Outreach Foundation
Counselling, debriefing and adult support, legal advise . Child counselling sessions. **Three-pillar programme structure:** **Pillar 1: Community Outreach** - Music theory, piano, and marimba lessons - Educational support (extra lessons: maths, science, English) — walk-in at Hillbrow office - Youth workshops (including Mpumalanga outreach, April 2025) **Pillar 2: Skills Development** Vocational courses at all three offices: - Digital skills (computer/digital literacy) - Artisanal skills: plumbing, welding, electrical basics - Hospitality: cooking, baking, cake-making, bread-baking, catering - Beautician: wig-making, make-up, eyelash courses - Sewing (including Musina office) - Décor and events planning (flower arranging included) - Business skills and entrepreneurship - Green skills (rooftop garden and urban agriculture) - Second Chance Matric **Pillar 3: Community Development Services (Social Services) — most GBV-relevant** - **Substance abuse and family preservation services** — integrated with DV response (substance abuse and DV are closely linked) - **GBV and gender equity workshops** (explicitly listed as a workshop topic) - **Economic empowerment for women and men** - **Human rights and labour rights workshops** - **Parenting workshops** - **Immigration and documentation awareness** - **Migrant support unit** — counselling and support for refugees and asylum seekers, including those who experienced trauma or GBV in their home countries; xenophobia support; documentation guidance - **Individual counselling** — emotional healing; supportive environment for survivors of violence, exploitation, and crisis
Contact & Location
- Ethel
- 30 Edith Cavell Street, Hillbrow
Opening Hours
Opening hours not available. Contact the organisation directly.
About
A Johannesburg-based NPO operating from the heart of Hillbrow, a community at the intersection of HIV/AIDS, women's abuse, refugee influx, and socioeconomic marginalisation. Its three-pillar model integrates community outreach (music, education, youth), vocational skills development (digital literacy, artisanal trades, hospitality, beautician, sewing, business, green skills), and community development social services that explicitly include GBV and gender equity workshops, economic empowerment for women, family preservation and substance abuse services, human rights and immigration advocacy, and individual counselling. A dedicated migrant support unit assists refugees and asylum seekers — including those who experienced GBV or trauma in their home countries — with counselling, xenophobia support, and documentation. For immediate GBV crisis in Hillbrow: SAPS Hillbrow (011 488 8422) / LvA Hillbrow walk-in (067 924 9528) / Ikhaya Lethemba (011 403 3413) / GBV Command Centre 0800 428 428 (toll-free, 24/7).