Zisize’s focus has always been ‘the child’. Its desire is to see an improvement in the life of each child it touches. We do this

• via activities based at Zisize Centre, which either benefit children directly or through their teachers
• via activities based at schools and in communities
• by encouraging other organisations and volunteers to play a role in improving children’s quality of life.

Current Projects

Zisize Centre at Ingwavuma, which runs a preschool class, library, after school play facility, a homework and study group and holiday play schemes and offers facilities to teachers for lesson preparation and study.

Zisize Centre at Manyiseni, built in May 2004 with a donation from graduate trainees of DTC and equipped by them. This currently runs an after school play scheme, lending library service, study group, Soul Buddyz life skills group and crèche for 2 to 4 year olds.

Ekukhanyeni Home for Orphans and Vulnerable Children at Majwayiza, which currently cares for 21 children who either have no surviving family able to care for them, have been abandoned or who have been abused by care givers.

Feeding Schemes for the most vulnerable children at Okhayeni, Mpontshini, Lundini, Mgedula and Ekuhlehleni Primary Schools  and their siblings (an estimated 600 total) each weekend and daily during school holidays.

Fruit and vegetable gardens, fencing and the installation of a supply of water and/or rain water tanks at the sites of the feeding schemes.

Creation of a model scheme at Mpontshini which additionally has livestock, a seedling nursery and a fish farm.

Family sponsorship scheme linking UK donors with some of the most needy families in the community of Majwayiza to ensure basic nutrition for the whole family.

Getting to School. School uniform provision for identified vulnerable children in our existing areas of operation (157 in 2004, 790 in 2005).

Payment of school fees or negotiation for exemptions.

Provision of stationery for High School pupils who cannot afford to buy their own.

Building Programmes

Assessment & Therapeutic Interventions include Hero Book & Radio Projects in partnership with the Children’s Institute of Cape Town at Okhayeni Primary School.

IQ testing by our intern psychologist.

Counselling & therapy for bereaved and abused children.

Soul Buddyz groups.

Income Generating Schemes for mothers at Majwayiza, a community of extremely high unemployment, which benefits the children physically and emotionally.

International Volunteers' involvement.

Future projects

Learning is Fun Competition 2007

Teacher development

Feeding programme at new centre

Adventure playground at new centre

Sports Fields at new centre

Soul Buddyz and other life skills groups at new centre

Creche at new centre

Accelerated learning

Vocational  training

Home building for more child headed households

Continuing education for pregnant teenagers/teenage mothers

Respite care and family support

Foster parent recruitment and training

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