Bertha Magoge's Contact Details

Bertha Magoge's Company Details

ACFS Community Education

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa • 8 Employees
Nonprofit Organization Management

The ACFS is a registered Non-Profit Organisation (NPO No. 001-213) and Public Beneficiary Organisation (PBO no. 930000475) which operates under the leadership of a Board of TrusteesThe ACFS began in 1945, When the late bishop Trevor Huddleston started a soup kitchen in Sophiatown in Johannesburg. The Bishop was moved by the plight of hungry children, united with a group of volunteers to combat the effects of malnutrition. He started with a menu of peanut butter sandwiches and milk . As a result the organisation is populary known as "Malebese" Which means mother of milk.As years went by, ACFS expanded to other areas . Currently we are operating from seven centers around Gauteng. ACFS also brought in other programmes to support our Feeding ProgrammesOur Aims > To provide nutrition to the malnourished and hungry , vulnerable , underpriviledged orphans , HIV/AIDS infected and affected children> To educate beneficiaries and communities on health related issues and diseases> To ensure the ongoing sustainability of feeding centres through the establishment f food Garderns and skills development projects> To empower vulnerable communities with skills and knowledge that will lead to self-reliance