Tag: community upliftment

Nelson Mandela Bay groups tackling poverty, unemployment together

Looking over the full hall at the poverty and unemployment workshop in the South End Museum last Thursday I realised there are many Christian churches and NPOs engaged in uplifting unemployed people in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro. This was further emphasised when those present mapped out their collective outreach […]

PE church and company join hands in community upliftment

A Port Elizabeth company and a Northern Areas church have formed a partnership which aims to make a difference in the lives of ordinary people in Nelson Mandela Bay through running community projects together with local structures such as educational institutions. Registered as BTD-DMSA Legacy Foundation NPC, the formal partnership between Bay […]

God’s timing to launch Gospel-centered empowerment programme in Karoo town

The seemingly hopeless plight of the inactive and discouraged residents of South Africa’s townships who are unemployed, especially those in Middelburg in the Eastern Cape, have long been on Annette Kingwill’s heart and mind. Together with this burden she has carried a deep conviction to contribute to the empowerment of […]

“Skool by die Huis” project sets example for churches to follow

Extending education that develops both students and society An inspiring youth development initiative is being played out at the Uniting Reformed Church in Bloemendal, Port Elizabeth, where the Church is performing a pioneering role in assisting learners to not only improve their school results through a “Winter School” project that […]