Deeds of Love Ministries is a Non Profit organization (registration NPO 030-090) initiated in 1995 by the Baptist Union of Southern Africa Assembly. DOLM is a catalyst and a facilitator of development and relief. Our aim is to sensitise the churches to the social issues facing our society and to empower them to reverse the effects of poverty.
We've been doing this for nine years with considerable success. Some local groups have started projects the majority of which are led by women and are under-resourced. At the moment the various groups are involved in social aid and relief projects, skills development, self help, development and economic empowerment.
Through the Baptist Union DOLM engages with about 161 local projects over the last 9 years. In partnership with organizations such as Dorcas Aid International, Macedonian ministries and Operation Mobilisation we uplift communities in Mozambique, Lesotho and Malawi through training, medical care and food security programs.
The table below summarises the projects that DOLM has been involved with do date:
| Category | 2004 | July 2006 |
| Social Services (refugees centre, creche, day care for at risk children, etc.) | 59 | 65 |
| Relief (disaster - fire, flood and tornado, temporary intervention) | 17 | 20 |
| Welfare (shelter, food, clothes, grants, etc.) | 33 | 40 |
| Development and Job creation (agriculture, skills training, job creation, small business and income generation, etc.) | 40 | 50 |
| Support and others (placement centre, counseling, advocacy, etc.) | 12 | 15 |
| HIV and AIDS | - | 11 |
| Total | 161 | 201 |