Enterprise Development
Our programme is focused around the promotion of entrepreneurship in the township.
Mobile Clinic
This mobile clinic drives through the township of Diepsloot in Johannesburg and visits schools, people at home, community centres and many other areas where access to healthcare services is otherwise as good as dormant. Not only basic healthcare services are offered but the mobile clinic also offers dental services and mother- and childcare including vaccinations, ultrasound checks, family planning advice and many other services. On an annual basis, this mobile clinic offers services to 15.000 patients.
Early Childhood Development Centre Upliftment
In the Johannesburg township of Thembisa, over 40 Early Childhood Development Centres have been uplifted to date. We have chosen the Ebuhleni centre to showcase here. This centre has been refurbished, its staff has been trained and we have assisted towards meeting requirements for government grants. The result: improved quality of teaching, improved happiness of parents, improved results in school, sustainable funding of the school, improved facilities such as the toilets and the kitchen (leading to improved nutrition).
Fashion & Design
In the Johannesburg township of Orange Farm, Rhiza Foundation has a Fashion & Design skills development and production centre. This centre offers training to township youth from Orange Farm and offers employment opportunities after completion of the training through different channels. One of these channels is through our linked social enterprise called Township Fleva. Products of Township Fleva are sold to corporations in South Africa including a supermarket that procures thousands of products for all stores throughout South Africa. Through this program, Rhiza Foundation not only provides essential skills but also job placement opportunities while contributing to the local economy.