CHOSA
Mission
Chosa’s mission is to identify and support community based organizations (CBOs) that reach out and take care of orphans and other vulnerable children in South Africa.CHOSA takes a holistic approach to community development. By supporting these CBOs, we help empower other marginalized people in these communities. Moreover, through community participation, CHOSA promotes local action, self-empowerment, and peer-to-peer networking as essential strategies for community-owned development.
Founders
Chosa was founded in 2005 on the principle that “a lot of littles makes a big”
The Story behind it
| CHOSA’S vision is based on the belief that every South African child is entitled to grow up in a safe, healthy and nurturing environment that will lead to uplifting the entire community. In order to achieve this, our goal is to create an organization that is based on integrity, compassion and efficiency. | |
| Half the world’s children are devastated by poverty – UNICEF | |
| 60 % of the Children of South Africa are in poverty – Statistics South Africa | |
| There are about 12.5 Million AIDS orphans in sub-Saharan Africa – UNAIDS
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