Sustainable Livelihoods Project
Organization information
Nelson Mandela Children's Fund
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Summary
Helps poor communities to work their way out of poverty and supports self-help groups (SHG) to establish income-generating activities. It has already reached 3 346 families, and through the efforts of SHG achieved cumulative savings of over R5.1 million. A ripple effect of this achievement is that families who participated in the programme were able to support over 50 young people to attain a tertiary education and graduate in areas of education, social work, engineering, and nursing.
Project locations
South Africa