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Social Responsibility
SWDRFU and the Eagles Rugby Team believe in being active in the community and support the work of schools and community based organizations.
Our official charity is LIFE Community Services.
LIFE is a donor-driven, community-centered living organism, registered as a Non Governmental Organisation, as a NPO and accorded Public Benefit Organisation status. LIFE’s area of work comprises of more than 2 000 disadvantaged and vulnerable children, from birth to 18 years of age. We work in 10 different communities in George, also serving various satellite communities with meals, and rapidly expanding with a goal of adding one centre per year.
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Life is currently working in the following communities:
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Ballotsview
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Conville
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Rosedale
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Borchards (x2)
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Protea Park
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New Dawn Park
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Thembalethu (x3)
Life's outreach program includes, amongst others:
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Provision of a balanced meal to each child, at least 4 times per week, which provides for a preventative program against diseases such as kwashiorkor, marasmus etc.
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Pre-school education
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Teaching Life-skills training, moral training, providing love and care for orphaned and vulnerable children whose parents are the victims of HIV/AIDS and TB and cannot take care of their children.
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Social reintegration
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Providing adults with basic training in health, cooking, hygiene and nutrition, sexual, life-style teaching, family structure, leadership development, etc.
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Due to the high mortality rate among children because of HIV/AIDS, TB and other diseases, bring education to adults and children in the community on these matters.
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With the help of the community, determining needs in education and attracting resources to address the problems.
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Assist and encourage children who have left school, to return to complete and further their level of education in our Back-to-School programme.
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Work with the community and the clinics in providing basic health-care and first aid to the children.
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To provide initial counseling where needed in traumatized situations and to refer persons to counselors. Many children and women are the victims of physical abuse and rape due to the unemployment and alcohol abuse in this area.
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To assist communities in establishing guidelines for discipline and taking responsibility for children as well as adults.
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To create a common store-house to collect goods (food, clothing, furniture, etc.) that can be distributed to the needy in the community through churches and community organisations. This creates a store-house where the needs represented in the communities, could be met in an ongoing fashion.
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To create a place and opportunity for the children to develop in sport activities such as Volley ball, jump-rope, soccer; etc.
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To bring resources to the community and assist the children in developing musical and other talent.
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