• KZNCC DISASTER RELIEF

    As a non-profit that provides humanitarian rapid response. In the immediate aftermath of a disaster, we send out responders to assist those in need in difficult-to-reach locations. we step in to assist essential services and cover critical gaps,  providing assistance to people affected by wild fires , floods, or conflict & crisis situations giving communities in need stability and strength. We distribute public donations by members of the public, businesses, and by charitable foundations.   food, water, and other essential supplies [...]

  • PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT TO STREET DWELLERS THROUGH MUSIC AND ART

    The Psycho Social Support Program is tailor made to help Pietermaritzburg street dwellers cope with their trauma . The Psycho Social Support Program entails 3 activities  : *The Street Outreach Program goes out to street dwellers and engage and talk to them about their experiences as homeless people, but most importantly their experience with drugs and substance abuse . *Address participants’ nutritional needs and overall health by providing then with personal hygiene kits and small hampers . *Promoting music as [...]

  • CHURCH & PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITY

    KZNCC’s  church & people living with disability programme promotes the full integration of persons with disabilities in churches. Within our churches, there is a significant number of people who have physical, emotional, sensory, developmental and intellectual disabilities who are people with disabilities often experience marginalisation due to discriminatory social attitudes and practices. This programme aims to Affirm that everyone is made in God’s image and has inherent dignity & worth and is to be equally respected and furthermore that disability [...]

  • INDLEBE HEARINGS, HEALING OF MEMORIES AND RECONCILIATION

    The KZNCC leads and strengthens a network of organisations whose aim is to mobilise affected communities in the province to address the problem of accumulated pain and “multiple woundedness” resulting from many years of apartheid injustice, political and xenophobic violence, violent protests, widespread criminal killings, the trauma of HIV and AIDS and gender-based violence. Political and economic development are hindered by this pain which paralyses many thousands of people in this province who could make a significant contribution to their [...]

  • ELECTIONS

    KwaZulu-Natal Christian Council (KZNCC) in partnership with Kagiso Trust recognized the need of conducting workshops to train trainers of trainers (ToT) in all 9 provinces of the Republic of South Africa.. Kagiso Trust entrusted KwaZulu-Natal Christian Council (KZNCC) to partner with South Africa Democracy and Election Network (SA-DEN) and #Unmuted Civil Society in South Africa with the national responsibility of implementing the 2024 National and Provincial Election Project in 54 districts, and 257 municipalities in all 9 provinces. KZNCC was [...]

  • LGBTIQA+

    The KwaZulu-Natal Christian Council (KZNCC) recognizes the unique role that can be played by churches to respond to violence on marginalized groups such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, asexual+ people (LGBTIQA+) KZNCC LGBTIQA+ Programme provides the platform for KwaZulu-Natal Church Leaders to be very prophetic in giving their pastoral response to stigma and discrimination that LGBTIQA+ people are enduring in our churches. Homosexual people, who happen to be members of a church often encounter stigma, discrimination and rejection [...]

  • YOUTH & CHILDREN

    The KZNCC’s youth & children's programme promotes the wellbeing, resilience and dignity of children Lobbying and advocating for children’s rights with a key focus on policy formation, reformation or implementation of turn -around strategies on children issues. Mobilizing local churches, ecumenical organizations, business and local families to practically contribute sustainable solutions to the plight of children at risk, protecting youth & children. Running workshops to develop skills of children, raising awareness and educating communities on the rights of children fostering [...]

  • GENDER JUSTICE AND WELLNESS

    Aims To contribute to increased access to and uptake of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services, HIV Testing Services and GBVF Services to the Adolescents and Young People and other key and priority populations .KZNCC Gender Justice is in the process of requesting partnerships with churches and traditional houses to conduct orientation and help support the development of gender justice policies for churches and traditional courts. The leaders identified the challenges of high teenage pregnancies, Gender-Based Violence and Femicide, the practice [...]

  • RACE RELATIONS AND THE SEARCH FOR UNITY IN THE LUTHERAN CHURCHES OF SOUTH AFRICA

    This project was initiated in 2022. It aims at fostering  church unity among formerly black and white Lutheran churches by resuming unity talks that were interrupted for various reasons in 2008. It focuses on racial divisions and the search for unity in the Lutheran churches. The primary objective of this project  has been to get clarity  on the issues that divide the formerly white and black Lutheran churches as well as the break-away Lutheran churches. This is a slow process [...]

  • LAND ISSUES

    KZNCC plays a  proactive role in resolving land issues in the province Facilitating constructive dialogue between farmers and farm dwellers/workers aiming to establish justice and peace between farm dwellers, farm workers and white commercial farmers of KwaZulu Natal farms. Offering capacity-building training for partners and stakeholders in mediation, conflict resolution, lobbying and advocacy skills managing conflicts between farmers, farm dwellers, and labour tenants. Most of the conflicts and animosity emanate from the alleged violation of the basic human rights of [...]