Prince Albert Advice Office
Prince Albert’s Advice Office was named the most effective Local Development Agency in the Western, Eastern and Northern Cape at the Social Change Assistance Trust’s 25th Anniversary celebration in Cape Town in November.
View Article >>Bot River Community Development Centre
Building hope and encouraging young people to imagine a future is the main focus of the Community Development Centre in the Western Cape village of Bot River.
View Article >>Swellendam Advice Office
One of the biggest responsibilities of the Swellendam Advice Office is to act as a channel for justice for the thousands of farm workers living in South Africa’s “fruit-basket”.
View Article >>Witzenberg Advice and Development Office
Six families living on a foreign-owned farm in Ceres in the Western Cape were about to be evicted on the day Naomi Thomas was scheduled to present to the Scat’s 25th anniversary workshop in Cape Town.
View Article >>Berlin Advice Office
The news was unexpected. Oupa Gqozo, head of the Ciskei government, decided the old and the sick would no longer receive subsistence grants. It was 1991 and, for the villages around Berlin, a community on the road from East London to King William’s Town, the news was devastating. How would the people eat? What would they do?
View Article >>Masiphakameni Local Development Agency
Masiphakameni is Xhosa for “Let’s stand up”, an appropriate name for a Local Development Agency (LDA) that has taken a stand against injustice and ill health.
View Article >>Dordrecht Advice Office
The Scat 25th anniversary celebration at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town held an unexpected surprise for the Dordrecht Advice Office when it was awarded a R5 000 cheque for excellent work in this remote rural community.
View Article >>Nonesi Advice Office
Addressing cultural practices to minimize the risk of HIV transmission: Traditional male circumcision in the Queenstown area
View Article >>Mount Fletcher Advice Office
On 8 May 2008, we had our local fundraising event (for a Scat FRIS reward) at Ezingonyameni Village. The primary purpose was obviously to fundraise. However, another important purpose was to build unity in the village.
View Article >>Masiphakameni Local Development Agency
On 27 May 2008 we had a Debate Workshop, aimed at fighting myths about HIV and AIDS in our community and clearing conflicting messages put across by different stakeholders related to HIV and AIDS programmes.
View Article >>Richtersveld Advice office
The Richtersveld Advice Office had gone through a difficult time in terms of sustained funding and the committee identified this as a key priority. In these critical times the workers faced this dilemma with courage, dedication and determination.
View Article >>Nonesi LDA
In fighting the spread of HIV and AIDS, Nonesi Advice Centre commits itself to educating members of its community about HIV prevention activities and to participate in all relevant community activities. These include meetings, seminars, debates, awareness campaigns, condom distribution, educational courses, road shows, workshops and demonstrations.
Berlin LDA
Berlin Literacy Programme
Ceres LDA
Ceres HIV Youth Programme
Spoegrivier LDA
Spoegrivier Food Gardening Project
Masibambane LDA
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Clanwilliam Paralegal Advice Centre
Farm Worker Evicted for seeking legal advice at the Advice Centre
Dordrecht LDA
HIV/AIDS Poem
Hofmeyer LDA
Lesedi Community Advice Centre
Maclear Advice Office
Matatiele Advice Centre
Middelburg Community Advice Office
Peace Afrika Youth Centre
Port St. Johns Community Legal Advice Centre
Swellendam LDA
Swellendam residents are up in arms over the actions of the mayor and his council.
