The Oasis Association is one of the Western Cape’s most impactful organisations, offering a supportive work environment for people with intellectual disabilities. This week it celebrates 70 years of service.
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A group of parents founded the Oasis Association in 1952. It was initially named Oasis Special School and aimed to provide education for learners who were excluded from or unsuited to mainstream schools because of intellectual disabilities. As the learners neared the end of their secondary school careers, the founders and parents were challenged by the thought of “what comes next?”
Their children, who were fast becoming young adults, needed a way to qualify for work opportunities and equip themselves for gainful occupations.
This led to the creation of the Oasis Protective Workshop, which is a supportive place where adults with intellectual disabilities can transition easily from school to work and continue growing.
Oasis has developed as an organisation, with many projects and services for people with intellectual disabilities being added. Now one of the largest and most impactful organisations of this kind in the Western Cape, Oasis Association can be found in Claremont, Delft, Elsies River, Kenwyn, Ravensmead and Ruyterwacht.
This week marks 70 years of service for the organisation.
Oasis Association is in party mode and is ready to celebrate its birthday with all of its employees, clients and beneficiaries.
Every day this week, its Claremont branch will run birthday specials, and on Saturday it will host a big birthday bash.
The celebratory fun will include music, face-painting, and a braai—not to mention the big birthday specials in its bric-a-brac shop.
Bring your friends and family and celebrate this organisation’s wonderful milestone.
Birthday bash details:
- Date: Saturday 12 November
- Time: 9 am to 1 pm
- Location: Corner of Lee Road and Imam Haron Road, Claremont, Cape Town.
- Contact: 021 671 2698 | [email protected]
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