We’re excited to be partnering with Joint Aid Management (JAM) South Africa in the near future. We’ll be helping JAM SA fundraise for a 5000 litre water collection tank to be installed at the Phakamani Early Childhood Centre in Weilers …
A fashion statement, a necessity or anything in between – love ‘em or hate ‘em – shoes are pretty much part of everyone’s life. Although many of us may take having shoes for granted, for some children in South Africa, …
Bovines are typically classified as slow and gentle creatures. Yet this is certainly not the case with the CHOC Cows, a fundraising arm of CHOC (Childhood Cancer Foundation). Dressed in fluffy spotted cow suits, this group of passionate activists push …
On Mandela Day, we had the pleasure of spending time with Starfish Greathearts Foundation, one of our partner organisations, and one of their community-based partners, Nokuphila Community Foundation. The objective: to assist five families in Kwathema, near Springs, whose circumstances rendered …
The provision (or lack thereof) of public healthcare in South Africa has received a fair amount of attention. Despite the fact that post-1994, there were a number of improvements to the public healthcare sector such as equal access; equal expenditure …
Several faces smiled nervously back at me as I entered the clinic waiting room and shot a few pictures. While the young men sat and waited, they received juice and a sandwich. Although this didn’t detract from the fact that …
Surprisingly, more than 14 million people in South Africa (approximately 35% of the population) are vulnerable to food insecurity. Of this number, rural communities are particularly susceptible as they account for 70% of the country’s poorest households. The impact of …
Photo of a lady and child waiting outside a clinic in Diepsloot where the Impact Africa team were assisting with pregnancy counseling. Impact Africa provides a place for mothers to get help, in extreme situations they provide a safe place …
The woman in the picture below, Nomsa Mbatha, inspires us. Although almost completely blind (she navigates herself using a white cane), she is a member of the MES cleaning team and with assistance from her team mates, helps clean the …
I’ve almost died twice. On one occasion, my brain was a few hours from shutting down. As the Plasmodium Falciparum (malaria) parasites wormed their way out of my liver and into my brain, in a near coma condition I vaguely …
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