Guiding the unfortunate to better life.
Prosperous Souls NPC is a community-based organization devoted to addressing the needs of disadvantaged people living with mental illness as well as promoting their overall mental health.
Prosperous Souls NPC provide nutritionally fortified meals to vulnerable and food insecure children in South African schools. By feeding a child in school, we can assist children in obtaining the education they require to build a life free of poverty for themselves and their families.
PROSPEROUS SOULS NPC
Registration Number 2019/192625/08 | Prosperous Souls is a Non Profit Company
A registered Public Benefit Organisation
COUNSELLING
Our Patients come from all backgrounds and are normally provided by Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (Joburg Gen) and Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital
FEEDING
With over 5 schools in Gauteng, Prosperous Souls has a feeding scheme for underprivileged school children to offer a nutritious meals to their
students
MEDICATION
Medication is vital in the treatment of mental illness Prosperous Souls provide medication to those that cannot afford it
DOCTOR CONSULTATION
Prosperous Souls provide Doctor's consultations and MRI Scans to patients requiring treatment
EDUCATION
The role of education cannot be underestimated Prosperous Souls provide valuable literature to the community
ABOUT US
“Don’t let your struggle become your identity.”
Prosperous Souls is a community-based organization devoted to addressing the needs of disadvantaged people living with mental illness such as stress, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, healing and self-esteem as well as promoting their overall mental health
Additionally, funds raised will provide nutritionally fortified meals to vulnerable and food insecure children in South African schools. By feeding a child in school, we can assist children in obtaining the education they require to build a life free of poverty for themselves and their families.
OUR VISION
Is to equip disadvantaged woman to mentally and physically recover from their mental illness. To impart knowledge in their recovery process. To provide in depth understanding of their condition with guidance and understanding. To rehabilitate and encourage woman to believe in hope.
OUR MISSION
Our mission at Prosperous Souls is provide treatment and assistance for woman and teenages from underprivileged backgrounds dealing with stress, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, healing and self-esteem for woman and teenagers.
OUR FEEDING INITIATIVE
Not even half of all school children who qualify to benefit from the National School Nutrition Programme are receiving meals, according to the Department of Basic Education in an effort to reduce the this number Prosperous Souls have engaged with 5 schools based in Johannesburg to provide a feeding scheme to their students on a daily basis.
Use your time to serve the world, and you will find that it also serves you.
Become a Volunteer
Prosperous Souls have engaged with team of Pastors who are equipped in counselling our patients and have the knowledge and guidance in mental health recovery.
FUNDING UTILISATION
We assist woman with counselling therapy free of charge
who are admitted at Joburg General and Baragwanath
Hospital.
We raise funds to provide underprivileged school children a nutritious meals on a daily basis.
We raise funds to cover the cost of their medication when
local clinics run out of medicine.
We cover the cost of transport and food for the mentally ill.
We cover the cost of airtime for patients who need
immediate counselling if they are feeling suicidal.
We cover the cost for MRI scans and initial Doctors’ visits.
We cover the cost of Recovery Clinics in Gauteng.
Our Mental Heath Education Pack is distributed to religious
organizations in the community.
Our Causes
Prosperous Souls will provide comprehensive assistance for underprivileged
woman and teenagers and underprivileged school children through your support and sponsorship
safe treatment
Prosperous Souls provides a safe platform for woman and teenagers to assist them through the recovery process allowing them to feel safe and secure.
Prosperous Souls have engaged with team of Pastors who are equipped in counselling our patients and have the knowledge and guidance in mental health recovery.
safe treatment
With any mental illness, food is imperative in feeding the brain, through our feeding programs in local township schools many children suffer with anxiety and depression through the lack of good food.
Your sponsorship assists in providing good meals. The basic meals for the majority of teenagers in our underprivileged communities are not being met.. Our feeding programs are run through Pastor Barlin Govender
Our Founder
Cheryl Devraj
FOUNDER
Prosperous Souls Mental Health Recovery is non-profit organization that was opened by the founder
Cheryl Devraj. With a degree in Christian Psychology and a Masters in Theology as well an internationally
published author it was her goal to create an organization to assist mental health patients who are
underprivileged and disadvantaged.
Prosperous Souls primary goal is focus on woman who have a mental illness but cannot afford either treatment
or medication.
Much of Prosperous Soul work is guided by its philosophy – that mental health conditions should be treated
long before they reach the most critical points in the disease process.
We begin with prevention, identify symptoms, and develop a plan of action to stop and hopefully reverse the
progression of the disease.
Like other diseases, it is critical to address symptoms early and plan an appropriate course of action on a path
towards overall health.
WE NEED YOUR HELP
Prosperous Souls fund rising to designed to uplift our community while educating your employees about mental illness and where to find the help should they ever need it. As a sponsor Prosperous Souls will provide a comprehensive education literature pack for your employees. These booklets are written by our Founder Cheryl Devraj based on her experiences and teachings; they are simple to understand with useful tips.
the facts
Studies have revealed the poor standing of mental health in South Africa and as many as one in six South Africans suffer from anxiety, depression or substance-use problems.
The primary burden of mental healthcare falls on community-based providers. Only 27% of South Africans that report severe mental illness ever receive treatment. This means that nearly three-quarters of these sufferers are not accessing any form of mental health care at all.
A lack of resources, stigmas surrounding mental health pose a major stumbling block when it comes to treating the disease in South Africa.
In Zulu, there is not even a word for ‘depression’ – it’s basically not deemed a real illness in the African culture. As a result, sufferers are afraid of being discriminated against, disowned by their families or even fired from work, should they admit to having a problem.
There is still the perception that someone with a mental illness is crazy, dangerous or weak. Because there is often an absence of physical symptoms with mental illness, it is considered ‘not real’, a figment of the imagination.
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Mental health has been treated as a peripheral and insignificant part of the health sector. This has been to the detriment of those who live with mental illnesses, undermining and limiting access and quality of mental health care services. The lack of a sustainable funding model for mental health perpetuates the lack of mental health services. There is no clear funding source for implementing a substantial investment in mental illness in South Africa
Data presented by the South African College of Applied Psychology suggest that one in six South Africans suffers from anxiety, depression, or a substance use disorder, 40% of South Africans living with HIV have a co-morbid mental disorder, 41% of pregnant women are depressed, about 60% of South Africans could be suffering from post-traumatic stress – this figure includes motor vehicle accidents and crime. In contrast, only 27% of South Africans with severe mental disorders receive treatment. Only 27% of those living with severe mental disorders receive treatment indicates how the health system has neglected mental illness.
School Feeding Scheme
Prosperous Souls provides a safe platform for woman and teenagers to assist them through the recovery process allowing them to feel safe and secure.
Prosperous Souls have engaged with team of Pastors who are equipped in counselling our patients and have the knowledge and guidance in mental health recovery.
Teenage Depression
Prosperous Souls provides a safe platform for woman and teenagers to assist them through the recovery process allowing them to feel safe and secure.
Prosperous Souls have engaged with team of Pastors who are equipped in counselling our patients and have the knowledge and guidance in mental health recovery.
Coping with Covid-19
With any mental illness, food is imperative in feeding the brain, through our feeding programs in local township schools many children suffer with anxiety and depression through the lack of good food.
Your sponsorship assists in providing good meals. The basic meals for the majority of teenagers in our underprivileged communities are not being met.. Our feeding programs are run through Pastor Barlin Govender
PROSPEROUS SOULS NPC | Registration Number 2019/192625/08
Prosperous Souls is a Non Profit Company | A registered Public Benefit Organisation
PROSPEROUS SOULS NPC is registered as a Public Benefit Organization in Terms of the Income Tax Act 1962. This certificate is issued for the purposes of Section 18A of the Income Tax Act 1962. This donation is used for the benefit of PROSPEROUS SOULS NPC in carrying out public benefit activities in terms of Section 18A of the Income Tax Act 1962