{"id":11572,"date":"2025-06-26T19:13:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T17:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.phambano.org.za\/?p=11572"},"modified":"2025-11-23T14:18:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T14:18:17","slug":"hope-and-light-community-welfare-npc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phambano.org.za\/staging\/hope-and-light-community-welfare-npc\/","title":{"rendered":"Hope and Light Community Welfare NPC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hope\u00a0and\u00a0Light\u00a0Community\u00a0Welfare\u00a0was founded in 2004 with the intention to support the destitute\u00a0and\u00a0the socially excluded in Sir Lowry\u2019s Pass Village\u00a0and\u00a0surrounding areas such as Lwandle\u00a0<span data-ogsc=\"red\">and Nomzamo.<\/span>\u00a0As a\u00a0<span data-ogsc=\"red\">low-fee<\/span> independent school, we receive limited government support. Our goal is to change the perception that our children\u2019s and Youth education, and future prospects are pre-determined by the challenges, realities, and disadvantages of their daily environment and life. Engaging youth in environmental protection creates a direct impact on changing youth behaviors and attitudes, but influences their parents, relatives, and families and the wider community.<\/p>\n<p>As an independent school in marginalised, poverty-stricken and socially excluded townships, with over 40 % unemployment, our target groups are not positioned to contribute significantly to the quality of education they receive. We\u00a0<span data-ogsc=\"red\">therefore heavily rely\u00a0on sponsorships<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0funding to provide our students with access to\u00a0<span data-ogsc=\"red\">high-quality\u00a0<\/span>education that ensures that they are able to reach their full potential.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Country of Operation<\/strong>: South Africa<\/p>\n<p><strong>Years in Operation<\/strong>: 21 years<\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration Details:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">145\/627 (NPO)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wishlist<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vehicles<\/li>\n<li>Computers<\/li>\n<li>Sports kits<\/li>\n<li>Trees<\/li>\n<li>Cupboards at our Child <span class=\"mark7zkwxbi8y\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">and<\/span> YouthCare Centre<\/li>\n<li>Curtains<\/li>\n<li>Bedding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Online Platforms:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.hopeandlight.org.za\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hopeandlight.org.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">http:\/\/www.<span class=\"markzsmbq8zzl\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">hope<\/span>andlight.org.za<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100069700135643\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100069700135643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-ogsc=\"\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100069700135643<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@hopeandlight4321?themeRefresh=1-\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@hopeandlight4321?themeRefresh=1-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-ogsc=\"\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@<span class=\"markzsmbq8zzl\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">hope<\/span>andlight4321?themeRefresh=1-<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cause Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since our founding in 2004,\u00a0<span class=\"markzsmbq8zzl\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Hope<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"mark7zkwxbi8y\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"mark8du5ehztw\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Light<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"markcaht2mclo\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Community<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"marknr3j2obop\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Welfare<\/span>\u00a0has grown from a small initiative into a beacon of\u00a0<span class=\"markzsmbq8zzl\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">hope<\/span>\u00a0in Sir Lowry\u2019s Pass Village\u00a0<span class=\"mark7zkwxbi8y\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0surrounding areas. What we are proudest of is how far we\u2019ve come as an organisation\u2014from humble beginnings to a thriving, impactful\u00a0<span class=\"markcaht2mclo\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">community<\/span>\u00a0institution.<\/p>\n<p>Despite receiving limited government support as a low-fee independent school, we\u2019ve transformed countless lives through quality education, care, <span class=\"mark7zkwxbi8y\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0empowerment. Our growth is visible not only in numbers, but in the stories, achievements,\u00a0<span class=\"mark7zkwxbi8y\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0engagement shared on our social media platforms.<\/p>\n<p>We are particularly proud of how we\u2019ve challenged\u00a0<span class=\"mark7zkwxbi8y\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0changed the perception that a child\u2019s future is defined by poverty, unemployment,\u00a0<span class=\"mark7zkwxbi8y\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0social exclusion. By engaging youth in education\u00a0<span class=\"mark7zkwxbi8y\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0environmental responsibility, we&#8217;ve fostered positive change that extends beyond students to their families\u00a0<span class=\"mark7zkwxbi8y\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0the broader\u00a0<span class=\"markcaht2mclo\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">community<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to dedicated staff, generous sponsors,\u00a0<span class=\"mark7zkwxbi8y\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0a clear mission, we\u2019ve created opportunities where there were once only obstacles\u2014<span class=\"mark7zkwxbi8y\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0that is our greatest achievement.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100069700135643\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100069700135643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-ogsc=\"\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100069700135643<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hope\u00a0and\u00a0Light\u00a0Community\u00a0Welfare\u00a0was founded in 2004 with the intention to support the destitute\u00a0and\u00a0the socially excluded in Sir Lowry\u2019s Pass Village\u00a0and\u00a0surrounding areas such as Lwandle\u00a0and Nomzamo.\u00a0As a\u00a0low-fee independent school, we receive limited government support. Our goal is to change the perception that our children\u2019s and Youth education, and future prospects are pre-determined by the challenges, realities, and disadvantages&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-organisations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phambano.org.za\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phambano.org.za\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phambano.org.za\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phambano.org.za\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phambano.org.za\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11572"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.phambano.org.za\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11621,"href":"https:\/\/www.phambano.org.za\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11572\/revisions\/11621"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phambano.org.za\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phambano.org.za\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phambano.org.za\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phambano.org.za\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}