Community Outreach - You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.

Community Outreach

Jorvan Community Outreach

Jorvan Community Outreach is a non-profit organisation which aims to highlight the quotation by John Buchanan, “You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.”

Our mission is to support, empower and provide opportunities to individuals who live in dispiriting and often unhealthy conditions. Our two main focuses are healthy living and education where we assist the individuals/families by securing donations or funding to improve their quality of life.

Funding is acquired via our Cultural experience which is a 4 hour visit to the townships – both Black and Coloured. Here the clients of Jorvan Tours, often visitors from abroad, are able to meet and interact with the individuals or projects that we support. The purpose of the visit is not to depress the visitor by showing all the doom and gloom of the township but to highlight the realities. Therefore our tour also highlights the fact that despite the many challenges the townships are often vibrant, culturally rich and lively communities. Donations are not obligatory, in most cases the clients get in touch with us once they arrive back home, with an offer to assist the family or project that they were most touched by.

This in turn means that when the tourism season is slow and fewer Township visits take place, the projects do not receive much exposure and donations trickle down. We would therefore like to make an appeal to any person/s who is able to assist the Outreach with our goal of uplifting the township communities and in this way help restore their dignity.

We can forward a detailed profile list of the various projects to those persons who would like to help.