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LIV2Run is a thriving part of our community here at LIV Durban. The once recreational running club on a Thursday afternoon has now grown to be a registered athletics club with athletes competing to an incredibly high standard across a range of different distances and terrains. Two runners, one race, one goal The race isRead more

LIV4Change is a 6-month discipleship school focusing on identity, vision and serving LIV and the local community. This year 16 young adults from across the UK, Germany and South Africa came to the village to serve and learn more about Christ and the calling he has laid on their lives. The first three months areRead more

LIV Cape Town was birthed in 2016 when certain members of Western Cape Government approached Tich and Joan Smith, our founders, to consider if the LIV model might be a solution to some of the challenges facing the Western Cape in the area of orphan and vulnerable children. The province has a high prevalence ofRead more

This year the momentum has picked up significantly on all fronts for LIV Lukhanyiso. We have our first full time team member, we’ve had three new corporate donors partner with us, our community engagement partnerships are flourishing and our team is growing! In 2012 when God gave Lara the vision of a village in Grahamstown,Read more

Thokomala (founded and previously managed by Unilever SA) is a story that started in 2002 when the first house opened its doors to welcome six children. Thokomala, which means “warmth” or “care” in isiZulu, aims to provide a holistic child care solution to positively impact the lives of vulnerable children so that they have hopeRead more

LIV Lanseria has started 2019 in full swing! Having operated in the Lanseria area since 1991 (as Refilwe Community Project) there has been a new burst of energy through the merger with LIV. Reaching more than 2,500 children every week, LIV Lanseria’s programs are busy planning for expansion and restoring a standard of excellence toRead more

LIV Welding Academy students recently had the opportunity to visit Aveng Grinaker LTA.    The LIV Welding Students with LIV Training Manager, Anne Meyer The Afrox students were able to see what the Fabrication Sector of Welding entails. They started with a Safety Induction by Shireen Harris. The Welding Manager, Lorien Chettiar, was our hostRead more

  The 4th of January marked a special day for LIV School and Village Community as we celebrated the success and achievement of our first matric class since the foundations of the LIV Village and the school.  We are pleased to announce that the six students we had in the class of 2018, have attainedRead more

LIV San Antonio is happening! LIV Village is expanding beyond Africa and into the United States of America. Tich and Joan Smith, founders of LIV, have shared the story behind LIV San Antonio in the video below.  For more information on LIV San Antonio, keep an eye on our website and social media platforms. WeRead more

On the 27th of November LIV hosted a beautiful dinner for our six matriculants who are about to embark on exciting journeys into adulthood. Four of our learners will be joining tertiary education institutions in 2019 while two will be serving as interns in churches in Umhlanga and Birmingham. The evening was to celebrate theseRead more