The Themba Development Project, founded in 2008, is a Canadian registered Non-Profit Organization (NGO) which works in a variety of communities in South Africa.
The core programs of the organization are targeted at improving basic living conditions for the poorest residents of South Africa.
The organization is directed by a Canadian Board of Directors however programs are created with the input of the communities in which the development work is targeted.
In addition to food insecurity, Thembalethu was named in 2010 as having the highest unemployment rate in South Africa with approximately 80% of its residents unable to find work.
The Themba Development Project began work in Nqiningana, a tiny village near Lady Frere and Queenstown in the Eastern Cape Province.