Lerato's Hope

Food Program

There are two arms to our food distribution programme: Lerato’s Hope purchases food parcels for our partner organisations, which is vital for their ministries to function effectively. This food is delivered on a monthly basis, and specifically ordered by our partners according the needs of the people they serve. Each food parcel includes the following non-perishable items: ...

Clothing Distribution

Distributing Clothes is a direct example of linking urban resource with peri-urban need. Many people in poverty stricken areas are at the mercy of crime, rain and fire. This is further complicated if a person is ill or unemployed, and thus not in a position to earn a living. Children are the most vulnerable to cold and sickness, especially if their immune system is compromised. Lerato’s Hope...

Volunteering

Volunteers form the backbone of our organisation and increase our capacity a hundredfold. In 2010 alone we had close to 200 people give of their time and services to help Lerato’s Hope and our partner organisations in various ways ranging from child care to IT support. Some volunteer opportunities we offer:

Mentoring and Advocacy

Lerato’s Hope provided mentoring and management consulting and coaching to NGOs that work in the HIV/AIDS and children at risk areas. We support through providing consultation services in the areas of strategy, human resources and industrial relations.

In a country where World AIDS day is remembered at institutional and corporate levels, Lerato’s Hope has been at the forefront of championing the rights and needs of children and families affected by HIV and AIDS. We have been asked to address the realities of the HIV pandemic at both local, national and international levels and have supported the writing and implementation of HIV/AIDS policies in the workplace.

Funding and Support

Lerato’s Hope uses its establish and audited track record to act as a conduit for foreign funding for local HIV related projects. Given our knowledge of local conditions and the project management and financial systems we have developed, we are able to offer CSI funders the guarantee that their investment reaches the intended target. As a registered NGO with PBO status, Lerato’s Hope is able to offer South African companies and individuals tax receipts that allow all contributions made to us to be declared as a legitimate tax deduction.

Our involvement with organizations that we fund does not stop at the banking of money. We offer practical and technical support to beneficiaries, and Lerato’s Hope is represented on the management boards and the advisory boards of many of the beneficiaries of funds sourced by Lerato’s Hope.