This article reports on a study conducted with an unemployed group of
community members residing in the Gugulethu Township in South
Africa. The study aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of their
needs and challenges, and what they thought could be done to assist
and empower them so that they could improve their lives. Their basic
human needs were violated during apartheid and as a consequence,
they are still battling poverty today. We offer suggestions on how Black
communities in South Africa could be supported and empowered in
order to become employable and self-reliant.