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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,...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Legally blind Cape Town Mom dreams of seeing her children again
Shireen Hermans, a 29-year-old mother from Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, has an eye disease called keratoconus, a condition which causes extremely...
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