'You cannot teach a traumatized child'. Community Keepers is a South African NGO that provides free, professional mental health and social services to learners, parents and teachers in schools in marginalized communities in South Africa. Since inception in 2008, Community Keepers has delivered over 40 000 therapy sessions to more than 27 000 beneficiaries. Our services include individual counselling and therapy, assessments, group therapy and teacher and parent workshops and training.