Outreach &

Volenteer

Programme

In our outreach work – Kindness Matters see’s mental health support as a basic necessity in the modern world. Especially in South Africa, where our nation has seen so much hurt that continues to impact people on a daily basis.

That being said, mental health support often has barriers to access that make it unreachable for many. At the same time, mental health solutions often neglect the difficult social and financial circumstances in which a person lives.

It is in this space that Kindness Matters aims to meet people. Providing direct mental, emotional, and interpersonal skills where needed through professional, compassionate counselling as well as wellness coaching and mindful practices like yoga. Beyond that, we offer life skills training in areas like family planning, budgeting, choosing a career, and more. We go on then to acknowledge that skill is unhelpful without opportunity, and so we assist with job seeking and skills development assistance, giving people the chance to develop themselves professionally and, by extension, financially.

When the means to provide for one’s life and/or one’s family are joined with mental health skills – we feel that a sense of fulfillment, self-esteem, and self-worth becomes achievable. We won’t be able to help everyone who needs it, but we have committed to helping as many people as we can, and to partnering with as many other compassionate and caring organisations as possible to extend the help further and broaden it’s scope.

This sense of collaboration and community lies at the core of our practice and we feel that national and personal wellness are unachievable without it. Kindness Matters believes in togetherness, unity, understanding, and adaptation to the needs of the people in their lived context. Through this belief we aim to show tangibly and practically, that kindness helps, kindness heals, and Kindness Matters.