Emthonjeni - Community centre

Through partnerships reaching across the globe and around the corner, Emthonjeni opened its doors to Zandspruit on 5 July 2002. The Zandspruit informal settlement in north-west of Johannesburg is a community of 45,000 people living in a 3km square area which is one of the oldest and least developed settlements. Most of the shack homes do not have running water, proper sanitation or electricity. Next to Zandspruit is our 5 hector fenced homestead including a beautiful thatch-roof house, many work buildings for projects, children’s playground, well-established gardens, tennis courts and additional space for future developments.

Through the gift of the king of Ndebele people, Emthonjeni has received in 2005 a total of 9 hectors of land in Kwaggafontein to build our second community center facility. Five of the hectors received are neighboring Entokozweni Secondary School, our new partner with whom we will work hand in hand to serve this community full of crushing needs. KwaNdebele is 160km north-east of Johannesburg and the previous homeland of the Ndebele people of South Africa. This vast area is filled with more than a million people where the only jobs available are more than hour’s drive away.