South Africa: Holistic healing on the home front

The Manguang-University of the Free State Community Partnership Programme is a collaborative effort started 10 years ago by community members, the University of the Free State, the Kellogg Foundation and the Irish government.The programme offers holistic assistance to poor communities, ranging from health and welfare to skills development and training. It also runs baking, farming, sewing, knitting, dairy, indigenous foods and fishing projects and helps about 80 000 people a year.