Bridging the Gap of South Africa

We Pride in Health Development


Community work requires the participation of all of us just as the says goes in Africa: "it takes a village to raise a child".  Community Health and Development is for us all to participate and at Bridging the Gap South Africa we're proud to be taking part in such process. 



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Our Vision and

Mission

To build the capacity of young people the community by engaging them in innovative, productive, constructive, exhilarating pro social interventions within their Circles of Belonging in communities, schools, organizations, peer groups, and families. Our approach recognizes, builds and enhances young people’s strengths and provides opportunities, fostering positive relationships, and supplying the support needed to build on their leadership strengths.

Our Objectives and Focus Areas

¨ Provide training to our clients for effective program implementation in line with NDOH policies. ¨ Render quality services and deliver on time using effective measures. ¨ Provide vibrant gender sensitive HIV prevention services in order to increase uptake of rendered services . ¨ We are passionate to build relationship for the benefit of sustainable individual, group and organizational growth.


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¨ Injectable Drug User Program IDU’s 

Treatment Literacy Classes

Gender Based Violence

Community Development

Technical Support

About Us

BTGSA in the past 5 years has been focusing on the adolescent and youth (ages 13 -25) building capacity and development with the purpose of empowering the in school and out-of-school youths from across uThukela District in Langalibalele and Okhahlamba municipalities. Providing HIV testing service, self-awareness, personal goal setting, personal growth, entrepreneurship, development and self-reliance.   

HIV remains a public health challenge for adolescents and young people aged 1524 year in South Africa despite the implementation of youthfocused interventions including DREAMS, She-Conquers, Scamtho ground breakers.

 

In addition, there has been a drive for creating youth friendly health facilities through the Ideal Clinic framework.  

The National Strategic Plan for HIV, TB and STIs 2016-2022 highlights the importance of engaging young people to participate in taking control of the HIV epidemic. However, young people continue to have poor health seeking behaviour, refuse to test for HIV and they have a high defaulter rate for those already living with HIV.

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Treatment Literacy Workshop Conducted
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Workshop Conducted on GBV
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Partnerships

Our Interventions

Þ Family and Drug Users Psychosocial Program Interventions 

Þ Facility Based HIV Testing Services with Active linkage to Care 

Þ ART Treatment Literacy Classes.

Þ Index Testing for HIV / TB targeting Adolescent, Youth and Adults. 

Þ Active Linkage to Care

Þ Providing private and Confidential Counselling and Testing Services

Þ Conduct Emotional and Mental Wellness Sessions for Nurses, Lay Counsellors and Community Care Givers as part of debriefing sessions. 

Þ Youth Empowerment into Entrepreneurship

Þ Capacity Building  and Development  

 

Research and Development



We undertake research using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. We are capable of undertaking small- and large-scale quantitative surveys at the grassroots, local, provincial and national levels.  

We also have capacity to undertake qualitative studies using the following research designs: Participatory Research Methods, Action Research, Rural Rapid Assessments, Ethnography, Ground Theory, Life Histories, and Fieldwork that involves Interviews, Focus Group Discussions, Observations, Photo Voice, including Community Mapping techniques using Drone technology.

We work with communities in the interest of co-production of knowledge and capacity building. Our teams work in multi-disciplinary, inter-disciplinary and transdisciplinary modes.