What we do…
Coaching
High performance coaching of Paralympic and disability sports as well as mentorship to sportsman and existing teams within the province of KwaZulu-Natal and South Africa;
Exercise Therapy
Gross motor and fine motor activities and exercise programmes to children with disabilities within schools and existing organisations around the province;
Awareness Events & Leadership Camps
Events and leadership camps that invest in, and cater for youth with disabilities;
Community Projects
These community projects are a follow on (action plan) from the leadership camps in which our youth are empowered to lead and bring about change in less fortunate communities.
Mentorship Programme
A life skills and mental health programme as well as a discovery bible studies session for those who desire to go deeper or learn more about the Christian faith.
Training
Trainings to help organisations and businesses to become inclusive, adaptive and accessible for people with disabilities.
Sports Tournaments & Camps
Sport camps that focus on Paralympic sports with 4-dimensional coaching on a physical, mental, emotional and spiritual level.
Surf Therapy
A family style adaptive surfing programme in which we teach water safety and adaptive ways to bodyboard, surf and experience the freedom of the ocean.
Para Surfing
A highly competitive training session for elite athletes wanting to make the South African Para Surfing Team. This 4-dimensional coaching includes physical, mental, emotional and spiritual guidance.
Farming Initiative
Permaculture training to community members with families with disabilities. We also create and sell a fresh seasonal vegetable box weekly, in which we buy produce grown by farmers who we have trained and sell to local community members.
Counselling and Psychosocial Support
Through partnership, we are able to offer accessible counselling and psychosocial support for people with disabilities and their families.
Career Guidance Centre
Linking people with disabilities to job and entrepreneurial opportunities via our accessible partnering Career Guidance Centre.
Amahlongwa Mission
Our main office is at our site in Amahlongwa, on the South Coast.
Blue Roof Life Space
Our secondary offices are based in the Blue Roof Life Space in Wentworth, Durban. This partnership allows us to extend our service delivery and offer a wider range of help and healing services.
Blue Roof is owned and managed by Keep A Child Alive. Co-founded in 2003 by Alicia Keys, KCA is committed to empowering children and young people with the necessary resources, confidence and opportunities to reach their full potential and live healthier, happier lives.
Blue Roof is a youth hub that embodies this KCA vision, reaching the vulnerable youth in the community with life-changing services.
By partnering with Blue Roof to reach all people in and around the community, we now offer the following services:
Heal
Offer clinical and psychosocial support for people with disabilities.
Dream
A career centre offering support for students and young adults to assist them in making the right subject and career choice, and to link them into job or entrepreneurial opportunities. This is especially needed and helpful for people with disabilities.
Create
Fun and fresh platforms that enable children and youth to explore, create and learn through art, dance, photography & film workshops, music, sport and after–school programmes.
Our Reach
We serve an average of 250 people with disabilities weekly in our various programmes in 8 different communities including; Reservoir Hills, Glenwood, Isipingo, Umlazi, Wentworth, Durban, Umzinto and Amahlongwa.
Our programmes
Boccia
Exercise Therapy
Bible Studies
Para Surfing
Surf Therapy
Leadership Camps
Community Projects
