featured campaigns
Read the inspiring stories behind our featured campaigns created by champions or charity organisations in your local area.
Gang Rape Survivor | Johannesburg counsellor (46) shares her sexual assault story to empower others
Joanita Smit (46), a counsellor from Boksburg, Gauteng, is on a mission to dismantle the stigma around sexual abuse, advocating for mental health, with her counselling practice under the Sm;tten Love Foundation. Joanita’s story At the age of 16, while attending a...
Serving Humanity | Gift of the Givers celebrates their 30th Anniversary
For over 30 years, non-governmental organisation, The Gift of the Givers has served humanity unconditionally; assisting all of creation, irrespective of race, religion, colour class, political affiliation or geographic location. “Our mission is simple: we react...
11-year-old singing prodigy needs support to continue attending prestigious Choir School
Talented Ethan Palagangwe needs support to continue his educational journey at the prestigious Drakensberg Boys Choir School in KZN.
67 Minutes Of Change In The Safety Of Your Home
Through the advances of the BackaBuddy crowdfunding platform, here’s a compiled list of campaigns (both individual and charities) to help you change the world safely in the comfort of your own space.
MJ is a gender anarchist, a multidisciplinary historian, occupied with confronting intersecting social relations of power. Queer-ing
Mammetja Mogotlane (27), works towards building a sustainable eco-community, playing chess with capitalism. Born in Johannesburg, Gauteng, they have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to pursue their master’s degree at The School of Oriental and African Studies...
Humansdrop charity to offer sewing classes to empower local women in Kouga
The Sakhe Family Care Development Centre is a non-profit organisation based in Humansdorp, Eastern Cape, that aims to uplift families in the Kouga area through training courses for wives, husbands and children alike. Their goal is to prevent gender-based violence by...
SA woman keeps a decade-long promise by running 295km to support student’s final year
To raise the R75,600 ($5000) needed to cover Nellie’s final year of school, Nickey has launched a crowdfunding campaign on BackaBuddy, and is pledging to complete 14 consecutive half marathons, a total distance of 295,4km, to get Nellie to the ‘finish line’ of her schooling career.
Warrior Teenager (17) with an extremely rare cancer condition faces overwhelming medical bills
Reece Trumpelmann (17), a teenager from Bapsfontein, Gauteng, with the courage of a lion, was diagnosed with Gorlin Goltz Syndrome, an extremely rare cancer condition in 2016. After bumping his jaw while playing on a jumping castle, Reece was taken to hospital, and...
Period poverty leads to 528 days off school for disadvantaged young girls in the Hwange province.
Maluuk Explores Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Adrienne Short from South Africa, hopes to visit 20 secondary schools in the Hwange province, Zimbabwe, to provide 788 girls with a long-term sustainable solution to sanitaryware. It is estimated that...
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