- Tender Love and Care (TLC) recently held Lego therapy sessions for children in Wolwerivier, fostering creativity and community engagement.
- The non-profit also supports Cape Town’s informal settlements with food, health programs, and youth activities, aiming to help communities achieve self-sufficiency.
- Through volunteer efforts, TLC provides vital aid and runs street ministry projects to assist those facing harsh winter conditions.
The non-profit organisation Tender Love and Care (TLC) recently visited the Wolwerivier informal settlement to conduct Lego therapy sessions, bringing children together for a day of creative engagement and connection.
TLC is also taking care of seven informal settlements in the Cape Town area with more than 120 families living there. These families get fed by TLC and get help for repairing for example storm damage to their shanty homes.
The children are provided with the Educare programmes several times a week to prepare them for school, additionally TLC organises youth and sport activities.
“Other programmes deal with health issues deriving from the bad living conditions, specially aimed at the mothers and their kids living in the settlements. Ultimately, the goal is to help these small communities reach self-sufficiency,” says Colleen Pietersen.
TLC also runs a street ministry project, trying to get people off the streets or helping them with blankets and food in their struggle for survival against the cold weather and the rain during the winter season in Cape Town.
“None of this can be done without the continuous effort of the many volunteers and supporters that commit themselves with great effort to the programmes at the office, Skills Development Centre and in the settlements. We attend various meetings with the police, schools, different community organisations and representatives from the City of Cape Town, making sure to combine our efforts to reach our goals and help the community,” Pietersen says.
