Health Promoters International

Founded in 2005, Health Promoters International is a non-governmental organisation based in Kayamandi, South Africa working on health, education, mental health +1 more.

Health Promoters International, operated by Health Promotion South Africa Trust, is a non-profit organisation that provides basic health education, hygiene and health promotion to adults and children in poorer, under-developed townships of South Africa and in Lesotho. Its programmes run from Health Information Centres, many located in partner buildings in townships such as Khayelitsha, Langa, Kayamandi and Mfuleni. Core activities include the Basic Health Education course, mental health and home safety training, a women's programme and educational theatre. The organisation was founded in 2005 in South Africa, with a Dutch support foundation (Stichting Vrienden van de Health Promoters) fundraising and advising from the Netherlands. Its stated premise is that health education is a human right and the foundation of a better life.