featured campaigns
Read the inspiring stories behind our featured campaigns created by champions or charity organisations in your local area.
We’re Hiring: Finance Processing Clerk
BackaBuddy is South Africa’s leading crowdfunding platform, empowering individuals and charities to raise funds for causes that matter. We’re looking for a detail-oriented and compassionate Finance Processing Clerk to join our growing team. This role sits at the heart...
Cape Town’s Rising Star, Imkhitha (14), Representing SA on the Global Chess Stage
Photo credit: Flashlight Pictures At just 14 years old, talented Imkhitha Joya from Old Crossroads in Nyanga, Cape Town, was rewriting what’s possible for a young girl with big dreams and an even bigger heart. As one of South Africa’s brightest young talents in chess,...
Run for a Cause: Meet the Charities Taking On Comrades 2025 with BackaBuddy
Picture: The 2023 Comrades Marathon down run from Pietermaritzburg to Durban. Shelley Kjonstad/African News Agency (ANA) As thousands prepare to lace up for the Comrades Marathon, a remarkable group of runners are stepping up — not just for the challenge, but for...
Barefoot and Brave: Graham Wells Runs Comrades 2025 to Feed the Homeless in Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa – On Sunday, 8 June 2025, Graham Wells will run his 8th Comrades Marathon — barefoot — to raise vital funds for the PMB Homeless Network (PMBHN). His mission? To raise R60,000 to provide 2,000 warm meals for those without food or shelter...
Moo-ving for Good: How The Cows Are Raising Funds and Powering Hope for CHOC
In a world where childhood cancer turns families' lives upside down, a spirited herd from all over the world are lacing up, diving in, and moo-ving mountains — one race, one challenge, one campaign at a time. They are The Cows — and they’re not just fundraising,...
Surrounded by Love, Fueled by Faith: Eldorét Visser’s Victory Over Breast Cancer
In the heart of Franschhoek, surrounded by vineyards and dreams, a wedding and events coordinator, Eldorét Visser (38), was living what seemed to be a fairy-tale life. Newly married and mother to a beautiful baby girl named Olivia (19 months), she was juggling the...
Investing in Education, Investing in the Future: TNF’s Mission
In 2018, South Africans—and supporters from around the globe—rallied behind the Trevor Noah Foundation’s very first major crowdfunding campaign for #GivingTuesdaySA. This wasn’t just a fundraiser; it was a movement, igniting hope and affirming the belief that...
When Giving Becomes Life-Saving: The Donors Behind SABMR’s 2020 Campaign
In 2020, cricketer JP Duminy launched the Be Someone’s Tomorrow campaign in support of the South African Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR), calling on the public to help patients fighting life-threatening blood disorders access the stem cell transplants they urgently...
From the Heart of BackaBuddy: CGO Catherine du Plooy Leads by Example
In the quiet corridors of generosity, some stories shine not only because of their emotional weight, but because of the extraordinary people who choose to act with compassion. One such person is Catherine du Plooy, Chief Growth Officer at BackaBuddy, and one of our...
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