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SALT’s vision is that all people in South Africa have their human rights met in the areas of Education, Food Security, and Human Dignity.
WELCOME TO SALT
ABOUT US -
We are always looking for people who are willing to help. If you’d like to get involved with what we are doing, please send us an email or you can also give us a call.
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Who We Are
OUR PROJECTS
AT RISK WOMEN AND CHILDREN
In South Africa there is a lack of adequate social and health services, which results in vulnerable families, vulnerable foster mothers and children, and dis-empowered women. SALT has seen how these conditions impact negatively on individual’s human dignity. SALT believes that everyone has the right to have their own dignity respected and protected. SALT aims to restore dignity through assisting families by meeting their social and health needs.
NUTRITION
South African communities remain challenged by malnourished children and families, a lack of food security and nutrition for those fighting TB/HIV/AIDs, increase in hunger in school-going children, and vulnerable women or families due to high unemployment rate. SALT believes that food is a basic human right and together with self-development we see true life change. SALT partners with local schools, clinics, feeding sites and community social workers to provide nutrition and growth opportunities.
EDUCATION
A large portion of South African learners do not have access to quality foundation education. This in turn impacts on the learner’s primary and secondary education. Additionally, research has shown that the average grade 1 student has 44% chance of reaching matric in the correct time, and once getting to matric will only have 14% chance of being qualified to enter into university. SALT believes that dramatic social change is centered on education. SALT has come alongside grass-root level ECD centres and high school students to provide life-changing opportunities.
SOCIAL ACTIVISM
One Day Without Shoes
One day without shoes is a TOMS initiative to bring global awareness to children's health and education by going without shoes for one specific day a year. In Cape Town ODWS has been incredibly popular with local schools and businesses. In 2014 we collected over 10,000 pairs of shoes, and hundreds of people join SALT in going barefoot for the day.