The Hamlet Foundation, founded in 1954 is an NGO which is located in Bertha Street, Turffontein, Johannesburg. The Hamlet School, which benefits from the foundation, caters for intellectually disabled learners, workers and a larger community. They have grown over the years and developed to include a school for 270 intellectually disabled children, a residential center for 54-60 intellectually disabled adults and a protective workshop for 200 intellectually disabled adult workers.
Hamlet aims to develop and empower the individual towards achieving their maximum potential, enabling them to lead as normal a life as possible.