Mpilonhle improves the health and social development of YOUTH, ADOLESCENTS and YOUNG ADULTS in South-Africa and is the chosen charity project during the 2019 edition of Eurotary 87.
Where?
Umkhanyakude and King Cetshwayo Districts of KwaZulu-Natal
Statistics
Both districts are among the poorest and most rural areas
77% below the poverty line
67% unemployment
per capita income is less then one third of the national average
What?
INTEGRATED SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM:
Health Screening (HIV; Tuberculosis)
General Health Education (Nutrition, lifestyle and Family planning)
Counseling (Psycholists for students affcted by domestic violence, drug abuse, pregnancy)
YOUNG WOMEN AND GIRLS PROGRAM:
Keeping Girls in School programs in High Schools
Child Protection programs for victims of abuse, and Parenting programs for teenage parents and parents of vulnerable children.
Contribution for?
A 24-seater bus: this would be of great value to the project as safe transportation is a major challenge
A mobile kitchen in a container for the catering of all camps and meetings done by the community which gives them an extra income
Video
Overview Eurotary 87
The 2019 Edition > Click here
