntu model, our integrated care strategy. Nozibele came to us a little girl with bright eyes and an effervescent spirit. Now, after graduating from Nelson Mandela Metropole University, she has a full-time managerial position at Continental Tyre. She still has bright eyes and an effervescent spirit, and we could not be prouder.
We provide children with what they deserve: childhood, complete with health, learning, full stomachs, wonder and mischief.
We work with children at all stages from cradle to career. Whether it is a pair of glasses or intensive family counseling, Ubuntu helps children and their families get what they need.
We have over 2,000 abused and orphaned children on the pathway out of poverty. This means providing every meal every day. It means helping with homework and tutoring in math. It means reaching out to support grandmothers and uncles, so that when we send a child home, it is a stable one. It means going through exams, illnesses, adolescence, clothes shopping, counseling, and so much more. Raising a child is not always dramatic. It is painstaking, repetitious attention to detail, day after day.
