iThemba Labantu - Lutheran Community Centre

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iThemba Labantu - Lutheran Community Centre

iThemba Labantu is a Community Centre situated in Philippi, one of Cape Town's poorest townships Health care (AIDS-clinic)
2. Nutrition (feeding schemes)
3.

The Lutheran Community Centre assists the township communities through the following fields of operation:
1. Income generating projects (beadwork, ceremics,sewing)
4. Education (pre-school, computer lab, business courses, motor mechanics and installation of solar systems)
5. Youth work (gym, karate, soccer, drama etc.) Visions of Youth Work
- Create equal opportunities for Youth of historically disadvantaged areas and balance social injustice within society
- Create a place of love, safety, acceptance
- Encourage them to believe that they can achieve everything they want in life
- Balance social problems through working with their strength and build up self-esteem
- Create a safer Philippi and South Africa through building up Youth

Aims of Youth Work
- get kids off the street
- teach them to integrate into groups and work together
- build up trustful relationships with them
- help them to get their lives into order
- teach them life skills
- provide education and deal with their social/family problems

Our current youth projects
- Marimba project – 20 kids between 11 and 17 years
- youth/drama group – 30 youngsters between 15 and 23
- soccer – 120 youngsters between 8 and 25
- karate – 20 kids between 6 and 18
- basketball
- youth counselling with school leavers
- school after care program

23/02/2026

The Empowerment club enjoyed their outing to the Waterfront.

22/02/2026

Thank you Pietro, Joachim and Dirk for visiting us!

20/02/2026

Bjochte and Marite Lise
have been supporting us since 2007 when they volunteered at the centre. Today they blessed us with a visit coming all the way from Norway and also brought their daughter and husband along. It was nice to have you among us again!

14/02/2026

13/02/2026

Today we were blessed by the visit of the Johanniters who have supported us for over 20 years

12/02/2026

11/02/2026

Our students attended a financial training offered by Old Mutual.

10/02/2026

Thanks for visiting us today!

09/02/2026

Applications are still open for our art program that offers Marimba, brass, choir, drama, dance and so much more. Come and join the fun!

08/02/2026

Our sports program is back in full-swing!

07/02/2026

There is always something happening with us. Our art kids attend learn to swim classes on Saturdays.

06/02/2026

Katharina has been coming for 14 years to us and brought her mother with again. She never comes empty handed and always brings along pre-loved clothes along. Enkosi!

Address

Cape Town
7750

Website

http://www.themba-labantu.co.za/, http://www.berliner-missionswerk.de/partner-projekte-weltweit/projekte/suedafrika-ithe

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