Usapho News
Want to stay up to date with what’s happening at Usapho Indlu? You’ve come to the right place! We will keep this page updated with stories from our staff, households and projects.
Volunteers and Volunteering
For an NGO in South Africa, volunteers are invaluable. Volunteers are ‘support people’ who offer their time and skills freely thereby contributing to the vision and mission of an organization. Their role is crucial as they provide essential services, actively...
TRANSFORMING SOCIETY FUND – OCTOBER 2025 IMPACT UPDATE: Restoring Dignity, Creating Livelihoods – Usapho Indlu’s Men’s Programme
Dear Friends, This month, we celebrate the incredible progress of the Men’s Livelihood Programme run by Usapho Indlu, one of the Transforming Society Fund’s partner initiatives. Through your giving, we’ve seen men in the community rediscover purpose,...
Winter Holiday Fun in Africa
This is a time that Usapho Indlu intentionally invests into the children and youth, building foundational values through holiday clubs, outdoor adventures and specific programs built around a purposeful theme. With the invaluable help of different volunteers...
The Greenlight Movement Conference
Honour the Process in pursuit of the outcome Sally and Andy had the privilege of attending the Greenlight Conference in Cape Town in June. The team at Greenlight were incredibly professional and had organised an unbelievable line-up of speakers over the two...
GEORGE HERALD ARTICLE: Usapho Indlu is transforming lives and bringing hope
In 2021 the unemployment of the first households among which Usapho Indlu started working, was 58% and today it's only 15%. GEORGE NEWS - Local non-profit organisation Usapho Indlu has partnered with NextGen Graduates, career guidance specialists offering a programme...
New Households Attend Food Garden Workshop
We have officially completed our first three years of upliftment and upskilling programs with our original 27 households. Now we are embarking on a journey with a new group of households in Thembalethu. These families are unemployed and without hope. As we reach...
Dream Come True: Computer Centre
Earlier this year we received donations of second hand computers from Dotsure and Outeniqua Insurance. In addition to this fantastic donation, Terry Joynerwood, a volunteer, has been committed to making our dream of a small Computer Centre a reality for our learners...
Community School Food Garden: November
As the year has progressed, we have made enormous progress in our school food garden at Dellville Park Primary School, George. Learners come to the garden for a weekly lesson in growing your own food. This includes compost-making, knowing more about healthy...
Mahindra Mahala
It is a reality. After a year of fundraising with a focus on acquiring our first vehicle, we were blessed to take delivery of a brand new Mahindra truck to assist with all our transport, donations and delivery needs. Mahindra Mahalo3 Mahindra Mahalo...
Exodus of the Irish
Recently a group of six Irish teenagers landed in George on a missions trip and headed to Thembalethu to lend a hand. Usapho Indlu's resident gardener, Jonathan Sauer, was blessed by their visit saying, "What a team...coming from far...as young as they are to serve...