The Topsy Foundation - Johannesburg

category
Community Development
address
15 Sloane St, Bryanston, Johannesburg, 2152, South Africa
website
http://www.topsy.org.za/We help vulnerable rural communities in Mpumalanga by providing support & tools for happy, healthy children.
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The Topsy Foundation NPC Introduction The Topsy Foundation is a registered Not-For-Profit Company. We are a relatively small NPO in terms of reputation despite having a significant reach (supporting 14,000 adults and children) in one of the poorest parts of South Africa with a very high unemployment rate. We are serving in the rural communities of the sub-district of Dipaleseng Local Municipality in the most southern part of Mpumalanga (only one hour and fifteen minutes from the north of JHB) for the past 21 years, also for the last 3 years started serving the community at the Govan Mbeki Local Municipality, both situated in the Gert Sibande District Municipality, head office in Bryanston. We employ 43 staff members of which 36 are fieldworkers, 95% of them are female and 85% come from the surrounding communities. We are one of the very few employers in the areas. We focus on young children under 6 years of age as research indicates that investment during these early ...