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OUR PROFILE: World Changers' Academy

Legal status : Mission & Vision : Core Values :Target population :
Programme Areas : HIV and AIDS

Background

Ex-convicts, juvenile delinquents, the unemployed, high school students, ... thousands of lives have been transformed eversince World Changers Academy started its first Life Skills course in August 2002 in Durban, South Africa. The legacy continues on...

World Changers' Academy was founded in August 2002 by Sizwe Mthembu (a pastor, former teacher and businessman from Northern KwaZulu Natal) and Joe White (an American who lived for five years in KwaNyuswa, a semi-rural Zulu community near Durban, doing community empowerment work).

As a result of their diverse experiences with community work, Sizwe and Joe both come to realise that individual empowerment had to be based on a combination of social, spiritual and economic efforts in one holistic project, and thus they decided to found World Changers Academy.

In August of 2002, the first program started with a 3 month Life Skills empowerment course for 100 unemployed youth. Since then, many thousands have been trained through hundreds of courses in over 40 different communities.

Legal Status:

• Name registered as World Changers Academy
• Section 21 Company (6-Sep-04) CK No: 2004/024889/08
• Non-profit Organisation (28 Jul-05) No: 042-260-NPO
• Public Benefit Organisation (Tax-Exemption Status) – PBO # 930 018 909
• Accredited by Services SETA (under the South African Qualifications Authority – SAQA)

Mission

To develop the minds, hearts and spirits of people for life
success.

Vision

To empower people for success through character building
and values-based life skills training

Core Values

• Creative – Confronting social issues.
• Message or Role modelling – Message and the messenger must be one and the same.
• Humanity – Embracing and carrying the spirit of Ubuntu.
• Culture of learning – Excelling in what you’re doing.
• Advocacy – Pushing for change.
• People - We are committing to loving people and to treating all with respect and dignity.
• Integrity - We are committing to a lifestyle of integrity through personal and organisational accountability.
• Excellence - We desire to develop standards of excellence in every aspect of conduct and business. We aim to set the highest standards that will result in us being seen as a role model and best practice.

Target Populations

• High School Students
• Out-of-School Youth
• Teachers/Principals
• Workers/Managers
• Organisation leaders

Programme Area

(for more detail on programmes)

HIV and AIDS in KwaZulu Natal

HIV/AIDS is a pandemic that is crippling the African continent and unfortunately it is getting worse. In KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, the infection rate is among the highest in the World – with statistics ranging from 25% - 50% of sexually active adults infected.

The deeper causes of the disease are much more complex and require a much more comprehensive solution than what most people think. There has been a great deal of HIV/AIDS awareness in Africa, and most people know what is being taught about the disease and how it is transmitted. But, in general, people’s behaviours are not changing.

The question to be asked is, “Why?”

(Download WCA's Approach to HIV and AIDS)

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