About Us

LifeLine West Rand falls under the umbrella of LifeLine Southern Africa and LifeLine International, an organisation started in Australia in 1963 to cater to the needs of the community by the community. LifeLine is a non-profit organisation which has the emotional well being of the community at heart.

We provide free, confidential telephonic and personal counselling to all sectors of our community regardless of colour, race or creed. This counselling is conducted by lay-counsellors who are volunteers trained to effectively listen, give emotional support and assist counselees to resolve personal problems. LifeLine West Rand has also extended its services into the Life Skills training field, where we are actively involved in the training of Health Care Workers, Corporates and the Youth.

YouthLine is a LifeLine project which focuses on the youth of the West Rand. Basic life skills and counselling courses are presented to schools and in the community. These courses have had a major impact in empowering our youth through pro-active participation in our strive towards an emotionally stable youth.

Achievements

• For the year 2003-2004 we have training 110 healthcare workers for our local health department as well as staff members from various local clinics and private hospitals on HIV & AIDS counselling skills
• The HIV & AIDS awareness campaign is ongoing with talks and workshops and it is in great demand from government departments, corporates and the private sector
• In conjunction with other LifeLine centers we have been part of the SAFCEC training project, on the effects of HIV & AIDS in the workplace. This involved the training of over 400 workers coming from as far a field as Limpopo Province to more local areas
• The training for youths in our local schools and communities is an ongoing project with more schools becoming involved every year. This year also saw the strengthening of bonds with our local Education Department through the development of new projects
• Trauma debriefing is under ever growing demand and we have assisted several corporations, schools, government departments and individuals with trauma counselling as well as crisis counselling services where needed

Programmes

Capacity building for Community Support

Capacity building in communities for the physical and emotional support of those infected and affected by HIV and AIDS.

Formal Affiliations

• Hospice
• Boys Town
• Departments of Social Welfare, Education and Health
• IOM ( International Organisation for Migration) which is involved with human trafficking

Goals and Objectives

• Securing and revamping our premises
• Developing and strengthening our counsellor base through ongoing training and support for our members
• Promoting the organisation and its services in the community
• Creating financial stability through sustainable projects