Projects
SANCA works across South Africa to prevent substance abuse, support recovery, and strengthen communities. Through a network of national and local programmes, we tackle addiction from every angle — from early prevention to treatment and reintegration.
Explore some of our key projects below:
Lesedi Solar Park Trust
SANCA National hosted the Lesedi Solar Park awards event with 65 tainees and over 20 NPOs, CBOs, DSD and DOH on the 27 June 2025.
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“Kick Your Habit” Campaign
Once a year, South Africans are invited to give up a personal habit — like caffeine, sugar, or social media — for a week. This national challenge encourages people to walk in the shoes of someone struggling with addiction.
Our goal: To build empathy, reduce stigma, and start national conversations about substance use, recovery, and support.
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Bornservant Mentorship
Bornservant is an emerging substance abuse community-based centre in Sharpeville, Gauteng and signed up for the SANCA National mentorship programme funded by the National Department of Social Development. As part of the mentorship activities, their mentor, Mrs Adrie Vermeulen conducted a governance training workshop with the centre manager and eight board members using the “All-Hands-on-Deck” Governance training programme on Saturday, 5th of July 2025. The metaphor of a ship is used to describe governance and hence the captain’s hat and flower necklaces to demonstrate when it is the centre manager’s role as the captain of the ship and when is it the board’s role that navigates the ship. The pre- and post-test showed that the session was successful as there was a knowledge-share increase from 69 to 84%.
