About

Clowns Without Borders South Africa is a registered Non Profit Organisation in South Africa (NPO Registration Number 021-164). We are also a member of the International Federation of Clowns Without Borders chapters.

Our mission's primary objectives are to:

·         Improve the emotional wellbeing of children and caregivers affected by crisis in Southern Africa and around the world through humor, laughter, and play.

·         Raise our society's awareness domestically and internationally about conditions encountered in areas of crisis.

·         Provide professional development and empowerment opportunities to local artists and improve community based organizations' capacity to provide emotional relief.

·         Maintain a spirit of creativity, play, humour, joy, peace, compassion, and loving kindness in all our endeavors.

We also have the following secondary objectives:

·         Target ALL vulnerable children and their caregivers in affected communities, not only orphans.

·         Support and encourage existing community based organisations that provide services to affected children and caregivers.

·         Collaborate with cultural and social organisations on the community, regional, national, and international level.

·         Deepen our understanding of the capacity for laughter and arts education to improve the psychosocial wellbeing of affected children and caregivers.

·         Provide positive reinforcement of social values that promote peace, diversity, racial and gender equality, and cultural identity.