Redemption Life Development Institute (RLDI) has developed out of community work that began in 1983 in Ennerdale in the south of Johannesburg under the auspices of a church called Redemption Centre. Numerous projects such as providing meals, clothing for the needy, assisting the homeless with accommodation, youth development and creative arts were carried out during those years under the auspices of the church. This community work was formalized under the banner of RLDI in 2009. After a stint of work through the said church it was re-registered in 2020.