The East Rand Protective Workshop provides a permanent healthy physically and emotionally and creative environment for mentally disabled adults on the East Rand Here they find unconditional love a safe environment where they can develop their talents and skills and where they can learn how to communicate as adults with others handle conflict and be in caring relationships For the past twentyeight years the East Rand Protective Workshop ERPW for Intellectually Disabled Adults served the different communities on the East Rand with distinction Here they accept one another laugh and play together have a few fights fall in and out of love develop lasting friendships and even shed a few tears All in all the East Rand Protective Workshop