A safe home is where every other pillar becomes possible.
South Africa’s housing crisis runs deep. Our Housing Programme provides transitional shelter today, while building toward Wentzel Estates™ — a flagship development designed for the long term.
South Africa’s housing shortage, in numbers.
This isn’t a small gap. It’s one of the country’s most persistent development challenges — and it’s growing faster than the state can keep pace with. Below Sources: Statistics South Africa (Census 2022)
Housing
The single largest share of every gift we receive
Shelter today. A home for good, tomorrow.
Our Housing Programme provides safe shelter and transitional housing solutions for families facing homelessness — while building, in parallel, toward Wentzel Estates™, our flagship long-term housing development. It’s the largest of our four pillars because housing is where stability starts, and everything else — school attendance, steady meals, the confidence to start a small business — depends on it.
Provide immediate safety. Get families out of unsafe or informal shelter and into stable, transitional housing as quickly as possible.
Bridge the gap to permanence. Use transitional housing as a stepping stone, not an endpoint — with a clear pathway toward long-term stability.
Build Wentzel Estates™. Deliver a flagship housing development that integrates education, food security, and empowerment on-site.
Prove a replicable model. Design every build so it can be repeated in other communities and provinces, not just once.
Two horizons, one continuous journey.
We’re not waiting for the flagship development to help families today — transitional housing and Wentzel Estates™ run on parallel, connected tracks.
Transitional Housing Support
Safe, temporary shelter for families in crisis, paired with the support they need to move toward permanent stability — not just a bed for the night.
Wentzel Estates™
Our flagship housing development — a full community built around dignity, with homes, shared spaces, and every other pillar integrated on-site.
Our ideal housing partners.
Building safe homes takes more than funding — it takes people who know how to build. Here’s who we’re actively looking to partner with.
Building & Construction Contractors
Hands-on construction expertise, labour, and project management for transitional housing builds and Wentzel Estates.
Building Material Suppliers
Bricks, cement, roofing, plumbing, and electrical materials — donated, discounted, or supplied at partner rates.
Architects & Town Planners
Design and planning expertise to make sure every build is dignified, sustainable, and community-integrated from day one.
Property Developers & Land Partners
Land access, zoning knowledge, and development partnerships that help Wentzel Estates move from plan to groundbreaking.
Transport & Logistics Partners
Moving materials, equipment, and goods to site efficiently — especially as we expand beyond our Gauteng base.
Corporate & CSI Partners
Funding partners looking to align CSI spend with a housing outcome they can see, visit, and report on.
Whether you build, supply, fund, or plan — there’s a place for you here.
If your business fits any of the partner categories above, or you’d simply like to support our Housing Programme directly, we’d love to hear from you.