Welcome! Siyakwemukela! Welkom! Kamohelo!
Clowns Without Borders-South Africa is an artist-led humanitarian organization dedicated to improving the psychosocial condition of children and communities in areas of crisis through humor and laughter.
We also seek to raise our society’s awareness of conditions in these areas.
Founded in 2004, CWB-South Africa has provided emotional relief to over 100,000 children and caregivers. Recent expeditions include South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, and Israel/Palestine.
CWB-South Africa maintains a spirit of peace, joy, compassion and loving kindness in all of our endeavors.
Please feel free to browse our website to find out more information about Projects, Partners, Press, and ways you can support our work!
Thank you! Siyabonga! Dankie! Ke a Leboha!
CWB South Africa and CWB Sweden are collaborating on a year-round project to build local capacity for psychosocial support through play of organizations in Swaziland. We will be teaching facilitators how to implement Project Njabulo, our HIV/AIDS programme, in communities working with the Lutheran Development Service and Swaziland for Positive Living. This project has been funded by SVT (Swedish Television). Stay tuned for updates from the field!
We are currently raising funds for an ambitious program of action in 2008. Along with continuing to improve our ability to provide emotional relief to communities affected by HIV/AIDS, poverty, and violence in South Africa, Swaziland, and Lesotho, CWB-South Africa will be expanding our projects in the following areas:
We have just completed our first week of a month-long expedition in Swaziland in partnership with CWB Sweden. We are working with the Lutheran Development Service, a community-based relief organization, in a village in the drought stricken southeastern part of the country where over 45% of the population is HIV positive. As there is no other psychosocial support work happening in Swaziland, we have been received with great enthusiasm and excitement by the community and LDS staff.