Our Impact
We are a registered non profit company rendering professional services to the poor rural people in Limpopo. Dealing with substance abuse and gender based violence.
Effective prevention of drug use addresses the vulnerabilities that put children and young people at risk of starting to use drugs or other risky behaviours. Families can be one of the strongest protective factors in the lives of children and early adolescence. Poor parenting, family dysfunction, neglect and abuse are some of the strongest risk factors associated to a range of risky behaviours, including substance abuse.
What we do
* For our clients To provide social welfare services to enable them to meet life’s challenges. * For the community To promote social and family responsibilities. * For our staff To empower and build an innovative, cohesive and professional team. * For the government To join hands in promoting synergy conducive to efficient and effective service delivery.
Gender-Based Violence
GBV is violence which occurs between men and women in relationships, in the home, at school, the workplace and in the community. It is all about power and control, and includes:
- physical, emotional, sexual, economic and spiritual abuse directed at someone based on his or her gender (being male or female).
Substance abuse
Refers to the harmful or hazardous use of psychoactive substances, including alcohol and illicit drugs.
Psychoactive substance use can lead to dependence syndrome – a cluster of behavioural, cognitive, and physiological phenomena that develop after repeated substance use and that typically include:
- a strong desire to take the drug,
- difficulties in controlling its use,
- persisting in its use despite harmful consequences,
- a higher priority given to drug use than to other activities and
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