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WELCOME
You're at the public information site for the General Service Office of Alcoholics Anonymous South Africa. If you're here because you think you, or someone you know, has a problem with drinking - you're in the right place. This site may also be helpful to the professional community or media seeking information about our fellowship. In any case, the kettle has boiled, and we invite you to pour yourself a cup of virtual coffee and come on in to any of our meeting rooms. We hope you find what you're looking for.
 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
-The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions.
-A.A. is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy; neither endorses not oppose any causes.
-Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.
WHAT IS SOCIETY’S REAL RESPONSIBILITY?
In actual fact, because of the impact of alcoholism on families and communities, society has a responsibility to protect its members from becoming alcoholics. It is up to every person in society to identify the signs of alcoholism and intervene in some way to stop a person from becoming an alcoholic. Far too often the alcoholic is left to drink until he loses everything and end up on the streets. There are many ways in which you can become involved in helping alcoholics to help themselves and recover.
"We who are in A.A. came because we finally gave up trying to control our drinking. We still hated to admit that we could never drink safely. Then we heard from other A.A. members that we were sick. (We thought so for years!) We found out that many people suffered from the same feelings of guilt and loneliness and hopelessness that we did. We found out that we had these feelings because we had the disease of alcoholism."
"We decided to try and face up to what alcohol had done to us."
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