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Press Release: Teen with Lifelong Condition Seeks Community Support as Care Needs Grow
As Donnel’s care needs grow, his family turns to community support to help ensure dignity, mobility, and quality of life for a young man living with hydrocephalus.
Press Release: Ubuntu in Action: How R20 Donations Helped an Eastern Cape Student Stay at UCT
First-year UCT student Atenkosi has turned to crowdfunding to cover outstanding fees and keep her dream of higher education alive.
Press Release: Donor Community Comes Together for 12-Year-Old Battling Cancer
After a rare cancer diagnosis, 12-year-old Chánterie van Rensburg and her family have been carried by an outpouring of support from a caring community.
How International Payouts Work on BackaBuddy
A step-by-step guide to international payouts on BackaBuddy, explaining how Blue Tick and self-managed campaigns are verified and paid globally.
Luma on the Road: A Father’s Wish, A Countrywide Journey, and a Classroom Revolution in Motion
From a father’s wish to educate his children to a 5,000km journey across South Africa, Luma Learn took quality education directly to the learners who need it most.
Trust Before Urgency: What the Good News Drop Proved
December is the noisiest month of the year. It’s also the month when trust matters most.
Looking back at December 2025, one thing became clear very quickly: when urgency rises, scepticism rises with it. Fundraising, marketing, and media all compete for attention, and audiences don’t automatically become more generous — they become more discerning.
Frank Rautenbach Supports St Luke’s Combined Hospices’ Palliative Care Campaign
St Luke’s Combined Hospices is calling on South Africans to help provide comfort, dignity, and palliative care to over 600 vulnerable patients across the Western Cape.
THE FINAL BITE: HOW A 13-YEAR-OLD BAKER FROM CAPE TOWN IS BUILDING HER SWEET DREAM, ONE COOKIE AT A TIME
When 13-year-old Zeeva from Cape Town steps into the kitchen, her cookie dream comes alive. With The Final Bite, she’s turning passion into possibility — one bake at a time.
From a Dying Puppy to a Lifesaving Mission: Johannesburg Couple Turns Recycling Into Rescue Work — and Launches a Campaign in Honour of Their First Rescue, Paul
What began with one dying puppy on a doorstep has grown into one of the East Rand’s most dedicated grassroots rescues. Today, Recycling for Animal Welfare (RAW) is asking for support to keep their lifesaving work going — and to honour the brave little dog who started it all.
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