The organisation’s main focus areas are; developing potential in people, building strong families forming partnerships between corporate companies, training institutions, churches, non-government organisations and government organisations. Beautiful Life Community Development Foundation offers support to families in distress due to high unemployment and economic pressures experienced by families living in disadvantaged communities on the Cape Flats in the Athlone and Retreat district .However our services are not area based, it’s need orientated and is accessible to all communities. We use the local libraries as contact centres where we engage with community members.
Beautiful Life Community Development Foundation is a model which our community development partners may duplicate in other communities in South Africa and globally under the auspices of Beautiful Life Community Development Foundation.
Beautiful Life Community Development Foundation was established in March 2010 by Wendy La Vita, who grew up on the Cape Flats in a disadvantaged community. Beautiful Life Community Development Foundation was established as a result of her own experience as a member of a dysfunctional family and the lack of social cohesion in the communities on the Cape Flats. Psychologist Dr James Dobson’s programme “Focus On The Family” inspired her to pursue a career in Family Counselling which is one of the key services offered by Beautiful Life Community Development Foundation.
South Africa continues to face one of the highest unemployment rates in the world. According to the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), the official unemployment rate increased to 32.7% in the first quarter of 2026, up from 31.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025
The number of unemployed people rose to approximately 8.1 million, while employment declined to about 16.8 million people during the same period. The economy lost approximately 345,000 jobs between January and March 2026.
Youth unemployment remains a major concern, with young people continuing to face significant barriers to entering the labour market. The broader unemployment rate, which includes discouraged work-seekers who have stopped actively looking for work, reached 43.7%
These statistics highlight the urgent need for sustainable job creation, skills development, entrepreneurship support, and economic growth initiatives to improve the livelihoods of millions of South Africans.
Source: Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), Quarterly Labour Force Survey (Q1 2026).