iThemba Labantu - Lutheran Community Centre

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

Day 3 of our holiday program. The kids enjoyed their outing to the organisation "Save the shark" in Muizenberg.Other enj...
01/04/2026

Day 3 of our holiday program. The kids enjoyed their outing to the organisation "Save the shark" in Muizenberg.
Other enjoyed the dancing and sport activities at the centre!

The kids enjoyed their outings to the Museum of Childhood and the Zeith Mocca Art Museum on day two of our holiday progr...
31/03/2026

The kids enjoyed their outings to the Museum of Childhood and the Zeith Mocca Art Museum on day two of our holiday program.

Day 1 of our holiday program. We are keeping the kids safe and entertained during the school holidays!
30/03/2026

Day 1 of our holiday program. We are keeping the kids safe and entertained during the school holidays!

Day 1 of our holiday program. We are keeping the kids entertained and safe during
30/03/2026

Day 1 of our holiday program. We are keeping the kids entertained and safe during

Thank you Sternstunden e.V for providing new equipment including soccer boots, rain jackets, shorts and so much more to ...
28/03/2026

Thank you Sternstunden e.V for providing new equipment including soccer boots, rain jackets, shorts and so much more to ou sports department.
It motivates the children to train even more.

A bigs thanks goes to the Johanniters for providing a safety gear to our solar, mechanic and culinary students!
27/03/2026

A bigs thanks goes to the Johanniters for providing a safety gear to our solar, mechanic and culinary students!

The pre-school kids enjoyed Easter Egg hunt
26/03/2026

The pre-school kids enjoyed Easter Egg hunt

Our arts kids performed at the famous Cape Town Carnival!
25/03/2026

Our arts kids performed at the famous Cape Town Carnival!

Thank your Marissa from Wuerth for visiting us again.We highly appreciate Wuerth loyal and ongoing support!
24/03/2026

Thank your Marissa from Wuerth for visiting us again.
We highly appreciate Wuerth loyal and ongoing support!

Today Lungi, the director of the Modern Firm visited us today and advised us on financial matters as being compliant is ...
23/03/2026

Today Lungi, the director of the Modern Firm visited us today and advised us on financial matters as being compliant is important for us!

We celebrated Human Rights Day with a big soccer and netball tournament. Thank you to our sports coordinator Steve and a...
22/03/2026

We celebrated Human Rights Day with a big soccer and netball tournament. Thank you to our sports coordinator Steve and all coaches for all the hard work to make it happen.

Staff from the local library hosted a special session with our pre-school learners as part of National library week. Tha...
21/03/2026

Staff from the local library hosted a special session with our pre-school learners as part of National library week. Thank you. The kids enjoyed it.

Address

Cape Town
7750

Website

http://www.berliner-missionswerk.de/partner-projekte-weltweit/projekte/suedafrika-ithe

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