“A threefold cord is not easily broken.”Ecclesiastes 4:12
A non-profit company serving Mitchell’s Plain and surrounding areas through youth development and poverty alleviation — since 2001 as individuals, and as 3-Fold since 2021.
NPO 281-730 · NPC 2021/595569/08
We follow Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. For healthy development to take root in a community, basic needs like food and water must be met first — so people are no longer living in survival mode. That is why our work stands on two focus areas.
Nutritious meals, food parcels and lunch-box drives that restore dignity and nourishment to vulnerable individuals and families — laying a foundation stable enough for growth.
Safe spaces, mentorship, holiday clubs and empowerment programmes that build confidence, resilience, identity and positive relationships in young people.
3-Fold Life Support is a non-profit company established in 2021 to serve Mitchell’s Plain and the areas around it.
As individuals, we have been serving our community since 2001 through various community and faith-based organisations. That journey taught us careful planning, thorough communication and full-on involvement in everything we set out to do.
Today our energy is focused where it counts most: developing young people, and alleviating the poverty that holds families back.
A safe, judgment-free space where young people connect, grow and feel supported. Life-skills sessions, guided discussions and peer engagement build confidence, resilience and positive relationships. Serving ages 10–13 and 15–25.
Nutritious meals for vulnerable individuals and families facing food insecurity. Weekly procurement of fresh and dry food, timely distribution to feeding stations, and Lunch Box Drives that put a protein-filled meal in a child’s hands at school.
Launched during COVID-19 to support seniors and vulnerable households in Mitchell’s Plain with essential food parcels. Now a sustainable quarterly outreach reaching hundreds of beneficiaries — restoring dignity, nourishment and hope.
Safe, nurturing days for children aged 4 to early adolescence while parents and caregivers are at work. Play-based activities build leadership, friendship, self-worth and discipline, with daily nutritious meals and structured fun.
Each month or quarter we step out of the rush and into nature. For young people in our mentorship programme, these hikes make room to breathe, build meaningful relationships and rediscover a sense of wonder.
An annual gathering that brings Youth Day and Father’s Day into one meaningful experience — strengthening the bond between fathers and their children. When this bond is strong, families are healthier and communities are stronger.
Young people, and especially young women, face systemic barriers that education alone cannot overcome. Through reflection, dialogue, mentorship and community, we help them strengthen identity, build resilience and begin reshaping the system.
A restful getaway for married couples to step out of daily pressures, reconnect and be poured into. Shared meals, honest conversation and time to breathe strengthen the marriages that sit at the heart of healthy families and communities.
Women in Cape Town carry deep-rooted inequality alongside the primary responsibility of caregiving. Our project responds with mentorship, psychosocial support and safe community spaces that foster connection, resilience and holistic well-being.
Alongside our own programmes, we deliver projects hand-in-hand with government, business and community partners — often creating short-term employment and opportunity for the people we serve.
Short-term employment
Contracted by Shoprite and Checkers alongside manufacturer Indofurn, our team stitched and stuffed teddy bears and plush toys sold in stores nationwide. Seventy percent of the families employed had previously relied on our food aid — which could then be redirected to new families in need.
Youth development
In partnership with the office of former Mayor Dan Plato, we ran daily after-school youth programmes across Tafelsig, Lentegeur, Durbanville and Kraaifontein. Young people were mentored in life skills and supported back to school or into work through the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP).
Short-term youth employment
Drawing on our director's events experience, we partnered with Green Catering to place unemployed youth and tertiary students at two major cycling events. Workers gained real events-industry skills — guest service, meal preparation and time management — and CV experience that opened doors to income.
Holiday programme
Co-hosted with Councillor Ashley Potts and his Ward 81 team and funded by DCAS, our January holiday club gave children aged 4–13 a safe, structured week of play, life skills and daily meals — while local youth volunteers earned a daily stipend.
Practical love in action — one household at a time.
From feeding stations in Lentegeur and Tafelsig to Friday-night youth hubs and hikes in the mountains, every programme exists to uplift lives and strengthen the community that raised us.
Your support keeps meals on tables and doors open for young people. Give once or partner with us regularly — every contribution reaches a real household in Mitchell’s Plain.
