After 2 years of the Social Responsiveness Project, all of the participating residents (n = 17) felt that the programme had been of benefit to them, and had a positive effect on the community, and indicated an intention to continue working in social responsiveness projects in their community after finishing their residency training. Hence, the results of this study indicate that the Social Responsiveness Project is useful for both society at large and for residents in helping young doctors to recognise the problems faced by the children in disadvantaged communities, and what they can do as doctors to help improve the situation of these children.