featured campaigns
Read the inspiring stories behind our featured campaigns created by champions or charity organisations in your local area.
Tragic car crash: Couple faces the devastating loss of their 8-week-old son, severe injuries and mounting medical bills.
On the 28th of December 2021, Gerhard van Niekerk (29), his fiancé Madelein van Zyl (27), and their two sons, Gregory (4) and Luke (8 weeks), were involved in a devastating car accident while on holiday in Johannesburg over the festive season.
Handsome Harvey is getting ready to take on Australia – but he needs your help!
Sandton – Kim Cawdry (30), who has Cerebral palsy and works as a private tutor for children with disabilities and learning difficulties, has been given an amazing opportunity to emigrate to Queensland, Australia in 2022. But before Kim gets ready to pack her bags and...
SA adventurer aspires to become first person of colour in Africa to cross the Atlantic solo
Raised on stories of adventure and exploration, Ryan Jacobs (35) from Gardens, Cape Town, has set himself an ambitious new year’s resolution: to become the first person of colour to row any ocean solo, in an attempt to break the World Record for the furthest row...
Jarrad Ricketts is on a mission to save the lives of 3 individuals suffering from cancer
Image: Jarrad Ricketts – Credit: Clayton Morar Media This festive season many families will find themselves gathered around a hospital bed of a loved one diagnosed with a life-threatening blood disorder in need of a stem cell transplant, instead of the Christmas...
Joshua (12) looks to feed 60 kids at his soup kitchen in Gordon’s Bay
After discovering hungry children in his community three years ago, Joshua Roos (12) who lives with his grandmother, Manda, in Gordon’s Bay, Western Cape, was inspired to start his own soup kitchen to feed the vulnerable and support various charitable institutions. As...
The Gift of the Givers – serving mankind for the ‘Greater Good’
The Gift of the Givers Foundation, established in 1992, is the largest disaster response, non-governmental organisation of African origin on the African continent. It works to unite people, with a common vision, to make a real and telling difference by serving mankind...
16 Days of Activism: 16 Voices stand up to Gender-based violence
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – The Justice Desk (TJD), an award-winning South Africa human rights non-profit organisation, has launched an awareness campaign as part of 16 Days of Activism, which features "16 voices for 16 Days!" 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based...
Blouberg community creates pension fund to reward humble Ice Cream man
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.
7-year-old Farren fearlessly fights Leukemia
One month before her birthday, Farren Grace (7), a grade one pupil from Westville, Durban, was diagnosed with Leukemia, a rare form of cancer in the blood and bone marrow. As a result of her condition, Farren faces frequent infections, fatigue as well as bleeding and...
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