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Cotopaxi Climb: Avela Foundation to Scale Active Volcano to Benefit Young Burn Survivors
A team of adventurers led by Cami Palomo (62), founder of the Avela Foundation, is set to embark on an arduous mountain trek to raise funds for the...
Design26 Foundation launches ‘buy a brick’ campaign to build community skills centre in Mitchell’s Plain
Suraya Williams, founder of the Design26 Foundation, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Backabuddy to raise funds to build a community sewing...
Dog Lover Greta Wilson Honours Late Friend and Raises Funds for Animal Welfare
Greta Wilson, a dog lover and resident of Lakeside, Western Cape, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on BackaBuddy to raise funds for Funda Nenja,...
Talented young gymnast from Fourways seeks community support for international competition
Lisa Peché, a devoted mother from Fourways, Johannesburg, is seeking support to fund her daughter Madison's trip to Malta for the International...
In 24 Hours campaign to Help Heroic Security Guard Rebuild Home After Ruin Exceeds Target
Taylea duToit, a resident of Sea Point, Cape Town, launched a crowdfunding campaign to help Siyabonga “Siya” Zimoshile (44) rebuild his informal...
JHB Para-athlete to cycle to Cape Town, swim Robben Island to Big Bay, to gift teen prosthetic leg.
Sean Clarke (28), a multi-talented para-athlete from Craighall Park, Johannesburg, is an inspiring individual who overcame a severe injury at the...
WATCH | Pure Joy as Katlego, who has Cerebral Palsy is gifted an electric wheelchair from unsparing donors
In 2016, Nika Du Toit (36), Acting Deputy Principal at Hope School in Westcliff, Johannesburg, met Katlego Legotlo (22), a charming student with a...
Pretoria Stable Manager Undergoes Specialized Treatment After Horse Kick Causes Severe Injuries to her Face
Pictured above: Marissa has been riding horses for the last 14-years. Marissa Barnard (30), a stable manager from Donkerhoek, Pretoria, suffered a...
Paraplegic athlete Meiring De Clercq may soon play golf again thanks to specialised wheelchair from Germany
Meiring De Clercq, a 33-year-old sports enthusiast from Nelspruit, had his life changed forever in 2019 when a reckless taxi driver caused him to...
Air School Paragliding with a heart
As BackaBuddy, a member organization of the Africa Scotland Business Network, we were fortunate enough to be selected as one of the beneficiaries of...
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