PROJECTS

Description

Considering the previous discriminatory apartheid regime and current economical inequalities, providing fair healthcare to all South Africans is an immense task. TransCape is involved with a variety of health solutions and believe that the best results come from working synergistically with others. We work with local hospitals, clinics, home based care groups, HIV support groups, communities, tribal authorities, local municipality, and Departments of Health and Social Development.

Achievements (2005-2015)

• ARV Treatment and down referral program and infrastructure development
• Upgrade and construction of 5 clinics
• Upgrade and infrastructure maintenance at Canzibe Hospital
• Establishment of 21 HIV support groups, 8 with microfinance businesses.
• Establishment of 5 HBC groups with offices and registered as non-profit organizations with 3 accessing Social Development grants. These groups take care of orphans, bed ridden, critically ill, frail and elderly people in their community.
• HIV awareness programs with over 130 thousand participants and counting
• HIV testing of over 5000 people
• 200+ children were nutritionally brought back to health and their mothers trained in our Nokuphila Malnutrition centre

Description

The legacy of apartheid still lives on in the rural Transkei where African children have little opportunity to a decent education. The road to completing school for a child in our community is wrought with challenges. Students are faced with poverty (the average person in our community lives on barely a dollar a day 1), absent and unqualified teachers, an HIV rate of one in four people, a high rate of violence and sexual abuse, pregnancy, inadequate infrastructure, and a lack of educational resources.

Achievements (2008 - 2015)

Transcape runs a preschool, afterschool, and scholarship program through the Mdumbi Education Centre. Since 2008 the education centre has provided educational resources and additional support to over 1200 children and adults, currently adding about 150 to 200 annual to this number. Additionally, 18 students have been on scholarship with 3 added each year. In 2018 TransCape opened its new education centre which is bigger and more accessible. In 2019 the skills development centre opened providing driving, sowing, building (and more to come) skills training.

Description

This program strives to assist people to address income, livelihood, social and cultural development challenges. Many families in the area survive on less than R2000,00 per month. The influx of technology and modern educational, political and commercial systems takes it toll on the traditional Xhosa culture leaving local people unsure of how to participate in the New South Africa. With cultural challenges comes many social problems. TransCape strives to assist by providing income opportunities through micro-finance, tourism and employment, by providing social support through assisting families with children in need, sports, cultural and homestead initiatives.

Achievements (2008 - 2015)

• TransCape initiated 240 micro finance businesses, currently adding another 25 each year.
• Over 200 children has been assisted through the children in need program.
• The TransCape Run has been motivating local sport and generating funds since 2008.
• In 2007 TransCape assisted two local young men to start Mdumbi Kayaking. It is now a thriving business.
• TransCape assisted the establishment of Mankosi Community Based Accommodation, Siyaduma Tavern and Eatery and Vukani Backpackers.
• In 2016 TransCape launched the Mdumbi Green Fair music festival to stimulate local performing arts and crafts and to generate funding for the community.