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Creating Lasting Change in Our Communities

At Lusa Community Chest, we believe in the power of community. Our mission is to bring hope, transform lives, and encourage everyone to get involved in making lasting change.

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We believe in people helping people. Whether you're donating, volunteering, or supporting our projects, there's always a way to make a difference. With your help, we can keep building stronger communities.

A Place for Community and Social Impact

Since 1990, Lusa Community Chest has been helping create lasting change. We focus on four key areas: community development, education, health, and income generation. Through social entrepreneurship, we partner with individuals, businesses, and other organisations to improve lives.

Our Mandate

Creating synergic partnerships that add value to our stakeholders.
Building capacity through identifying, analysing and addressing the needs of our stakeholders.
Being responsible in our conduct by adhering to our set values, policies and goals.
Promoting responsible philanthropy.
Being the vehicle that volunteers can use to get involved and make a difference in community.

Family Care

Strengthening families by providing essential support, resources, and programmes that promote stability, wellbeing, and resilience.

Basic Needs (Food and Nutrition)

Ensuring vulnerable individuals and families have access to nutritious meals and essential supplies, helping to combat hunger and malnutrition.

Economic Empowerment

Creating opportunities for individuals to gain skills, find employment, and build sustainable livelihoods through training and support.

Community Development

Investing in grassroots initiatives that uplift communities, foster social cohesion, and create long-term positive change.

Support for People with Special Needs

Advocating for and assisting individuals with disabilities, providing access to education, healthcare, and support services to enhance quality of life.

Education and Skills Development

Opening doors to opportunity by equipping youth and adults with knowledge, vocational training, and leadership skills that drive personal growth and community transformation.

Our Impact at a Glance

500+

Families supported through our food and nutrition programmes last year.

1000+

Individuals have received skills training to enhance their employability.

200+

Items donated for our Winter Warm initiative to vulnerable children in 2023.

300+

Youth have completed leadership training through our Generation @ programme.

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Building a Better Community

Lusa Community Chest is all about creating lasting change. Your support – whether through donations, volunteering, or partnerships – helps us deliver the resources and programmes that improve lives.

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Our Values

Integrity and honesty

We aspire to be good stewards of all resources entrusted into our care and apply the principles of sound governance and due diligence.

Responsibility

We serve society with respect, concern, courtesy and responsiveness, accepting that we are charged to be accountable for all we do.

Compassion

Our focus is people helping people through care, consideration and empathy.

Entrepreneurial Spirit

We are receptive to creative and innovative ideas. We embrace critical questioning and promote capacity building through the sharing of knowledge and skills.

Diversity

We embrace the uniqueness of every individual irrespective of age, sex, national origin, ethnicity, religion, political affiliation, sexual orientation or social status.

Testimonials

I wish to thank you and Lusa Community Chest for the support and help you provided, for your dedication, attention, and open-minded thinking and for your readiness to help with very prompt response to requests. When South African Community Radio Foundation celebrated two years’ anniversary and our financial situation prevents us from giving out gifts to members of the community radio sector.

Phankha Sakoane

I firmly believe that the work done by LUSA Community Chest, through its Generation@ program, had a meaningful contribution not only to the students we facilitated the program to but also to the facilitators. The program nurtures personal growth, fosters leadership skills, and promotes a sense of community and belonging. It has been an honor to be a part of such an impactful organization.

Katleho Motloung

Because of the training I got from Lusa things are easier. I thought I needed funding badly but came to realize it was not about funding it was all about how you handle your finances and yourself and your customers. This training has been gold, or I will say a diamond. I will always cherish the Abigail program for their teachings. My prayer is that it reaches as many women as possible and any women who want to survive in business they should come to this program. It doesn’t teach you only about business, but even about yourself. I’m honored to come across the Abigail program and Lusa.

Ellen Masipa

Join Us in Creating Social Change

Social entrepreneurship is about more than just donating money – it’s about creating opportunities for people to help themselves and their communities. By supporting Lusa Community Chest, you’re helping us bring about real, lasting change.

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Lusa Social Entrepreneurship Institute

LUSA Social Entrepreneurship Institute is a training institute passionate about developing people to reach their highest callings for the greater good.

Our Focus is on personal, leadership, business and community development and we do so through an offering of in-person and online courses.

Join our courses if you want to transform your life, reach your full potential and leave a lasting legacy?

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