Contact Details

website	http://www.familylife.co.za
email address(es)	famlife@iafrica.com
Phone	011 788 4784
Fax	011 788 4781
address	1 Cardigan Road Parkwood Johannesburg Gauteng 2193 South Africa
address	1 Cardigan Road Parkwood Johannesburg Gauteng 2193 South Africa

Relationships

contact

Dooley, Liz famlife@iafrica.com

contact

Williams, Bernadette famlifepro@iafrica.com 011 788 4784

Organisational Profile

Organisation Type	NGO
Mission	To promote and maintain mutually satisfying relationships within individuals, families, marriages and community life for all people in South Africa by: Providing preventative and therapeutic services and Endeavouring to influence social policy, the development of programmes and the mobilisation of resources.
Target Group	AgedChildrenPoor and VulnerableRural CommunitiesUrban CommunitiesWomenYouth

Regional Information

Head Office Province	Gauteng
Provinces Served	South Africa

Legal Status

Non Profit Status	Social Development NPO
Date Founded	1949-01-01
Financial Year End	2006-03-01
NPO number:	001-074
Vat Number	4830121333
Financial Year End Month	March

Programmes

Categories

Community DevelopmentCrime PreventionHealthHuman RightsPhilanthropic IntermediariesSocial ServicesCounselling, and Therapy

Projects

Projects

LIKE SKILLS EDUCATION: Programmes provide training for primary and high school children as well as out of school youth. The structured programmes aim at heightening self-awareness, building self-esteem, choices, providing knowledge and information abut sew and sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases (HIV/Aids), and relationship dynamics. Communication, conflict resolution and problem solving skills are enhanced through this programme. PEER COUNSELLING TRAINING: provides school-going youth with mediation, counselling and conflict resolution and community development skills. The trained youth offer holiday programmes, Buddy Programmes and counselling services to their school mates. They also organize awareness campaigns on burning issues such as drugs and alcohol abuse, HIV/Aids and fundraise for local organisations for example old age homes and children’s homes. This service is supervised by trained social workers. HOMEWORK/AFTER CARE CENTRES AND HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES: The programmes aim to provide constructive, creative activities for children and assist them to develop skills in order to improve school performance. The programmes provide an alternative to the streets. The Successful “Rising Star” programme in Westbury, creates skills, self development and self awareness. VIOLENCE AND GENDER ISSUES AWARENESS PROGRAMME. South Africa is experiencing a vast increase in rape and abuse in the school environment. Gender sensitivity programmes are aimed at reducing the incidence of rape and abuse. Gender violence includes: Sexual harassment and abuse, Bullying, intimidating and threats, verbal abuse – taunts and insults, physical violence and assault, emotional abuse, psychological abuse. CHILD ABUSE PROGRAMME: Violence and Crime prevention programmes, Victim Empowerment, Capacity Building with Adults, Parenting Groups and Reconstruction / Therapeutic Services.