Dududu Drop
In Centre
Located in the rolling inland hills of KZN's Southcoast, Dududu is a low-income rural community heavily affected by poverty and HIV/AIDS.
Dududu by the Numbers
Population 77,403
Unemployment 68.7%
Percentage of Population Living Below the Poverty Line (less than $2/day) 80%
Percentage of Population Living with HIV 16%
For more information on the socioeconomic status of Dududu, please see our 2013 Community Needs Assessment Report.
KwaZulu-Natal
Vulamehlo
Dududu
KwaZulu-Natal
South Africa
The Dududu Drop-In Centre
The Dududu Drop-In Centre is a multi-purpose community centre providing essential health-related services to members of the Dududu Community, and seeking to combat some of the pervasive socioeconomic challenges that face Dududu.
Mission
To provide home based care for HIV/AIDS, TB, chronic illnesses, and neglected victims.
To encourage disadvantaged community members, especially youth, women, and the disabled, to develop their talents and skills.
To develop income-generating projects to address the interrelated issues of poverty and HIV.
The provision of monthly food parcels to chronically ill and food insecure community members, cultivation of a community garden.
Trained healthcare providers conduct home visits, monitor patients, identify orphans and vulnerable children, and provide community members with health-related information.
The Du-Drop Creche provides daily care services and nutritional support to orphans and vulnerable children.
An after-school program for young people, teaching positive health practices, empowering youth through the provision of leadership and life skills, and providing young people with a safe space to develop their talents in sports and the arts.
Empowering local women to develop their skills and talents in beading, crafting, sewing, and knitting, in order to increase their status through economic self-sufficiency.