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Reaching out to neighbours, and posting on community groups, Michelle was blown away when the campaign soon reached over R70 000, with the support of 193 donors.

On the 16th of September 2021, the 29th anniversary of her sexual assault, Leilani will take on a new challenge: walking for 29 hours, from Ventersdorp to Little Falls, Gauteng, to raise R290 000 on BackaBuddy, to provide women, particularly those in disadvantaged areas with access to free self-defence classes.

Take a look at a few BackaBuddy campaigns launched this year that reminded us what it means to be South African, even in these trying times.

To honour the life and memory of her friend, KT, has started a crowdfunding campaign to help cover the cost of Pearl’s children trauma counselling, as well as their education and living expenses for the foreseeable future.

Due to the recent unrest around South Africa, local business, Badges & Signs in Howick- KZN, has been in the process of cleaning up and rebuilding its business with the assistance of its dedicated staff.

An attempt to eradicate barriers that stand between students and them achieving their educational goals we have chosen to direct our efforts to infrastructural development.

SA Women Fight Back is a community of united women who network to bring about legislative change and support for all women and children in South Africa.

When Tannie Poppie Van As, an elderly lady from Laingsburg who runs a roadside ‘roosterbrood’ stand in the Western Cape was invited to Italy to show off her cooking skills, her personality instantly captured the hearts of donors both locally and abroad.

Celebrating 27 years of democracy, inspired Cola Cohen (19), pays tribute to Nelson Mandela and the struggle heroes by paddling 27km ‘Freedom Paddle’ to provide the community with 27 00 meals.