featured campaigns
Read the inspiring stories behind our featured campaigns created by champions or charity organisations in your local area.
Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust alumni crowdfund to support at least 6 first year students
The Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust’s (CRET) alumni are giving back and paying it forward with an initiative of their own, supporting deserving students just like they were once supported.
8-month-old, Baby Mahi, needs a life-saving bone marrow transplant from an international donor.
Just four months ago, the Jithoo family from KwaZulu-Natal, heard the devastating news that no parent ever wants to hear: their 8-month-old baby girl, Mahi, was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, a very rare form of cancer.
KZN Woman in need of urgent breast reduction surgery to get ‘6kg weight off her chest’
Kirsty Olwagen (32) a school bus driver from Pietermaritzburg, was a breech baby, born with a dislocated hip, which has placed tremendous strain on knees her whole life. Pictured above: Kirsty and her husband, Sefas. At only 2-years old, doctors at Mediclinic in...
BackaBuddy’s Top Tips for a successful crowdfunding campaign
Welcome to BackaBuddy, the home of crowdfunding. We understand that raising funds for a cause can be difficult and sometimes intimidating, which is why our team has put together our best advice for a successful crowdfunding campaign. If you have any questions...
Walking for 29 hours, GBV activist Leilani hopes to provide women with free self-defence classes
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.
Earth-shaker, Romario, dedicates his 10th Birthday to help complete an aviary and plant 350 trees
Romario Valentine (9), a pint-size planet warrior and artist from Umhlanga, Durban, has dedicated the last 4 years of his young life to protecting our planet. Fully focused on his passions, namely bird and marine conservation, climate change, and deforestation,...
Tragic Cooking oil accident: 2-year-old Willow Kleinhans suffers severe burn wounds
On the 31st of March 2021, 2-year-old Willow Kleinhans from Richard’s Bay was playing in her mother’s kitchen when she reached for the gas stove, and accidentally poured boiling cooking oil over her head and 25% of her body.
South Africans coming together even in these trying times.
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.
5 Charities To Support This Heritage Day
While we take a day to celebrate our heritage, donate a warm nutritional meal to a charity by helping them raise funds to feed those in need.
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