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The Generositree initiative has been created with the aim to momentarily offer a hand-up to those in destitution. People are in desperate privation and a momentary boost of hope could help them regain momentum to press on. Assistance may vary and could range from, but is not limited to: helping a recent graduate with a bus/train ticket in respect of a job -a paid job opportunity alleviates poverty within a family; FREE resume assistance - data (to email applicant C.V.) & printing/ copying of documents; a food voucher - enabling a family's finances to be redirected to a more pressing need (e.g. emergency medical expense or starting a new job that requires money for travel).
Gabriella Centre is an NPO residential and holistic therapeutic educational care facility for children & young adults with severe to profound physical and Intellectual challenges such as Cerebral Palsy. We believe in inclusivity and this is why we strive to try assist persons whom are "differently-abled" to receive the same opportunities in life. It may take a little bit more time, patience and effort but we believe that each one of our attendees can overcome their challenges and are able to be their best self.
The Rihanyo Initiative is focused on making a difference in the health of children and youth in Southern African Communities. We do this by fundraising for causes, making people aware of needs, and helping families and organisations with resources.
Caring for children and their families in Kayamandi, Stellenbosch We feed 2000 children daily, and provide 30 internships for unemployed youths who work as education activators with Grade R - Grade 6 learners daily at our centre. We provide 100 unemployed women monthly food parcels as a supportive intervention for six months on our Sustainable Livelihoods Programme. We have vegetable gardens, workshops, training, mentorship, counselling and a book-sharing library for parents cannot afford to send their children to creche.
The Pebbles Project is a non-profit organisation founded in 2004, driven by the values of courage, commitment, compassion and integrity. Working with children from birth to 25 years they seek to support Western Cape farming communities by creating life-changing opportunities that target vulnerable children and their families. What makes Pebbles unique is the holistic support it offers, from health and nutrition to academic intervention, special educational needs, social and emotional support, and parent and community engagement.
Without access to accurate menstrual education, girls are often absent from school during menstruation, missing up to four days of school every month. 1/3 of girls in South Africa report staying out of school during menstruation, others drop out of school completely. The reason is often as simple as they cannot afford, or do not have access to, basic feminine hygiene products. Wild Hearts Foundation Africa was founded to keep girls in school, and is committed to addressing the problems of menstrual education and accessible hygiene products while employing women to work in our factory which has manufactured and distributed over 68 000 reusable sanitary pads to school girls.
Since 1984 we continue to provide 24 hour residential accommodation and care to 60 physically disabled adults at Turfhall Cheshire. We would like to further our organisations mission to assist people with disabilities, regardless of their colour, race or creed, by providing the conditions necessary for their physical, mental and spiritual well-being. Each resident is dependent on a Carer to assist with feeding, bathing, dressing, moving from their bed to their wheelchair and turned/moved every 3 hours to avoid pressure sores. We need your generosity to ensure we can continue to provide the specialised care our vulnerable residents deserve. Your purchase will impact their lives - Thank You.
We perform vision screenings on school-going children in the townships and rural areas. We then proceed to perform comprehensive eye exams and further donate spectacles to those who are found to have visual impairments. It has been proven that 80% of learning at school level is visual, and a lot of children perform below average not because of their intellectual capabilities, but because of visual challenges. One in every four children has some or other visual impairment, and we want to be a catalyst in ensuring that we support the children of South Africa by giving them clear vision so that they can thrive at school and grow up to positively contribute to society and the country at large.
Pelo Foundation is a registered Non-Profit Organisation that is changing lives and making a difference in the lives of children born with Congenital Heart Disease. We are raising funds and awareness to ensure that children born with Congenital Heart Disease receive life-saving surgeries and medical treatment that could give them a chance to live long and make it to adulthood. Our mission is to bring Joy, Love, and Light to children with Congenital Heart Disease. Help us to save the lives of children born with Congenital Heart Disease. Every Beat Counts! For more information on Pelo Foundation, visit www.pelofoundation.org
The Hope Exchange is a 41-year-old NPO in the heart of Cape Town that helps the homeless and people at risk of becoming so. Hope starts with dignity and The Hope Exchange allows the homeless to be respected for who they are, to be acknowledged and not dismissed. We provide our clients with the opportunity to shower, wash their clothes, get a meal, get clinic care, attend vocational training and receive social support. By providing these services we create touch points of contact with people to access their circumstances and start a conversation with them to help them get off the street or get help with other problems like drug addiction, abuse or mental illness.
The Roll a Hippo Foundation improves the lives of marginalized women and children in rural South Africa by providing families with the innovative hippo water roller that transforms the backbreaking chore of collecting household water. At the core of our program is a simple innovation that will transform the way women engage with the ‘last mile’ of water collection, and return to them the time to pursue more empowering personal, social, educational, and economic opportunities. For less than the cost of a Netflix subscription each month, you would provide a hippo roller that could support a family of up to 10! Fur further information, please visit our website at: https://www.rollahippo.org/
The primary objective of the BackaBuddy Children's Fund is to provide support to children who are afflicted with cancer and their parents, who are often coping with the emotional and financial burdens associated with their child's illness. All donations received for the children's cancer fund will be administered by BackaBuddy NPC, and on a monthly basis, medical campaigns meeting specific criteria submitted to the platform will receive matched funding from the fund. The matched funding will help augment the campaign's outreach efforts, stimulate donations, and double the impact of each donor's contribution. By contributing to the BackaBuddy Children's Cancer Fund, you'll become a member of
At our core, we are dedicated to delivering vital pastoral care and counselling services to patients, their families, caregivers, and hospital staff within public healthcare facilities. Moreover, we extend our commitment by offering comprehensive skills training and development programs, coupled with a nourishing meal to those visiting the anti-retroviral therapy clinic once a week. Together, we are building a foundation of care and support, fostering holistic well-being for all.
Pay It Forward is a 2000 American drama film based on the novel of the same name by Catherine Ryan Hyde. We have chosen this name as this is how we wish the Organization to run. We, through our valued Members, and after assessment, will if deemed necessary, assist. We ask that when the family assisted are back 'up', that they help us to help others, thus, Pay It Forward.............. Started due to a need in one Community in August 2011 and currently with over 37000 Followers, we are able to assist through specific Projects (on a Project by Project basis in any areas of South Africa, and even beyond the borders. See our Facebook Page here - https://www.facebook.com/PayItForwardSA
Arise Restoration Centre is a haven for people that struggle with life controlling problems, people who need a second chance in life. We take people in from the street, and we give them a home, a family environment full of love and take care of all their needs. We walk an intimate road with each person to aid the long-term process of reintegrating them back into society. Our service offering brings relief to sex trafficking survivors, drug addicts, alcoholics and any person who needs a second chance in life.
In our project areas, the lives of approximately 2000 vulnerable children hang in the balance, struggling with distress, depression, and the weight of limited opportunities. They yearn for hope, for a brighter future that seems just out of reach. With your help, we can be the beacon of light in their lives. Our project strives to better the lives of orphaned & vulnerable children by meeting their immediate needs & empowering them for a brighter future. We're committed to ensuring every child has access to education. Your donation has the power to transform their despair into dreams, making the impossible possible. Join us today & be the ray of hope these children so desperately need.
Eyes2Eyes is a registered non profit working to prevent blindness. Our mission is to assist young public health patients with preventable corneal blindness, with life changing sight restoration. Patients are referred to us from the Groote Schuur Hospital Cornea Clinic, the George Hospital and the Discount Vision Clinic in Port Elizabeth. We fund highly technical lenses to treat advanced cases of keratoconus. Public hospitals do not fund these lenses. Without our help, these patients are sent home to live a life with unnecessary blindness. Keratoconus starts in the teenage years. It's critical to treat these patients before their education, mental health & personal development is impacted.
Irene Home is honoured to serve the most vulnerable in our community by providing residential care, health care, and protected workshops while creating opportunity and hope for persons with intellectual disabilities. For us at Irene Homes, it is crucial to create a stable environment where those with an intellectual disability can enjoy being active citizens of our community and benefit from all the basic rights they are entitled to. We aim to promote empowerment and assist in creating real opportunities for the vulnerable people we serve. When our residents and day workers are empowered, they become representatives of change, and can more readily embrace their own potential,
Help A Child South Africa is a registered Non-Profit Organization (264-750 NPO) which creates a positive lasting change in the lives of children who are less fortunate and living in devastatingly difficult situations by providing food, clothing and education. We carefully select and target exceptionally talented children with amazing potential but limiting conditions due to their poor background. We ensure that these children are afforded a fair chance to a bright future by creating conditions that allow them to thrive and become the absolute best versions of themselves! - Find out more on: https://www.helpachild.org.za
The Ruya Project, established in 2016, aims to provide free eye care services to the most vulnerable in underprivileged communities. Our services include: - Vision screenings - Full comprehensive eye exams - Spectacles - Dry eye and ocular allergy treatment and management - Visual therapy programs - Referrals to ophthalmologists or other health care providers are needed.
Our vision is to improve the academic and social well-being of learners and students. Our mission is to: (1) motivate, mentor, monitor and provide career guidance to learners and students; (2) see an overall improvement in academic and social well-being of learners and students; and (3) equip learners and students with psycho-social skills, menstrual cycle awareness and mental health awareness. Our strategies include: (1) Academic; (2) Psycho-social; and (3) Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture. Our events include: (1) Tutoring and Mentoring; (2) Sanitary Donations; (3) Career Exhibition; (4) Stationery and Uniform Donations; (4) Fun Run and Hiking Activities; and (5) Motivational Talks.
Aniko Home is an assisted living facility that provides skilled caregiver services, special care and personal care services to residents with autism, intellectual disability, moderate to severe syndromes and comorbidities. Aniko Home NPC was created to provide housing for a group of young disabled adults, and to introduce our programs into the system where we provide these adults with basic human experiences, activities, and engagements that they otherwise would not have access to.
MatrixMen is an organization that believes we can end GBV by providing mental health care to all men and boys. We all know that Hurt people Hurt people, so logic dictates that if we can help cure the hurt, we will be able to prevent hurt people from hurting people. MatrixMen is launching the Everyone Needs Ten. We believe that if everyone attends at least ten therapy sessions they will be far better people. The problem is that therapy costs a lot, and the men that need it most cannot afford it. Please support us in our endeavor to support the broken men who cannot regulate their anger and need the tools that we can provide them to heal. We can end GBV with your support.
Arms of Mercy is a non-profitable charity organisation, founded in 2017 by a small team of caring individuals, united by the call to service. It is our vision & mission to help sick children with cancer, life-threatening illnesses, rare diseases, cerebral palsy and special needs; by giving financial assistance so they can receive the necessary medical care, specialised treatments, therapies and emergency surgeries that will improve their quality of life. In today`s economy, very few parents and families can afford this on their own and need all the financial aid they can get, no matter how small the contribution. Together WE CAN make a difference and change the world for a child in need.
San Michele Home serves the whole community by providing an essential non-denominational home for intellectually & physically disabled people. The home provides professional care as well as a family environment. SMH opened it’s doors for the first time in 1945, caring for 6 ex-servicemen's intellectually disabled children. Today, 78 years later, we are proud to be able to provide a home for more than 220 permanent residents who are intellectually disabled. San Michele is a registered Non-Profit Organization — NPO no: 001/033 NPO, Fund Raising No FIR 01-100221-000-7. SMH is licensed to cater for patients from the age of 18 and older. Most of our patients stay at San Michele for life.
Thárros Family Centre was founded in 2016 and is the only resource centre in the rural town of Hankey, EC. Our services directly impact children and families and focus on creating healthy and safe environments where children can thrive. Our approach is based on our TEN10 Care Plan, concentrating on Therapeutic, Educational and Nurturing Care, which we deliver to our best capability (10/10). Programs and Projects at Thárros: * Foster Care Services * Effective Parenting Skills workshops * Pregnant and new mothers support group * Safety awareness at primary schools * Preschool Education * Awareness workshops at secondary schools * Sewing skills "Healthy Families equal Healthy Communities"!
The Cornal Hendricks Foundation (CHF) are a nonprofit organization who aims to help raise every child who we come in contact within South Africa to become the best version of themselves through education, training, and coaching. The CHF would like to be able to provide bursaries for young people toward their studies and provide sport equipment for sportsmen and women who will be competing on school provincial level. He wants them to experience that there are people who still love and care for them and who believe in them to reach their dreams and live their potential.
Building started in 2019 and the steel frame and roof erected with a clear plan and adequate funding. The Barn would become a safe space to house our special needs animals, offer facilities to generate funding for the Sanctuary, provide accommodation for visitors/volunteers/staff, and serve as a hub for our outreach programs with office and training space to facilitate this. Once started, however, COVID struck the globe. The price of steel trebled and we used our entire budget to finish the steel frame and roof. The project was halted so that the Sanctuary could weather lockdown as resources were redirected towards animal care and day to day.
Cupcakes Of Hope raises funds for children diagnosed with cancer, they do this through their love of baking and enjoying cupcakes. Volunteers are invited to become Cupcake Angels and 'bake a difference' and host fundraisers at work, their church or child's school. Cupcake of HOPE assist more than 200 patients every month by paying for their medical and other day-to-day needs like nutritional food and nappies to wheelchairs, crutches and prosthetics. This year more than 2500 Educational Activity Care Packs have been delivered to all 20 pediatric oncology wards across South Africa. Your support will mean that Cupcakes of Hope will be able to assist even more children in 2024.
Rainbows and Smiles is a community-based, charitable foundation dedicated to providing emotional, social and financial support to children diagnosed with cancer or a life-threatening illness, and their families and caregivers.
This Project or Cause is to help vulnerable people in Need, with the large majority being children. Helping vulnerable people, children in need with: - Food - Drinking water - Clothing - Blankets - Toiletries - Accommodation - Education - Sport - Etc. Providing in their Basic Needs and more, ... Funds and Donations also needed to build a much needed Orphanage / Children's Home. Orphanage / Children's Home, for orphans, homeless, abandoned and abused children. Orphanage / Children's Home will also include Basic Education, Early Childhood Development (ECD), Sport facility, Trauma Centre for abused children.
🌟 Build a Brighter Future for Children with Klein Begin Preschool🌟 As an ECD project close to the heart of CHF for 6 years already, Klein Begin has been a haven of learning for young minds. Now, we have the opportunity to provide even more children with essential early childhood education. We're excited to share that we recently launched a special needs class, that started on October 16 2023. Issie, a qualified and experienced special needs teacher, is now caring for our special needs kids. This fulfils a long-standing dream of CHF & Klein Begin to provide education for special needs children. We need your help to make our dream of new school premises a reality. Join us in changing lives!
Be A Lifeline and Keep a Girl in School One third of girls can not afford sanitary products and miss school because of this. Gain Through Giving NPC, is committed to keeping our girls in school by providing them with washable reusable cloth menstrual pads that last up to 5 years. We manufacture and then distribute them in collaboration with various humanitarian relief NGOs such as Centre for Humanity, African Muslim Agency & Mustadafin Foundation. By giving a girl a set of reusable menstrual pads, YOU have kept a girl in school and given her a fighting chance to end the cycle of poverty in her home. Your donation can set the pedestal for the next female generation to build upon it.
Hangberg Dreams is a three-tiered organization that services various aspects: 1. Substance Misuse, Treatment and Intervention. 2.Therapeutic Family intervention sessions. 3. referral to outsourced clinical service providers. 4.An aligned Recovery Home 5.Re-integration and Aftercare. Second Tier: 1. Community upliftment services. 2.Vulnerable Seniors needs and being. 3.Youth empowerment programs 18-35 years Third Tier: 1.Awareness and intervention programs 2. Nourishment 3.Mentorship Programs
Organic food growing in school environments serves the children and school communities today and into the future. This outdoor learning environment connects people young and old to nature in ways that are healing for both. Our gardens ensure feeding programmes are boosted nutritionally with organic produce and we teach for the long term sustainability of this impact.