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A Visit to U-Turn: Turning Lives Around

On 25 April 2025, a FW de Klerk Foundation delegation visited U-turn and learned more about the important services that they provide for the homeless.

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Issued by Christina Teichmann on behalf of the FW de Klerk Foundation:

On Wednesday, 25 April 2025, a FW de Klerk delegation, comprising of Deputy Chairperson Christina Teichmann, Legacy Programme Manager Brenda Steyn and Marketing Manager Abigail Baker, visited the U-turn head office in Kenilworth. U-turn is a non-governmental organisation that provides much needed services to the homeless. The organisation has a national footprint, with offices in Cape Town, Johannesburg and other major cities in South Africa where homelessness is a huge challenge.

This year, U-turn is one of a few selected non-governmental organisations that received financial support from the FW de Klerk Foundation in recognition of the excellent work they are doing and the valuable contribution that they make towards fulfilling the constitutional rights of vulnerable groups, such as children, people with special needs or – like in the case of U-turn – the homeless. The funds for these organisations were raised through the 2024 Nedbank South Africa Charity Golf Day, a yearly event of which President FW de Klerk is a Life Patron.

By financially supporting U-turn, the FW de Klerk Foundation aims to raise  awareness for a social crisis most cities in South Africa are grappling with – homelessness.

Over the past few decades, the number of homeless persons in South Africa has increased significantly, reflecting the ongoing inequality and poverty challenges the country faces.

According to the Stats South Africa report ”A Profile of Homeless Persons in South Africa, 2022”, in 1996, the official number of homeless individuals stood at 13,135, but by 2022, that number had more than quadrupled, reaching 55,719.

The demographic analysis outlined in the report shows that men make up the majority of homeless people (70,1%) and that most homeless people are between 35-59 years of age (45%). In addition, 44% of homeless people are between 15-34….continue reading this article HERE.

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