Providing the disabled person with a sense of purpose and productivity is integral to any therapeutic endeavour. In our mission to maximise the capacity of disabled people for independent living and to avoid the cycle of poverty, our organisation has focused strongly on skills training and job creation. This has led to the establishment of a number of successful income generating initiatives. Our Work Centres and work methods are well adapted to the disabled worker. It has the capacity for 150 disabled adults, and are staffed by 11 hands-on supervisors reporting to a Production Manager. We have in the past secured a number of significant contracts such as recycling 20 000 plastic hangers per day for Hangerman/Woolworths and weighing of products for Bokomo Foods. We are also proud of our partnership with TRW Automotive Occupant Restraints, assembling various components (i.e. seat belts and air bags) forming part of their production line. Other contracts include Mondi Plastic Containers, Ysterplaat Medical Supplies, GUD Filters, etc

Throughout the above work centres all our individuals are taught about hygiene, workflow, time management, machine operation and safety across a variety of machines. Many of the high-functioning disabled learn a variety of skills including specialised packaging, basic numeracy and literacy, machine operating techniques, as well as exercising their fine motor control skills.

Two work centres provide space for current contract work partnerships, but unfortunately this space is inadequate. It is utilised to its full capacity, and the organisation is in need of another building - for (1) creating more jobs for the disabled, (2) more safe storage space and (3) expansion of Income Generating Projects.