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Crowdfunding 101: The importance of your first donations and how to reach potential donors.
Welcome to BackaBuddy - the home of crowdfunding. If you have arrived on this page, you may need help finding your donors before setting up your first crowdfunding campaign. Where can I find my donors? https://youtu.be/PkNoWuE1SnE 1. Reach out to family...
Klerksdorp Mom succumbs to injuries 5 months after hit-and-run accident in Cape Town.
Charlene Drotsky (34), a stay-at-home mom from Klerksdorp, North West, was involved in a hit-and-run accident on 2 April 2022, while on holiday with her fiancé, Corné Viljoen (39) in Malmesbury, Cape Town. After spending a night out with friends, a man with a bakkie...
Malawian woman hopes to rebuild her home after devastating tropical cyclone Ana.
Eliza Mussa (30) an au pair originally from Lunzu, a township outside of Blantyre in Malawi, got a distressing call from her loved ones that her home was destroyed by the deadly tropical cyclone ‘Ana’ in late January. The storm which lasted a week and left behind a...
Transportation needed to keep singing dream alive for 40 disadvantaged youngsters from Cape Town
“When I am with the choir, I feel like somebody who is worth something.” Rachel’s face lit up as she uttered these words. At 14 years old she is one of 40 young members of the Junior Rosa Choir, established by the Cape Cultural Collective in 2016. The Cape Cultural...
#KZNFloods: What you can do to help communities affected by the floods
Image credit: twooceansmarathon.org.za Following one of the worst floods in South Africa’s history, this past Monday, 11th April 22’ in KwaZulu Natal, over 443 residents have sadly lost their lives, 63 people are still missing and 13 000 properties and infrastructures...
Durban Floods | Community helps 10-year-old after the ‘unspeakable’ loss of her entire family
On Tuesday, 12 April 2022, during the torrential rains and flooding that devastated the most part of KwaZulu-Natal, Shakirah, a young girl, aged 10, had her entire world ripped from her, in the most unspeakable and unutterable manner. During the early hours of the...
Durban Floods: Gift of the Givers uplifts KZN communities in the wake of devastation and destruction.
Since Monday 11 April 2022, when one of the worst floods in South Africa’s history hit Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal, at least 448 individuals were killed, and the damage to property and infrastructure in the region was insurmountable. In the wake of the destruction brought...
TRIGGER WARNING | Gran (47) left disfigured after gruesome attack by employer’s pit bulls
Selina Kokolosi (47), a grandmother from Potchefstroom, Northwest Province, who works as a domestic worker, was attacked and grievously mauled by her employer’s three pit bulls on 25 January 2022. The dogs, which are ordinarily locked away when Selina arrives for...
Restoring dignity to the elderly remains a top priority for old folks home in the Lamontville township
The Issy Geshen Lamont Home for the Aged situated in the Lamontville township in Durban, South Africa, cares for the physical, emotional and social needs of 69 frail elderly residents from extremely disadvantaged communities. Pictured above, Gogo Guma, a legendary...
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