WHO WE ARE
We are a non-profit organisation serving Jesus Christ through community enterprise and community care.
Bulembu was once an abandoned mining town, but in 2006 a team of social developers and entrepreneurs purchased it with a vision to restore it to a fully sustainable town, which provides care to over 350 orphaned and vulnerable children.
Today, our variety of successful Community Enterprises such as the Bulembu Country Lodge, Bulembu Honey and Bulembu Water provide for the sustainability fund for our Community Care. Our children live in family homes with a caregiver, where they receive all they need, and we provide all children with a full education at Bulembu Christian Academy. The town has a thriving church and a clinic where all children receive health care. And so our vision is realised – raising up the next generation to be the future leaders of Eswatini.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to raise leaders while restoring a town for sustainable Kingdom transformation.
OUR HOW
We do this by restoring hope, equipping lives, building family through Christ-centered community care and community enterprise.
WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU CAN HELP?
These are different ways you can get involved with Bulembu Ministries and make a difference in the lives of children in desperate need of care.
SERVE
We value all of our volunteers greatly. There are many fulfilling and exciting ways to get involved and serve in this beautiful town.
VISIT
Come and experience our unique town and witness transformation in action. By visiting, you will not leave Bulembu untouched, but rather changed forever.
DONATE
General donations are deeply appreciated and also very much needed to help support the transformational work taking place in Bulembu.
COMMUNITY ENTERPRISES
Using the established infrastructure, Bulembu Ministries has found many opportunities to build innovative, sustainable and profitable businesses in Swaziland
BAKERY
Bulembu has its own bakery that produces breads and other products for the Orphan Care Program, as well as for the community.
COUNTRY LODGE
The Bulembu Country Lodge provides an unforgettable stay, as well as a variety of activities, something to fit each personality.
CREATIVITY CENTRE
The Bulembu Creativity Centre embraces community care and artistic development and is a must visit.
DAIRY
The Bulembu Dairy produces enough milk to meet the nutritional needs of the Orphan Care Program, and sell excess to local markets.
HONEY
Bulembu Honey makes use of the surrounding eucalyptus forests to produce a quality honey renowned for its taste.
TIMBER
Bulembu Timber is managed as a timber plantation and has recently started an essential oil project, producing essential oils.
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COMMUNITY CARE
Bulembu’s different programs are all central to the Community Care infrastructure which has been designed to reweave the social fabric that has been worn thin by the AIDS pandemic and rampant unemployment in Swaziland.
Child Care
Schools
Clinic
Church
Royal Rangers
SOLAR CARE
So in 2021 Bulembu received support to install 100kWp of solar panels to offset the 250 kWp needed by the village at peak moments. The panels have reduced the electricty bill by 10%, but still not enough.
Many more panels and a battery system are needed for electricity at night, and to save budget that can be used for the children of Bulembu instead.
