A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ORGANISATION

Welcome to St Martin Development ProjectSt Martin Development Project is an organisation caring for orphaned and vulnerable children in Kwa Thema Township 7km outside Springs and Zenzele informal settlement 17km outside Springs.

The project started in 2002 responding to request from the church and community to provide counselling to the members of the church and visiting their homes. we discovered that many people in the community were living with and affected by HIV/AIDS, and their subsequent death of primary care givers left many children with no one to provide for their needs such as food security, clothing & psychosocial support. As a church we responded to the needs of these orphaned and vulnerable children as they continue to lose hope for a better future. We operated as a pilot project responding to these challenges until 1st September 2005; we were registered as an NPO.  most of our financial support came from Catholic funding organizations local and international however, our services go beyond the boundaries of the church.