practical solutions that make a difference

FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (FOTCHSA)

Since 2000 David Rosselli has been Chair of FOTCHSA, a small UK charity which supports trusted partner NGOs in southern Africa:

  • Chemin Neuf, Kinshasa, (DRCongo): A Christian NGO helping street children through family reunification, setting up small businesses, restarting schooling & skills training (www.streetchildrenofkinshasa.com )
  • Crossroads Teen Centre, South Africa: A Christian-based youth centre providing social & educational programmes with young black people in a safe, stable environment (www.crossroadsteencentre.co.za)
  • Fancy Stitch, South Africa: a women's social enterprise for self-help income generation; hospice care; water sanitation & hygiene; orphan care; psychosocial & spiritual care (www.fancy.org.za)
  • Isibani Sethemba, South Africa: care for orphans & vulnerable children; food security; water sanitation & hygiene; church strengthening; schools of excellence; psychosocial care; family health care (http://isibanisethemba.org.za)
  • OneVoice South Africa: helping disadvantaged black youth through life skills training; enterprise training; early detection of TB; advocacy; water sanitation & hygiene (http://onevoice.org.za)
  • Tholulwazi Uzivikele, South Africa: community health; early years; orphan care; paralegal help; health counselling & testing; youth development (www.tuproject.org )
  • Woza Moya South Africa: home based care; helping orphans & vulnerable children; early childhood development; food security; income generating crafts; paralegal support; youth & media; water sanitation & hygiene; alternative technologies (www.wozamoya.org.za )
  • Zisize Educational Trust, South Africa: helping vulnerable children with food, shelter, education, protection, life skills, psychological therapy; practical support (www.zisize.org/index.html )

FOTCHSA helps through raising funds and also by advising when invited on governance, strategic planning, organisational development, leadership succession planning, planning for sustainable funding