encompassKids group of children and volunteers

Changing destinies of kids and families of South Africa

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Enduring Purpose

The purpose of encompassKids is to change the destiny of the kids and youth of South Africa from the current reality of poverty, abuse, addiction, and HIV to one of hope with the expectation for spiritual, emotional, physical, social, academic and economic well-being.

We do this through our two initiatives:

Courage Youth

and

Setshabelo Family and Child Services

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Future Begins in the Family!

This approach mobilizes local churches and communities to provide adoption and family-based care for orphans and vulnerable children while also providing services to empower stronger families.

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Courage Youth is changing the destinies of South African youth and giving them spiritual, emotional, physical, social, academic, and economic resources to combat the current reality of poverty, abuse, addiction, violence, and HIV.

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Prayer Requests - July 2026

Prayer Laborers, This month please pray for goals in our key operation areas as we begin the second half of the school year. Thank you for interceding on behalf of Courage Youth staff, schools and, most importantly, Courage Youth learners. ~ Courage Youth Lead Team, Life Coaches & Management Committee Class and Club Goal. Increase participation across schools to 1,500 Courage Youth members. Progress. Halfway through the year we currently have 837 members. Request. Heave

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Courage Youth 2026 Expansion Story

Prevention. Intervention. Nation-Building. Our team is working hard to start this exciting new chapter In 2026, Courage Youth steps into a new chapter — one that feels like growth and divine alignment. Two remarkable schools, Thabiseng Primary School and Thuto Mfundo Community Center, have opened their doors to Courage Youth, ready for their learners’ lives to be transformed. This expansion is not simply an addition of programs. It’s a commitment to shaping the future of Sout

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A Future Found. . . and Passed On

In South Africa, many boys witness more violence than most adults ever experience. Substance use doesn’t sit on the sidelines of that reality, it exacerbates it. What starts as a way to cope with the challenges of life quickly becomes part of a cycle of violence. Your generosity interrupts this pattern… creating a path toward healing for boys like Bokamosho. “Bokamosho” means “future.” And his story is one of transformation. Bokamosho came to Setshabelo Family and Child Servi