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ADVICE OFFICE
Adelaide is a small rural town which lies at the foot of the Great Winterberg Mountain range in the central part of the eastern Cape.1 It is123 km from King William’s Town and almost 200 km from east London. The town’s origins date back to the period of British colonisation of the Cape and the Xhosa wars of resistance against their encroachment. The land on which the town was built was originally inhabited by Xhosa and Khoi farmers. In 1835 it was seized by British soldiers and set up as a military camp2. The town is now an agricultural hub which has a population of 12 191 inhabitants comprising 76.5% people who identify as Black African, 19 % Coloured and 4.5% White. The majority languages spoken are isiXhosa (72.3%) and Afrikaans (18.8%).3
The Adelaide Advice Office is a registered non-profit organisation established in 1984 by local human rights activists in order to assist people in their community who were victims of inequality and discrimination. After 1994 the organisation became a fully- fledged Advice Office providing paralegal services to people with limited access to justice and advocacy work for people affected and infected with HIV/Aids. In addition the office conducts programmes aimed at empowering the youth to be economically active members of society. Adelaide is one of SCAT’s longest funded partner organisations. The Advice Office handles between 250 and 300 cases per annum.
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1. Adelaide Travel Information. (2019). retrieved October 6, 2019, from https://www.eastern-cape-info.co.za/provinces/ town/573
2. raper, P. (1987). dictionary of Southern African Place names (Vol. 46). https://doi.org/10.1080/10228195.2015.1113434
3. Frith, A. (2019). Census 2011: Main Place: Adelaide. retrieved October 4, 2019, from https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/
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FAst FACTS
NaMe: Adelaide Advice Office
LeD By: Patricia Swartbooi de Lange
MaiN CHaLLeNGes faCeD By tHe CoMMUNity: drought, unemployment, farmworker rights, HIV/AIdS, alcoholism, gender-based violence
MaiN aCtiVities: Paralegal support; human rights advocacy; youth empowerment; HIV/Aids awareness
aDDress: 56 Marais Street, Adelaide
CoNtaCt: Phone: 046 684 1777, Cell: 076 548 7982
isabelle.olivier77@gmail.com