The Phedišang project's main goal is to feed and care for orphan and vulnerable children (OVC). These children are mainly left in the wake of the HIV/AIDS pandemic that is affecting South Africa. Phedišang recognizes the importance of keeping a child in some form of a family unit, while ensuring they have access to adequate care and support. Maintaining one (and usually more) orphan child at home often creates a harder situation for the foster family and therefore the child is not adequately cared for or fed.

In 2002, the trustees of The McLean Trust asked several of the communities they worked with, how to address the evident and imminent problem of HIV/AIDS orphans. Maria Kgabo, based in Enable village in Limpopo, had researched the matter and counted orphans in nearby villages. She came up with over 1,500 affected children as well as a workable solution. With the cooperation of communities in three adjacent villages, Enable, Worcester and Turkey and The McLean Trust, the Phedišang Project was born.  

Initially in 2003, three OVC drop-in centres were created utilizing existing facilities within each community. A drop-in centre is a facility where meals are prepared and the children come to eat twice a day. In May 2004, a centre at the nearby village of Butswana was added. The four centres comprised what was termed as the Enable Hub, which was responsible for the operations of these drop-in centres. By March 2006, a second hub was established, Sekororo Hub, in a nearby area and two more centres were opened in the villages of Sekororo and Turkey 2. In May 2008, in order to facilitate greater efficiency and accountability, the project was restructured to combine both hubs into one operational whole.

Most of the drop-in centres are located at community crèches and operated by local committees. The school's infrastructure, which includes a kitchen and a cook, is supplemented by additional cooks to prepare the two well balanced meals a day for the designated OVC within the community. Additionally, each centre has a carer that monitors the attendance and health of each OVC, and facilitates daily afternoon activities with the children

The OVC in each village are identified by the local Phedišang committees. Once the children are welcomed into the drop-in centres, they become a part of the Phedišang family which helps them access state grants, the health system and a nurturing environment. From July 2006, afternoon activities were introduced at some of the cntres, and by february 2007 all of the centres were participating.

Phedišang currently feeds and cares for over 400 children, providing breakfast and lunch seven days a week. All of the centres are operating well and are ensuring that the OVC are provided with the care and nurturing they are missing from their lives at home. Improvements can always be made and once these centres are operating efficiently and given adequate donor funding, Phedišang can extend into nearby villages where the need is evident.