Welcome! Siyakwemukela! Welkom! Kamohelo!

Clowns Without Borders South Africa is an artist-led nonprofit organisation dedicated to improving the psychosocial condition of children and communities in areas of crisis through laughter and play.

Since 2004, Clowns Without Borders South Africa has provided laughter and emotional relief to over 460,000 children and families throughout the world.

We bring laughter and emotional relief where it is needed the most.

We maintain a spirit of peace, joy compassion and loving kindness in all our endeavours.

Our motto is "Children Being Children Again"

UPDATES

The greatest thing we can learn from children is fun…even in adversity…

[video poster="http://cwbsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Final-handwahsing-m4v-image.jpg"...

THANK YOU FOR ALL 2020 SUPPORT

Clowns Without Borders South Africa 2020 Newsletter ...

Time of Innovation

The work at Clowns Without Borders South Africa has advanced in leaps and bounds throughout 2020,...

Featured Project

CWBSA and Nal'bali Partnership

Let’s read! Literacy Campaign Touring South Africa in 2019.

Latest Blog

Find Laughter and Fun During Lockdown

Find games, activities to play or spend time with children and adolescents, an energizer...

Cyclone Hits Beira Again

'Having experienced the tail end of Cyclone Eloise here in Eswatini, I have even more compassion...

Listen to PLH Tips on SABC’s Sikhaba iCOvid 19 programme -15th of September

5 artists will be recording Parenting for Lifelong tips for 14...

“Clowns Without Borders helps children around the world laugh in the face of daunting obstacles”

- NPR, National Public Radio

PROGRAMMES

Parenting for Lifelong Health

Parenting for Lifelong Health uses social learning and parent management training principles to reduce the risk of child maltreatment within families and improve parent-child relationships.

Performance
Tours

Clowns Without Borders South Africa has reached over 450,000 children and adults through performances in communities affected by violence, disease, natural disasters, and poverty.

Our Story
Your Story

Our Story Your Story is a Clowns Without Borders South Africa project that aims to build bridges within and between communities in South Africa through autobiographical storytelling.

WHERE WE WORK

Title	Address	Description
SOUTH SUDAN\| 2017	Bentiu, South Sudan	JUBA, BENTIU, MALAKAL 1 April –19 April 2017 Read more about this project
SOUTH SUDAN\|KENYA\| 2017	Aweil, South Sudan	Nairobi, KENYA & Juba, Aweil,SOUTH SUDAN 17 –29 May 2009 Read more about this project
SKA KWATA! \| NORTH-WEST\| 2017	Potchefstroom, South Africa	NORTH WEST 13 February– 04 March 2017 Read more about this project
SKA KWATA! \| KWAZULU-NATAL \| 2017	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	KWAZULU-NATAL 23 January – 10 February 2017 Read more about this project
CHIMWEMWE\| MALAWI \| 2016	Malawi	CHIMWEMWE, MALAWI 23 July – 13 August 2016 Read more about this project
CHIMWEMWE\| MALAWI \| 2018	Zomba, Malawi	DINYADIRA KOKOZIWA, MALAWI 10 – 21 April 2018 Read more about this project
FREE YOUR MIND\| KENYA\| 2013, 2014	Nairobi, Kenya	KENYA 05 – 20 July 2013 Read more about this project KENYA 03 – 26 June 2014 Read more about this project
ONS IS DIE BESTE\| NORTHERN CAPE\| 2016	Kimberley, South Africa	NORTHERN CAPE 14 August – 04 September 2016 Read more about this project
JUBALATION\| SOUTH SUDAN 2015	Juba, South Sudan	JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN 06 – 20 June 2015 Read more about this project
CLAIM YOUR RIGHTS\| KWAZULU-NATAL \| 2013	Ixopo, 3276, South Africa	IXOPO, KWAZULU-NATAL 11 Nov – 6 Dec 2013 Read more about this project
TALES FROM TWO DORPIES\| 2017	George, South Africa	The George and Wilderness area of the Western Cape January – May 2017 Read more about this project
WE HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON\| 2016	Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa	Khayelitsha January – June 2016 Read more about this project
CREATIVE ARTS\| 2015	Lansdowne, Cape Town, 7780, South Africa	Lansdowne, Philippi, Khayelitsha March – December 2015 Read more about this project
PLAYTIME ANTICS\| JOHANNESBURG \| 2017	158 Oxford Rd, Melrose, Johannesburg, 2132, South Africa	JOHANNESBURG 7 -16 August 2017 Read more about this project
INJABULO\| INGWAVUMA\| 2014, 2015	P443, Magugu, South Africa	INGWAVUMA 13 April - 01 May 2015 Read more about this project 10 - 28 February 2014 Read more about this project
SIYONGA\| CREIGHTON \| 2014	Creighton, 3263, South Africa	CREIGHTON 18 - 29 August 2014 Read more about this project
PLAYTIME ANTICS\| WESTERN CAPE \| 2014	Rawsonville, 6845, South Africa	WESTERN CAPE 06 - 20 March 2014 Read more about this project
PLAYTIME ANTICS\| EASTERN CAPE \| 2014	Port Elizabeth, South Africa	EASTERN CAPE 12 - 29 August 2014 Read more about this project
INJABULO\| MPUMALANGA \| 2014	Acornhoek, South Africa	MPUMALANGA 20 January - 07 February 2014 Read more about this project
RUFARO\| ZIMBABWE \| 2013	Harare, Zimbabwe	HARARE 11 - 28 September 2013 Read more about this project
LITHE'THA \| EASTERN CAPE\| 2013	Hamburg, 5641, South Africa	HAMBURG, EASTERN CAPE 06 - 24 May 2013 Read more about this project
PLAYTIME ANTICS \| KWAZULU-NATAL\| 2013	782, Donnybrook, South Africa	CREIGHTON & DURBAN, KWAZULU-NATAL 13 - 24 May 2013 Read more about this project
SIYAZISIZA\| EASTERN CAPE\| 2013	Matatiele, South Africa	MATATIELE & NGQELENI, EASTERN CAPE 18 - 28 March 2013 Read more about this project
MATATIELE\| EASTERN CAPE\| 2011	Unnamed Road, Matatiele, 4730, South Africa	MATATIELE & KOKSTAD, EASTERN CAPE/ KWAZULU-NATAL 10 - 19 August 2011 Read more about this project
KWASUKA SUKELA\| CAPE TOWN\| 2012	1st Floor, Hills Building, Buchanan Square, 160 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa	CAPE TOWN 05 - 21 June 2012 Read more about this project
KWASUKA SUKELA\| JOHANNESBURG\| 2012	Soweto, South Africa	JOHANNESBURG 31 October - 04 November 2012 Read more about this project
J29\| JOHANNESBURG\| 2012	Palm Ridge Rd & K146, Palm Ridge, Johannesburg, 1458, South Africa	PALM RIDGE, JOHANNESBURG 15 - 17 October 2012 Read more about this project
SIYAJABULA\| KWAZULU-NATAL\| 2012	Railway St, Creighton, 3263, South Africa	CREIGHTON, KWAZULU-NATAL 08 - 19 October 2012 Read more about this project
IMBOKODO\| KWAZULU-NATAL\| 2012	Verulam, South Africa	VERULAM & WATERLOO, KWAZULU-NATAL 30 July - 14 August 2012 Read more about this project
SIYAZISIZA\| KWAZULU-NATAL\| 2012	Newcastle, South Africa	NEWCASTLE & RICHARDS BAY, KWAZULU-NATAL 07 - 25 May 2012 Read more about this project
CREIGHTON\| KWAZULU-NATAL\| 2011	Creighton, 3263, South Africa	CREIGHTON, KWAZULU-NATAL 10 - 21 October 2011 Read more about this project
UNDERBERG\| KWAZULU-NATAL\| 2011	Underberg, South Africa	UNDERBERG & IXOPO, KWAZULU-NATAL 06 -16 June 2011 Read more about this project
IXOPO\| KWAZULU-NATAL\| 2009	Ixopo, South Africa	IXOPO, KWAZULU-NATAL 05 -09 October 2009 Read more about this project
SIBIKWA\| GAUTENG\| 2011	3 Liverpool Rd, Benoni, 1501, South Africa	BENONI, GAUTENG 15 –22 Sept & 2 – 3 Nov 2011 Read more about this project
GLOBAL HAND WASHING DAY\| SWAZILAND\| 2011	MR8, Siphofaneni, Swaziland	SIPHOFANENI, SWAZILAND 13 October 2011 Read more about this project
SOUTH AFRICA\| SWAZILAND\| LESOTHO\| 2005	Unnamed Road, Swaziland	WHERE IT ALL BEGAN: SOUTH AFRICA\| SWAZILAND\| LESOTHO 12 September - 09 December 2005 Read more about this project
CAPE TOWN\| 2011	Grabouw, South Africa	CAPE TOWN 24 Nov - 02 Dec 2011 Read more about this project
DURBAN\| 2010	Durban, South Africa	DURBAN 20 - 24 September 2010 Read more about this project
VUKA MPHAKATI\|SWAZILAND\| 2010	Mbabane, Swaziland	MBABANE 28 May - 06 June 2010 Read more about this project
SWAZILAND\| 2009	Mbabane, Swaziland	NDZEVANE & MBABANE 07 - 11 July 2009 Read more about this project
LEBANON\| 2009	Beirut, Lebanon	BEIRUT, LEBANON 23 & 26 February 2009 Read more about this project
LESOTHO\|SOUTH AFRICA\| 2010	Pitseng, Lesotho	LESOTHO and SOUTH AFRICA 12 - 19 February 2010 Read more about this project
ETHIOPIA\| 2010	Ras Mekonnen Bldg, አዲስ አበባ, Ethiopia	ADDIS ABABA 20 - 25 February 2010 Read more about this project
DURBAN\| 2008	Durban South Africa	KWAZULU-NATAL 21 November - 08 December 2008 Read more about this project

“Your support shows that someone loves us to come from so far away and bring laughter. It shows us that from something simple you can make beautiful things. Thank you today for giving us so much.”

- Mbisi, 17 year old orphan in Mpumalanga

SUPPORT US

Donate

A once-off donation, with every contribution going towards a child’s laughter.

Get Involved

Whether in the office or in the field there are various ways to volunteer with us.

Ubuntu Clown Fun(d)

Spread the joy and laughter with a monthly contribution.