{"id":10,"date":"2019-08-14T09:04:06","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T09:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp2019\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-10-01T11:32:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T09:32:33","slug":"acat-kzn-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/","title":{"rendered":"ACAT KZN Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"my-pageheader wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to ACAT KZN<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ACAT<\/strong> is a non-denominational, faith-based organisation committed to improving the livelihoods of the poor on a sustainable basis where poverty, resource degradation, malnutrition, unemployment, and HIV and AIDS are widespread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ACAT<\/strong> is committed to improving, on a sustainable basis, the livelihoods of the rural poor in KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. ACAT\u2019s self-help programmes, of sustainable agriculture, entrepreneurial development and partnerships, enable participants to produce their own food, eat a balanced diet, create their own jobs and generate income for their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ACAT\u2019s<\/strong> fund-raising is a critical aspect to enable it to educate, train, and mentor the previously disadvantaged rural people in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It assists us in creating sustainable self-employment, income generation, job creation, poverty alleviation and entrepreneurship. Financial donations also help us develop programmes to educate rural people on correct nutrition, HIV and Aids, and life skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Our main focus areas include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list my-leftpadding\">\n<li>increased food production,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>improved health and nutrition,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>improved income levels,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the starting of enterprises,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>increased knowledge, skills, capacity, and education,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>addressing the HIV and AIDS pandemic,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>social mobilization,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>strengthening civil society,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>caring for and sustaining the environment,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>spiritual upliftment and transformation,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>how to implement sustainable development programmes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Homepage2024_Image_1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"2292\" src=\"https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Homepage2024_Image_1.jpg\" alt=\"ACAT KZN - Helping rural Africans deal with Poverty, Malnutrition and HIV.\" class=\"wp-image-2292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Homepage2024_Image_1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Homepage2024_Image_1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Homepage2024_Image_2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"2293\" src=\"https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Homepage2024_Image_2.jpg\" alt=\"ACAT KZN - Helping rural Africans deal with Poverty, Malnutrition and HIV.\" class=\"wp-image-2293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Homepage2024_Image_2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Homepage2024_Image_2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Homepage2024_Image_3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"2294\" src=\"https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Homepage2024_Image_3.jpg\" alt=\"ACAT KZN - Helping rural Africans deal with Poverty, Malnutrition and HIV.\" class=\"wp-image-2294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Homepage2024_Image_3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Homepage2024_Image_3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Homepage2024_Image_4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"2295\" src=\"https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Homepage2024_Image_4.jpg\" alt=\"ACAT KZN - Helping rural Africans deal with Poverty, Malnutrition and HIV.\" class=\"wp-image-2295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Homepage2024_Image_4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Homepage2024_Image_4-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Homepage2024_Image_5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"2296\" src=\"https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Homepage2024_Image_5.jpg\" alt=\"ACAT KZN - Helping rural Africans deal with Poverty, Malnutrition and HIV.\" class=\"wp-image-2296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Homepage2024_Image_5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Homepage2024_Image_5-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Homepage2024_Image_6.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"2297\" src=\"https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Homepage2024_Image_6.jpg\" alt=\"ACAT KZN - Helping rural Africans deal with Poverty, Malnutrition and HIV.\" class=\"wp-image-2297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Homepage2024_Image_6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Homepage2024_Image_6-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Download our publications<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ACAT_Prayer_Focus_OCT_NOV_2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\nPrayer Focus October &amp; November 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Photo_Report_6m_2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ACAT KZN Annual Report 6 month 2026<\/a>\n<br><a href=\"https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Impact-of-ACAT-on-Youth-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\nACAT&#8217;s Impact On Youth 2026<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to ACAT KZN ACAT is a non-denominational, faith-based organisation committed to improving the livelihoods of the poor on a sustainable basis where poverty, resource degradation, malnutrition, unemployment, and HIV and AIDS are widespread. 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