Introduction

Shumbashaba develops people to realise their unique worth and personal power. This fosters hope in homes and communities allowing people to build meaningful and purposeful futures. We incorporate nature and animals as a way of helping vulnerable children and adults develop self-worth, gain life skills, and the sense of empowerment needed to help them build a hopeful future.

We work alongside children and adults to develop self-worth, gain life skills and the sense of empowerment needed to build a hopeful future. The impact of Shumbashaba’s award winning public benefit services is felt in both privileged and under-resourced communities, with particular focus on the Diepsloot community. Diepsloot, a township of some 250,000 residents, is a township characterized by a majority population of youth who experience high levels of unemployment, poverty, crime, substance abuse, as well as child abuse and gender based violence on a daily basis.

Whilst we fully believe that formal education and skills training are essential to lift people out of poverty, none of this is possible if they do not have a positive sense of self. The focus of the Shumbashaba Community Trust is to support people to reach their full potential as physical, spiritual and emotional beings. We help people develop this potential through our therapy, learning, and sports and recreation programs.