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ABOUT US

HEART is based in Paarl and registered for Socio-economic work within Paarl and the Drakenstein Municipal Area. This is where our footsteps fall within our Local Vulnerable and Willing and Able Communities.

The Drakenstein Municipality covers an area of approximately 1,538 km². It stretches from just south of the N1 freeway including Simondium in the south up to and including Saron in the north. The Klein Drakenstein, Limiet and Saron Mountain range from its eastern edge and the agricultural area immediately to the west of the R45 its western border. Paarl and Wellington are the main urban centres in the Municipality and are located in close proximity to the N1 in the south with smaller rural settlements at Saron and Gouda in the north and Hermon in the mid-west.

The Areas within these borders, which HEART intends reaching, are:

Amstelhof, Berg-En-Dal, Charlston Hill, Chicago, Courtrai, Dal Josafat, Dalvale, De Zoete Inval, Denneburg, Dennenburg, Drommedaris, Fairyland, Gouda, Groenheuwel, Groenvlei, Hillcrest, Huguenot, Kingston Town, Klein Nederburg, Klein Parys, Langvlei, Lemoenkloof, Mbekweni, Milky Town, New Orleans, Northern Paarl, Paarl, Paarl Central East, Paarl Central West, Paarl East, Paarlberg Nature Reserve, Saron, Smartie Town, Suider Paarl, Van Wyks Vlei, Victor Verster, Vrykyk, Wellington, Wellington Central, Wellington North

HEART was not just thought up by an outsider of the Community. Months were spent, speaking to Individuals who experience the daily needs and realities the Community faces, personally. Input from Service Providers within the Community was also applied to the shaping of our Organization, Projects, Goals and Aims.

We are NOT here to try and re-invent the wheel. We are focused on the gaps in existing Socio-economic development and Assistance in our Region, and the many people who fall through the gaps and cannot get up on their own. We offer a hand, we offer a HEART.

Some Informational Statistics about our Region:

Total Population: 280 195 People

Total Households: 71 686

Average Persons per Household: 4

Unemployment Rate: 24.8%

Households with NO income: 10.8%

(7742 Households)

(30 968 Individuals Affected)

Low Skilled Population: 11.8%

Illiterate People older than 14 Years: 11.8%

Source: DRAKENSTEIN MUNICIPALITY; Annual Performance Report 2016/2017

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