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Sophumelela Centre

Sophumelela Centre, established in 2000, is
a Christian organisation with a vision to see a
society free from the suffering of HIV/AIDS and
poverty.

“Sophumelela works to improve
a client’s entire life and to

restore hope, health and dignity
by providing range of services”

We primarily work with indigent communities
in East London. Our Xhosa name Sophumelela,
chosen by the communities we serve, means
“we will succeed”. With a holistic approach to
treating those affected by HIV, Sophumelela
works to improve a client’s entire life and to
restore hope, health and dignity by providing
a comprehensive range of services including
HEALTH and PREVENTION EDUCATION,
ENTERPRISE and WORK SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
and childhood EDUCATION programmes
through Home Based Care, Technical Assistance
for Public Health Clinics, Work4All, Community
Care for orphaned and vulnerable children and
Hope Schools (growing by a grade a year, with
a focus in 2014-15 on building preparatory
classrooms). CONTACT DETAILS:
Melissa Knox
Sophumelela has reached more than 5 200 6 Belgravia Crescent
East London
people, and continues to serve in the East 043 722 9283
London community with holistic, wrap-around info@scinc.co.za
HIV programmes. www.sophumelela.org

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