In the area of Obanjeni in 2006, more than 800 AIDS orphans and vulnerable children were identified as being in need of food, school uniforms and primary health care in a small area of east central KwaZulu-Natal.
To date CESLA has assisted in the starting of a "feeding station", the making of school uniforms for orphans, as well as aiding the local caregivers of "Siyathuthuka Obanjeni."

The area of Monzi is located near the Indian Ocean, to the south of the St. Lucia World Conservation and Heritage site. Due to the establishment of this world conservancy area, indigenous populations were left without age-old homesites. Many resettled in areas to the south in an area called Monzi. Poverty is rampant, water is brackish, general health care is lacking, and AIDS is unchecked.

CESLA is supporting the pioneering work of being carried out at Bevie's. The facility started out as a "day-care" centre for low to subsistance level mothers, but has expanded toincluse a full care AIDS orphanage. Bevie's was the first uniform project for CESLA , and over 50 uniforms were made for "Bevie's orphans.

Besides helping out where needed with a 500+ OVC feeding-station, CESLA is assisting the principal of a school where 900 of the 1000+ students are identified as OVC's (Orphans and Vulnerable Children). In this remote area it is difficult for the learners to walk to a supported feeding-station, so the principal struggles to grow staples and feed over 900+ learners daily, using an outdoor kitchen.

Beginning in 2006, CESLA, with the assistance of homemaker Tricia Meyer and awomen's sewing group from the larger Derby, Kansas a school uniform project was initiated around the desperate need of 50 AIDS orphans in Ginginglovu, KwaZulu-Natal. In 2007 this same group took on the task of sewingand providing over 270 school uniforms for AIDS orphans in Obanjeni, KwaZulu-Natal. In 2008 CESLA is trying to provide over 1000 uniforms to AIDS orphans in just two different schools.

Since 2006, CESLA has been privelaged to work with two Zulu ladies who on their spare time help out with childcare at Bevie's in Gingingdlovu, as well as serving the orphans at the Eshowe area feeding-station. The two ladies live in the community of Port Durnford, next to the Indian Ocean coast north of the Village of Mtunzini. There is great need for an AIDS feeding station and care facility in this area. CESLA is looking to the future in supporting these two humanitarians in assisting to establish this centre.

CESLA was an invited participant in the First Global-World HIV/AIDS Alliance conference in October 2007, held at Richards Bay, South Africa. CESLA's Executive Director, Dr. Terry J. Hutter, was included in the "Speakers Gallery" for the conference, as well as assisting with the conference's Education workgroup. KZN has the largest percentage incidence of AIDS victims in the world.

Through play, children learn the educational foundations of cause and effect, linear thinking, creativity, manipulation skills, etc. CESLA plans to build the first Children's Science Center in sub-Saharan Africa next to the UNIZUL Science Centre in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, utilizing toys as the basis for the exhibits, in association with educational programming. In this way, children intuitively discover that learning can be fun, thus setting the stage for life-long curiosity.

The UNIZUL Science Centre in KwaZulu-Natal Province is situated in one of the most educationally disadvantaged areas in all of South Africa. Education in this area of South Africa is considered to be in critical condition. In accordance with our Mission Statement, CESLA will, in part, aid the educationally disenfranchised rural learners of KwaZulu-Natal through cooperation with the UNIZUL Science Centre.

KwaZulu-Natal Province is situated in one of the most educationally disadvantaged areas in all of South Africa. In this province in 2007, a startling statistic was that each and every day 8 teachers die of AIDS. Add this statistic to the extreme poverty of the area and an estimated 800,000+ AIDS orphans and vulnerable children, and it is obvious that for education to be available to the rural OVC, outreach programs are a valuable assest.

In October 2006, CESLA was privilaged to host Presidental Scholar, Elise Boos from Woffard College. As part of her trans-continental educational trip Ms. Boos came to KwaZulu-Natal to observe the needs of the area of education and health care. CESLA was contacted and along with Derek Fish of the UNIZUL science centre, hosted Ms. Boos on this portion of her trip.