The Nyanga Townships and surrounding areas of Cape Town, South Africa, face significant challenges related to violence and trauma, particularly affecting women, children, the disabled, and the LGBTQ community. These groups are often marginalized and face significant social, economic, and political barriers that hinder their access to essential services and resources.
The prevalence of rape, murder, domestic violence, and other forms of violence and trauma has a significant impact on the lives of individuals and communities in the area. These experiences can lead to long-term physical, emotional, and psychological damage, as well as economic hardship and social exclusion. The lack of access to essential services and resources, such as education, wellness services, counselling and support, and sustainable development opportunities, further compounds the challenges faced by these communities.
Country of Operation: South Africa
Years in Operation: Since 2022
Registration Details:
Luloyisa NPC No: 2022/712902/08
PBO: 930080638
B-BB EE LEVEL 1 Recognition
Wishlist:
Luloyisa is hopping to do more for its community, our wish is to empower by providing basic practical sewing skills to the youth and women who are struggling to find jobs, by doing that we would be eradicating poverty, and decreasing chances of crime, alcohol and drug abuse among our unskilled youths and mothers who find substance and alcohol abuse as a coping mechanism from their complicated lives.
We believe that getting them off streets may improve their way of thinking and do things differently. Our communities needs us because there’s a Xhosa saying “UMNTU NGUMNTU NGABANTU”.
Please help Luloyisa to make a positive change in our communities, especially our Nyanga township that is known of high rate of crime, unemployment and other negative things.
Online Platforms:
Facebook: LuloyisaFoundation
http://www.luloyisa.co.za
Cause Highlights
- We have 38 LGBTQ COMMUNITY members whom we are empower them with legal education, social skills, etc.
- We are also working with Sonwabile School of Disabled in Zolani centre, Nyanga East, empowering them with education, information and skills.
- Collaborated with Hlumelo Day Care in New Crossroads, Gugulethu Health ForumPhakama Bakubone, Nyanga Men Empowerment Forum.
- We have a great working relationship with Nyanga SAPS (FCS), Philippi Court, and Wynberg Court.
- In 2023, a 48-year-old female Andiswa Nomangwane, a rape survivor in year 2017, her perpetrator was her younger sister’s lover. We are happy to say she’s no longer a victim of rape but she’s our heroin after fighting for justice to be done since 2017, the perpetrator was sentenced 4 life imprisonment sentences in February 2023, after this brave woman opened her case and refused to be silenced 4 other women came forward to open rape cases against Andiswa’s perpetrator, the perpetrator had already raped 2 little girls ages of 9 years and 7 years, including 2 women, whom one couldn’t manage to continue with her child’s case. Andiswa Nomangwane ‘s refusal to be silenced has benefited other women and children in our community and other surrounding communities.
- In 2022, Ovayo Zonela who is now a 22-year-old girl, at her 13 years old managed and fought her perpetrator while he strangled her with a sling at the same time, he was undressing her to rape her at the church premises, and got lucky when the perpetrator ran away because he heard voices, on the third year during the court case to the perpetrator was imprisoned to 25 years sentence, then the survivor, her mother and sister stopped looking over their shoulders.
- A 9-year-old girl was raped by his father’s fried also got justice when the perpetrator was sentenced 15 years’ imprisonment.
- A 14-year-old LGBTQI community member was repeatedly raped by her paternal uncle from Eastern Cape during her school holidays. After being referred to Luloyisa by DSD, she opened about her misfortune, Luloyisa did a follow-up and the perpetrator was