About On Eagles' Wings

Founded in Faith, Driven by Purpose

On Eagles' Wings Multi-Purpose Centre was officially registered as a Non-Profit Organisation on 31 January 2007 - born out of a clear-eyed recognition that Jeffreys Bay and the surrounding Kouga region lacked adequate support structures for survivors of gender-based violence, domestic abuse, and trauma. A team of committed women, led by Pastor Mercy Cwayi, saw the scale of suffering around them and chose to act. What began as a grassroots community response has grown into a recognised multi-purpose centre serving thousands of families each year.

Over the following years, On Eagles' Wings expanded its reach and deepened its services. By 2014, the centre was working with a team of counsellors - including trained professionals and pastoral workers - offering an increasingly wide range of support: from trauma debriefing and family therapy to substance abuse counselling and HIV/AIDS support. The organisation's relationship with the Department of Social Development grew, and partnerships with corporates and community organisations brought new capacity. In 2020, the team demonstrated their resourcefulness by manufacturing 5,000 COVID-19 protective masks for 20 early childhood development centres and 14 local primary schools - contracted through the Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm, creating both community benefit and income for the team.

In 2021, after fourteen years in Pellsrus, On Eagles' Wings relocated to Shop 9, Aspen Building, 18 Jeffrey Street - in the heart of Jeffreys Bay town centre. The move was deliberate: to reach a wider range of people. Today, from this new home, the centre runs integrated programmes spanning crisis support, professional counselling, GBV prevention and education, youth and family development, menstrual health, life skills training, and community outreach extending as far as Patensie, Thornhill, Blomplas, and the surrounding farms of the Gamtoos Valley and Kou-Kamma.