Thabo Mbeki Informal Settlement · Lanseria

Tiisetso Building Futures Together since 2019

From a community-built Skills Centre to feeding schemes, sport leagues and home-based care — Tiisetso continues turning potential into possibility.

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Registered NPO 294-406 Dept. of Social Development

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Est. 2019 Thabo Mbeki Settlement, Lanseria

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Section 18A Approved PBO 930090061 · Tax-deductible donations

The Tiisetso Skills Centre built using eco-bricks

Our Story

From handouts to lasting change

The Thabo Mbeki settlement was established in 2008 after a community was evicted near Lanseria Airport. Today, about 1 300 dwellings and 6 000 residents call it home — without formal land rights.

Tiisetso was founded in late 2019 after years of emergency relief work revealed a hard truth: handouts aren't sustainable. We shifted focus to economic independence — building a Skills Development Centre using local labour and eco-bricks made from plastic waste collected by residents themselves.

"We have a vision to shift the statistics — to give young people a real path forward, away from gangsterism and toward possibility."

— Tiisetso Community Projects

What We Do

Eight programs. One mission.

Every program is designed to create lasting self-sufficiency — not dependency. Each initiative is run from the Tiisetso Skills Centre at the heart of the settlement.

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Food Tunnels & Urban Farming

Residents are interviewed, trained and given the opportunity to manage food tunnels. Vegetables and worm tea are sold to the community, providing income for farmers.

7 tunnels · ~60 people fed · 3 farmers

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Children's Feeding Scheme

About 30 vulnerable children receive a meal three times a week, supplemented by vegetables from the food tunnels alongside donated maize and rice.

~30 children · 3×/week

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Sport Development

Soccer and netball tournaments are hosted annually with the help of local businesses. A community field was established with donated earth-moving equipment.

~250 youth engaged
4+ tournaments/year

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Home-Based Care

Frail and elderly community members receive domestic assistance including blanket washing, house cleaning, food provision, counselling, and medical care.

~80 elderly assisted

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Business Development

The Skills Centre operates as a business incubator. New businesses — from kota restaurants to earthworm tea sales — launch regularly within the community.

~20 work opportunities created

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Tutorship Programme

Volunteers provide weekly afterschool homework assistance every Thursday. Maths and Science are the primary subjects. Pass rates have dramatically improved.

~30 students · every Thursday

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Pre-School ECD's

We endeavour to equip the approx 10 ECD's with better jungle gyms, cooking facilities, food for breakfast & lunch, educational toys, blue tooth speakers, stationary, charts, sleeping mats, blankets etc.

Approx 500 children

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Women's Counselling

A weekly counselling service for women and girls who have experienced trauma including abuse and gender-based violence. Run from the Centre by trained volunteers.

Weekly sessions · ongoing

Support The Work

Make a difference today

Every donation — large or small — goes directly into the programs above. No overhead. No waste. Just impact on the ground in the Thabo Mbeki Informal Settlement, Lanseria, Gauteng.

EFT / Direct Bank Transfer

Donate via EFT

Account Name Tiisetso Community Projects NPO

Bank FNB Business

Account Number 63085369007

Branch Code 250655

Reference Your Name / Company

After your transfer, please send your name, amount and contact details to tiisetso@peaceful.co.za so we can acknowledge your donation and issue a Section 18A tax certificate (PBO 930090061) — your donation is tax-deductible.

Choose Your Impact

Give what you can, by EFT

R250 R500 R1 000 R5 000 R7 000 Any amount

Online card payments are coming soon. For now, donations are made by EFT using the banking details in the EFT panel — put your name or company as the reference. The amounts above are just a guide; give whatever you are able to.

A gift of any size helps. As a guide, here is the kind of impact different amounts can have:

R250 can feed a child nutritious meals for a month R500 can provide a week of home-based care for an elderly resident R1 000 can sponsor a month of tutorship materials for 30 children R5 000 can help upgrade the pre-school and its water supply R7 000 can provide two sets of career-guidance books — helping learners find bursaries, scholarships and direction (delivery included) R10 000+ can sponsor a sports tournament for 250 youth

You choose where your gift goes. Would you like it to support a specific programme — feeding, youth sport, tutorship, the pre-school or home-based care? Simply add it to your EFT reference or email us, and that is exactly where it is used. No preference? We will direct it where the need is greatest. All donations are acknowledged by email, and corporate / CSI partners are welcome to contact us about tailored impact reporting.

Partner With Us

Volunteer your time

Your hands and skills make a direct difference on the ground in Thabo Mbeki. Whether it's tutoring, helping at the feeding scheme, assisting our ECD's, or lending a professional skill, there's a place for you.

Fill in the form below and we'll be in touch about how you can get involved.

Accountable & Compliant

Registration & tax status

Tiisetso Community Projects is a fully registered non-profit organisation. Every donation is tax-deductible, and we issue a Section 18A certificate on request.

Registered NPO294-406 NPODept. of Social Development

PBO Number930090061Public Benefit Organisation

Section 18AApprovedDonations are tax-deductible

SARS Tax Ref9154634241Income Tax reference

Established2019Thabo Mbeki, Lanseria