Prior to 2001, South Africa Cares for Life, a national networking body, facilitated the needs of Crisis Pregnancy Centres and other related ministries. However, due to the rapid growth of the organisation we felt prompted by God to form a new umbrella body with its own identity whereby we could support and encourage one another through prayer and sharing of resources; so in February 2001, a transitional committee was established, and later that year in September, Africa Cares for Life was officially launched at the annual SA Cares for Life conference.

Initially we established a committee consisting of 4 regional co-ordinators, a national co-ordinator, and provincial co-ordinators for each region as well as a consultant. Africa Cares for Life now consists of a management team as well as a Board of Directors that serves the organisation. Africa Cares for Life does not own any centre but exists to serve centres, whether in the planning stage or already functional.

What unites us all is a desire to express in a compassionate way God’s heart concerning abortion, His care for all life however conceived, His love and concern for the mother and father facing an unexpected pregnancy, and His forgiveness and redemption for those who have chosen abortion.