Latest MES Messages and News
Jun 2022
Celebrating the leaders of tomorrow on this #YouthDay2022
As South Africa commemorates the annual National Youth Day, on this 16th of June, Mould Empower Serve (MES) ...
Liezel lands a permanent job
Liezel Moses is a 26-year-old mother, who arrived at our drop-in centre in Parow on the 18th of January 2022, looking for a job ...
MES Social Workers determined to safeguard the rights of children amid Child Protection Week
Mould Empower Serve (MES)’s Social Work Services (SWSs) says they will do their utmost best as their responsibility ...
May 2022
MES, my saving grace
Like many others, Mpendulo Mahlalela (26) left his hometown and moved to Gauteng in search of employment opportunities. ...
MES extol employee, Chatikobo for her PhD qualification
Despite the challenges of having suffered from depression in the last academic year of 2021, after four years ...
Apr 2022
Young heart changed and turned around for the better
Rochihauno Ford (26) has been a participant in our GROW programme since April 2021. Unemployed, Ford approached ...
87% off the street due to skills-for-jobs partnership
In a recent survey done by MES and our partners indicated that unemployment is one of the main ...
Meet Senzo, a MES Outreach worker who supports the homeless in Cape Town
"It humbles me, each day I meet people who have degrees and who wanted to be something in ...
Mar 2022
Happy birthday MES Cape Town: 9 wins over 14 years
At the outset, the Bellville Care Mission functioned as an outreach ministry before registering to operate as a ...
Dec 2021
“The dream of HR team is to see MES grow into other provinces,” says HR Manager
For the past 35 years, MES has relied on the servant hearts of its staff to carry out ...
Homeless twice, and I survived twice – because of MES
Growing up in Benoni and raised by his grandmother and his parents, *Bheki had a good childhood and ...
Dance for Purpose with the Joshuas
At the beginning of November, the MES Joshua Youth Leadership Programme (the Joshuas) and the New Direction teenagers ...
MES stars of tomorrow
MES Johannesburg’s accredited Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres offer a safe, caring, healthy and well-supervised environment right in ...
Nov 2021
Bidding farewell to Sharesse our MES agent of change
Sharesse Smith joined MES Gqeberha in 2013 as a volunteer and was later employed permanently as the shelter ...
MES Gqeberha welcomes new Operations Supervisor
“My introduction to MES Gqeberha was unconventional as I had to spend the first two weeks at home ...
MES Gqeberha kicks-off Soup Outreach programme for the homeless
More than fifty (50) homeless people living on the streets are touched through the MES Gqeberha Soup Outreach ...
From homeless to Supervisor, Langanani openly tells of his journey from tragedy to triumph
From homeless to Supervisor, Langanani tells of his journey from tragedy to triumph Langanani Muleyo saw his life ...
4 ways we’re making an impact this year – and how you can help
We're happy to share that with your support, we’ve been able to make a profound impact in the ...
Recycling: Bulk collection – it’s a game changer
The MES Safe Space in Bellville is home to a recycling project that benefits those most in need: ...
Apr 2021
Ikusasa makes education a possibility for the vulnerable
The Ikusasa Foundation is a group of individuals from the Netherlands who have been supporting MES for ...
Valentine’s pick me up for shelter beneficiaries
On 14 February 2021, MES Johannesburg celebrated Valentine’s day with shelter clients at our Impilo Shelter. The day ...
Mar 2021
City of Cape Town’s Lion Club turned Centre of Hope in Durbanville
One would think that December resembles ending off, rest and winding down...well, not for us! December meant the ...
Dec 2020
MES Kempton Park Charity Golf Day raise thousands in rands for After School Programme (ASP)
MES Kempton Park has successfully hosted its annual Charity Golf Day to ...
Rosebank Rooftop Sunday Market – giving hope to MES shelter women in business
During the COVID-19 lockdown period, the staff at MES Impilo Shelter realised that the shelter clients had ...
MES and GoldYouth Peer education – absorb over 70 youth to become positive role models and agents of community change
MES Johannesburg and Gold Youth have partnered in a programme that teaches young people the importance of ...
