• ActionAssist helps address the issues that are affecting our society today. It is a platform where we can address them with forces and passion, by uniting our country to take the issues head on, using traditional and social media's
  • We have created a platform to discuss and find solutions to the issues one faces with adoption. There are so many orphaned and abandoned children in South Africa that need love and a home, if only we as a country would be more open to adoption.
  • It is our firm belief that no child should ever suffer. We go beyond duty to try and alleviate as much pain and suffering in the lives of all children and open the doors to a brighter future of love, happiness, health and education.
  • EDUCATION is a key element that is needed to stop the spread of HIV. Education also ends the stigma and discrimination of HIV/AIDS. Although our government has projects in place, none of the project are reaching the communities in need of HIV education.
  • Our goal is to educate the community, young and old, about the dangers of unprotected sex; such as sexual transmitted disease, HIV/AIDS as well as unplanned pregnancy. We offer free and confidential counselling to sexually active couples/individuals as well as community programs
  • This division deals with the social issues that face our society. We aim at real change with permanent solutions. The team deal with issues such as obtaining grants and IDs, HIV and other illnesses, elderly abuse or neglect, drug abuse, prostitution etc.
  • Our mission is to save and improve the lives of children through an innovative approach to combine the key issues namely: Social, HIV/AIDS, Preventive Child Health Care and Basic Maternal Care.
  • Baby dumping and abandonment is a sad reality in our country with a high number of newborns being found dead each year. Pietermaritzburg has at times had 3-5 babies found each week - DEAD! The Baby Safe initiative aims at bringing down these figures.
  • We have a full time social worker that is tasked with welfare and social related issues as well as general community upliftment and development. Supported by trained volunteers, they go into the community to build relationships, uplift and change people's lives forever.
  • We hope to give children having children a New Beginning. Most of our moms are between 12-18 years old with no support system. The moms are given an opportunity to finish school or are given skills to find employment so that they can support their baby.

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Assist is a registered non-profit organisation based in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. It is the umbrella project that houses several divisions, each created to address a need in the community.

 

Having worked in the community for many years we have been able to identify not only the needs, but the solutions. Built on the motto "You cant change the world, but you CAN change the town you live." We are committed to changing lives. In all we do we focus on both sustainable and holistic approaches as we tackle the many issues that one faces in our country such as orphans, child abuse, poverty, HIV and morality to name a few.

Vision:

To improve the social and basic health services for children in South Africa and to create a better future for the children by protecting them from harm by equipping adults to care for them better by giving adults skills and education. This will ultimately alleviate poverty, reduce unemployment, prevent early death and prevent HIV/AIDS transmission through education. To reduce the number of orphaned children by promoting foster care and adoption in the community.

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