CHOSA's mission is to identify and support communities and community-based organizations (CBOs) that reach out and take care of orphans and other vulnerable children in South Africa. CHOSA takes a holistic and non-directive approach to community development which helps empower other marginalized people in these communities. Moreover, through community participation and ownership of the development process, CHOSA promotes local action, self-empowerment, and peer-to-peer networking as essential strategies for community-driven development. We do this by providing five major services to the projects with whom we partner: Once-off grants, Ongoing grants, Capacity building, Networking, and A... read more CHOSA's mission is to identify and support communities and community-based organizations (CBOs) that reach out and take care of orphans and other vulnerable children in South Africa. CHOSA takes a holistic and non-directive approach to community development which helps empower other marginalized people in these communities. Moreover, through community participation and ownership of the development process, CHOSA promotes local action, self-empowerment, and peer-to-peer networking as essential strategies for community-driven development. We do this by providing five major services to the projects with whom we partner: Once-off grants, Ongoing grants, Capacity building, Networking, and After-school programs. Driven by the principle that communities should own their development process, we provide our partners with unrestricted funding and a supportive relationship that promotes autonomous decision-making.
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By Ellie Hunja | Fundraising Coordinator
Growing Our Network and Strengthening Local Capacity in Johannesburg As the US heads “Back to School,” we’re celebrating a milestone of our own in South Africa: one year of... Read the full report ›By Ellie Hunja | Fundraising Coordinator, USA
Last spring, we introduced you to an exciting project called Kids Theatre in Klapmuts, Cape Town. We are excited to share that they applied for a monthly grant from CHOSA, and were approved!... Read the full report ›By Ellie Hunja | Fundraising Coordinator
Silulutho Educare, an early childhood development center and one of our longest partnerships, has recently celebrated the completion of their new building! Its construction was a huge undertaking, but... Read the full report ›
