“We address core gaps in healthcare, education and psychosocial support in the most neglected and under-served communities, last mile communities, where there are no services, no development, no employment, just about nothing. We serve these last mile communities.”
The natural, untouched beauty of the villages belies not only the abject poverty, but also the strength and resilience of the ordinary people therein. We believe that local people, especially women, with local challenges and experiences, are best placed to meet the needs of our beneficiaries in the communities we serve. This is why, rooted at the core of our approach, is a peer-led solution, which we deploy across our three flagship programmes to ensure beneficiaries access the appropriate care and treatment.
We recruit, train and support a network of inspiring local women to bring systemic change to their families and their communities. We call them Mentor Mothers; they provide proactive, ‘door to door’ care, preventing, identifying and dealing with a myriad of issues linked to maternal and child health including prevention and treatment of HIV and TB, nutrition, sex education and vaccine access and awareness before they become problematic.
The smiles on their faces don’t reflect the harsh realities of their daily work, walking many kilometres in harsh conditions to go door-to-door to each and every household in the village, bringing health education and advice to those households, their bright green shirts have become bright beacons of hope within the communities. The challenges they face in their work demand that innovation becomes par for the course.
OUR WORK
ENABLE – MENTOR BROTHERS
The Enable – Male Champions for Change aims to engage, inform, equip, empower men and transform them to actively protect, promote and support the health and well-being of themselves, their partners and their children.
ENABLE – MENTOR MOTHERS
Our Mentor Mothers provide in-home healthcare and support that is transforming the lives of vulnerable mothers and babies, and building the foundation for a healthier future for the whole community in Mankosi, South Africa.
BRIGHT START
70% of children who live in HIV-affected households experience developmental delays and cognitive deficit. This project kick-starts cognitive development for vulnerable children in South Africa.
BETTER TOGETHER
AIDS is now the leading cause of adolescent deaths in Africa. This is a project working with teenagers living with HIV as they begin to manage their own treatment and develop new relationships, while still often facing stigma.
ENABLE
Our Mentor Mothers provide in-home healthcare and support that is transforming the lives of vulnerable mothers and babies, and building the foundation for a healthier future for the whole community in Mankosi, South Africa.
BRIGHT START
70% of children who live in HIV-affected households experience developmental delays and cognitive deficit. This project kick-starts cognitive development for vulnerable children in South Africa.
BETTER TOGETHER
AIDS is now the leading cause of adolescent deaths in Africa. This is a project working with teenagers living with HIV as they begin to manage their own treatment and develop new relationships, while still often facing stigma.
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
One to One Africa presents at the 2023 SAAIDS Conference in Durban.
Our Programs Manager, Ondela Manjezi presented how One to One Africa’s Enable Program is utilising a groundbreaking approach to leverage community health workers and mHealth technology, contributing to the achievement of the 95-95-95 HIV targets. One to One Africa is grateful for the opportunity to share our insights and experiences as we work to achieve a sustainable impact in the fight against the epidemic.
Executive Director of One to One Africa, Gqibelo Dandala, represented South Africa, and One to One Africa at the UNDP #KnowledgeFair hosted by Barbados in Bridgetown.
With a focus on empowering voices to end Gender-Based Violence, the UNDP #KnowledgeFair is a transformative space for sharing knowledge and amplifying collective efforts toward lasting change. At the Summit, Gqibelo shared insights relating to One to One’s Mentor Brothers programme and highlighted how One to One Africa’s innovations in this space, help address Gender-Based Violence in some of the most resource-deprived communities in Africa.
One to One Africa participates in the 68th (2024) Commission on the Status of Women, at the UNITED NATIONS in New York.
At the @unitednations‘ largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s empowerment, moderated by One to One’s Thabisa Bobo, the panellists included Gqibelo Dandala and Dr Emma Chademana – the One to One team took part in a panel discussion to highlight how their community-based models are empowering women by increasing access to essential maternal healthcare services and opportunities for socioeconomic empowerment. By participating in #CSW68, One to One Africa has helped showcase their locally grown innovations to their global counterparts and in so doing, has helped amplify the voices of women and girls in underserved areas, advocating for inclusive policies that foster partnerships that drive tangible change.
The #CSW68 (2024) serves as a critical platform for global dialogue and action.
ONE TO ONE AFRICA: GET INVOLVED
Help us restore the health of last-mile communities. One to One Africa is a South African NPO that provides critical health services to last-mile rural communities of South Africa. In need of a new rural clinic, all donations will secure best-of-class healthcare to the most vulnerable communities in South Africa. DONATE HERE
One to One Africa is committed to 𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗮’𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 through delivering life-saving health interventions to babies and children in last-mile communities within the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Mandela’s home district falls into this category, with the OR Tambo District being the headquarters for our ENABLE programme. In honour of President Mandela donate, HERE.
ITHEMBA CIRCLE OF HOPE – a network of women committed to supporting women in vulnerable communities. We have launched a network of women who share the same human values of wanting to ensure that women everywhere have the same opportunities to build the safe, healthy and stimulating home environment that children need to thrive. We have launched a Cape Town, Johannesburg and London chapter. LEARN MORE.
Thabisa Bobo
Thandie Matikinca
Rudzani Muloiwa
Ondela Manjezi-Sokomani
Rhodwell Shamu
Mentor Mothers
