Our Programmes
Community Kitchen And Food Garden
Programme Overview
- We are committed to ensuring that no one goes hungry, offering 3 meals a day freely to anyone in need, with no criteria attached.
- Provide over 3 million meals a year
- Serve over 400 meals that feed over 2,000 people daily
Community Kitchen And Food Garden
Our community feeding scheme is the beating heart of Vrygrond, providing thousands of free, nourishing meals daily. It serves as a hub of care and dignity where people facing hardship can count on a meal served with a welcoming smile.
We ensure that no one goes hungry, offering breakfast and lunch to anyone in need, without any criteria attached. Many take food home to feed their families at supper time. Children, staff and volunteers also receive daily meals, and parents collecting their little ones often leave with supper.
Sustained by generous donors and fresh produce from our garden, this vital work transforms ingredients into hope. With your support, we can continue to feed bodies, strengthen families and build a future rooted in compassion and resilience.
Selwyn ECD Learning Centre
Programme Overview
- Strengthens school readiness and academic achievement
- Early childhood centre for toddlers, pre-schoolers, and Grade R learners
- Educate around 130 children in our crèche annually
- Look after 80 to 100 children in our aftercare daily
- Run a holiday care program for 200 to 300 children annually
- Manage a soccer club for 185 registered girl and boy players
- Support and upskill parents
Selwyn ECD Learning Centre
Our goal is to create a brighter future by expanding access to quality early childhood education and care. We strengthen school readiness and academic achievement, ensuring our learners begin school ready to learn and thrive.
Practitioner training and parental workshops are central to our work. By uplifting mothers and equipping them with child development insights, we directly enhance our programme's success. Beyond guidance and counselling, we also offer skills development through sewing, beading, computer training, life skills and a joyful spiritual dance group for stress relief and fun.
We stand alongside parents facing challenges such as substance abuse, while prioritising nutrition, hygiene and safety for the children. Together, we nurture resilience, dignity, and opportunity across our communities.
Siyazenzela Women's Program
Programme Overview
- Offer financial, social, and emotional support to women to assist them to rise above the social challenges of gender-based violence, unemployment, and drug and alcohol abuse.
- 30 women receive training annually
- Teach beading and sewing
- Skills training
- Workplace preparation
- Individual counselling and group support
- Yoga and dance
Siyazenzela Women's Program
Our goal is to empower women with valuable skills and knowledge, while encouraging them to share and apply these strengths throughout the community and beyond.
Through our program, we offer financial, social, and emotional support to women to assist them to rise above the social challenges of gender-based violence, unemployment and drug and alcohol abuse.
Together, we are building a future where women in Vrygrond and surrounding areas enjoy greater opportunities, enriched quality of life, and the inspiration of strong female leaders who champion women's rights, pursue thriving careers, and uplift others with their example of resilience and empowerment.
Work Readiness Skills Training
Programme Overview
- Our goal is to open doors of opportunity for young people in Vrygrond and surrounding areas. Over 250 students attend some form of skills training annually.
- Computer training
- First aid
- Life and business training
- Advice and assistance with CVs
- Assistance with job applications
Work Readiness Skills Training
We create opportunities for young people in Vrygrond and surrounding areas by equipping them with confidence, skills and competitiveness in the job market.
Our IT lab attracts young people to the foundation and encourages them to sign up for computer training. Annually, over 250 students join our computer training programmes, receiving essential digital skills and internet access in a community where technology is scarce. Every term between 60 and 90 students benefit from hands on practice in our lab, where multiple courses run daily.
Beyond technology, we offer training in first aid, life skills, and business know-how, to equip students with practical tools. We help students and community members craft strong CVs and guide them through job applications. We have successfully assisted many community members to find employment.