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Project Gateway is based in an old prison in the city of Pietermaritzburg in South Africa. In 1992 it was converted into a centre for several church based projects. Through these projects, the Church is reaching out, meeting people in their crisis need, and empowering them to be self sufficient.
Given the alarming statistics surrounding the HIV/AIDS pandemic, poverty and unemployment levels and the vulnerability of certain groups within our society, we aim to run effective and dynamic programmes, providing salt and light to the world, changing lives and impacting communities.
For more information about a specific project based at Project Gateway, click one of the projects below or choose another option from the side panel.
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Business Development Programme - providing training in business skills, marketing support and mentoring for entrepreneurs starting new businesses.
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Duduza- providing care for children affected or infected by HIV/AIDS
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Esther House - providing care, support and shelter for vulnerable women and their children who have suffered domestic abuse
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Ethembeni - tackling the HIV/AIDS problem, the abuse of women, pregnancy care, TB, and other health related issues.
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Gateway Christian School - providing affordable, quality education in a Christian environment
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Gateway School of Fashion - providing young people affected by HIV/AIDS with the skills necessary to build a career in the fashion business and improve their own and their families' lives
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Pregnancy Care Centre - providing counselling, advice, and pregnancy testing for women in crisis, in the last stages of pregnancy
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Rural Home Industries - training disadvantaged women in skills such as sewing, knitting, baking and basic healthcare in rural communities
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Sunset Overnight Shelter - providing beds and food for the homeless of Pietermaritzburg and surrounding areas
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Tourism Initiative - striving for sustainability and self-sufficiency by raising funds which are then used in community projects.
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Zandla Xpressions - offering local, national and international marketing support to small enterprises producing handcrafted products made at Project Gateway and in the surrounding areas.
Statistics:
Since 1992 Project Gateway has:
Fed over 21.600,000 through the Feeding Scheme
Cared for 9,312 women at the Pregnancy Crisis Centre
Trained 1500 home based carers and provided basic HIV/AIDS training to 11,200 through the Community Care Project
Educated more than 930 at the Gateway Christian School
Cared for 1,732 distressed/abused women at Esther House
Assisted 1,100 developing entrepreneurs through the Business Development Programme
Created 15 sewing clubs in rural areas, trained 297 women in sewing skills, and set up a rural creche for 100 through Rural Home Industries
Placed 49 children in families and supported 319 children in local communities through the Duduza project
Provided shelter for 188,736 homeless people at the Sunset Overnight Shelter
Provided prison tours for 1,717 people and hosted 664 individual volunteers since 2005 through our Tourism initiative
Educated 1,157 on TB, supported 61 people with TB, provided psychosocial support to 35 students and provided 30 adults with basic education through Ethembeni since 2008
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