The Litsemba initiative reaches 100 Neighborhood Care Points (NCPs).
This program brings hope to children in Shiselweni.
In the autumn of 2017, the Thomas Engel Foundation asked Young Heroes to assume management of a network of Neighborhood Care Points (NCPs) that reach over 3,000 children. These community-based structures, staffed by women volunteers, offer orphans a daily meal and a caring adult presence.
Litsemba (“hope” in siSwati) is supported by other German foundations including Moewenweg Foundation and Kindernothilfe, and by the Rotary Club of Mbabane.
The full program includes food; pre-school education for the youngest children; a mobile clinic that provides basic healthcare; and income-generating projects for the caregivers who so generously give their time.
To undertake this program, Young Heroes opened a satellite office in Nhlangano with a dedicated staff.
