South Africa - Life Choices

Life Choices works with youth mainly from the communities of the Cape Flats in order to further their mission of tackling inequality. The communities of the Cape Flats include some of the poorest communities in South Africa, with high rates of gang-related crime, HIV prevalence, substance abuse, school dropouts, and teenage pregnancies.

Life Choices aims to create supportive environments for young people to develop and to ultimately become productive citizens. Through on-going evaluations, literature reviews and beneficiary feedback, the organisation identified five essential building blocks in the lives of youth. Life Choices believes that by providing interventions in these key areas, at-risk youth will thrive and find solutions to their own challenges.

–      Family Stability
–      Health
–      Education
–      Leadership Skills
–      Employment

The van Kesteren Foundation has supported Salesian Life Choices since 2016.