Oasis Association
Books in Cape Town

We provide employment opportunities, day care centres and residential homes for over 450 men, skills development training, women and children with intellectual disabilities in the greater Cape Town area.

Are you a business that can outsource some of your work? Oasis has been professionally executing contract-based work to businesses and manufacturers for many years, using our workforce and their supervisors at our sites. We have more than enough floor space and hands at our premises, We have successfully done sub-assembly of manufacturing components; sorting and cleaning; packaging, labelling and tagging; collation; printing; finishing processes; stapling, etc, etc. You can make a difference by recycling your household waste with Oasis. We currently provide a free collection service for over 500 businesses. We are always looking for sustainable ways to create employment and opportunities for our beneficiaries. Browse our large range of books, artwork, designer wear, toys, sporting goods, décor items and more. The two Group Homes provide a caring home environment for 42 adults with intellectual disability. Parenting a child with special needs can be a very challenging experience. Oasis began as Oasis Special School in 1952, providing education for learners with intellectual disability who were excluded from mainstream schooling. As the children grew older, there was the challenge of where they would be able to work, with many failed attempts to place them into the formal job market. In response, we opened the Oasis Protective Workshop, a supportive environment where the children could transition from school into a job. Over the years, other projects and services for people with Intellectual disability have been added, and today Oasis is one of the largest and most impactful organisations of its kind, not just in the Western Cape but nationally. We are proud of all we have achieved, and grateful for the constant support from donors, friends and partners. 370 young people and adults with intellectual disability working in the Recycling, Bakery and other projects.