Ububele

Ububele Ububele is an educational and psychotherapy trust providing training and services to improve the emo

Ububele's training in mental health focuses on preventative strategies for children under the age of seven, their parents, families and other caregivers. The Ububele model links Western and African psychological knowledge and practice. Ububele seeks to address the emotional trauma of South Africa's past, the ongoing mental and physical effects of poverty and the daily challenges faced by those who

are socially marginalised, through community-based mental health care. Our motto is "Training through service, service through training." Ububele’s vision for South Africa is that of a nurturing society with secure, well-cared for children, who grow up to be emotionally healthy adults, competent parents and good citizens. Our objectives:
Develop models of community-based psychosocial care and support
Develop, run and disseminate training courses focused on preventative mental health strategies
Conduct research focused on the mental health needs of children under the age of seven, their parents and other caregivers
Advocate for the mental health care rights of children under 7
Provide psychotherapy services to Alexandra.

22/08/2025

One of our Preschool dads sharing his fatherhood experience. What we learn from him: it's not easy, but doable and worth it! What's your fatherhood story?

Please help us congratulate our new Persona Doll practitioners! They have done the training, successfully completed thei...
20/08/2025

Please help us congratulate our new Persona Doll practitioners! They have done the training, successfully completed their groups with supervision and have now graduated. Here's to promoting emotional literacy in young children!

Happy Family. We wish you a lovely and restful weekend.
15/08/2025

Happy Family. We wish you a lovely and restful weekend.

14/08/2025

Here a mom who received a home visit service from Mamikie Rumo explains how the service positively influenced her relationship with her children. To this day, Selaelo is still in contact with Mamikie.

It's that time of the year again! We are requesting donations for our annual Jumble Sale fundraiser, where we sell pre-l...
06/08/2025

It's that time of the year again! We are requesting donations for our annual Jumble Sale fundraiser, where we sell pre-loved items to the community of Alex. In the past, we have raised a few thousand rands, and we need your help again this year. You can WhatsApp us on 0794075461 or email info@ububele.org.

Here Thozamile Nkonki sees himself as his daughter's hero and protector. How do you describe your role in your child's...
01/08/2025

Here Thozamile Nkonki sees himself as his daughter's hero and protector. How do you describe your role in your child's life, Dad? Please send us a message if you're a super dad and would like to be featured on our social media or you know an amazing dad who will be keen.

Congratulations to this group of wonderful mothers who completed the VUNA parenting course with Thandiwe Khumalo and Ant...
31/07/2025

Congratulations to this group of wonderful mothers who completed the VUNA parenting course with Thandiwe Khumalo and Anthea Lesch. This Ububele developed course support parents in raising healthy and thriving children through building emotional regulation skills, promoting mentalization, responsive caregiving, conflict resolution and behaviour support.

"I was born in sunny Durban and had an interest in psychology from a young age due to my mom working in the field. I stu...
28/07/2025

"I was born in sunny Durban and had an interest in psychology from a young age due to my mom working in the field. I studied my undergraduate degree at The University of Pretoria majoring in English literature and psychology. Throughout my undergraduate degree, I was convinced that I would become a Counselling Psychologist, but life had other plans for me. After studying my Honour’s in Applied Psychology at The University of the Free State, I found that I enjoyed the research process and decided to study a MA in Social and Psychological Research at Wits. The love that I have for research fuels me, and I have a particular interest in doing the type of community-based research engaged in at Ububele. Not many people know about research psychology, so I hope that my story inspires young aspiring psychologists to open their minds to the many possibilities that this specialty affords."

25/07/2025

We asked our content creator, Siyanda Luzipo, to share about his experience of being a father to his son. Siya became a new dad about two years ago and we have loved his reflections on his experience. Check this video out to hear from him.

Last month we hosted a group of M1 Educational Psychology students from Wits University. They received a lecture on pare...
23/07/2025

Last month we hosted a group of M1 Educational Psychology students from Wits University. They received a lecture on parenting from Safiya, and met with the some of the PIP team (Thandiwe, Nicki and Florence) to learn more about working with parents in Alexandra community.

Welcome back to our Preschool learners and teachers. We wish them a wonderful Term 3. Ububele building has been so quiet...
22/07/2025

Welcome back to our Preschool learners and teachers. We wish them a wonderful Term 3. Ububele building has been so quiet without them!

On Thomas and Fisher company donated food, groceries and clothes to a group of teen mothers led and hosted by our Comm...
22/07/2025

On Thomas and Fisher company donated food, groceries and clothes to a group of teen mothers led and hosted by our Community Project Coordinator, Thandiwe Khumalo. We thank them for their generosity. How did you commemorate Mandela Day?

Address

1 Tenth Road, Kew
Johannesburg
2090

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00

Telephone

+27117865085

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