Kindness spread Like Confetti in Yeoville

This year, let’s all commit to making the lives of our seniors a whole lot better; that means more quality time, talking about life and learning about how they contributed to our world today. Here is how to help:

LINDEN – The team donated mugs of soup and knitted beanies and scarves to the members of the Fairland Police Station.  To mark South African Police Service Day on 23 June, local NPO Kindness Like Confetti decided to do something special for the men and women in blue...

The Pad Princess project dropped off much needed sanitary pads and pantyliners for unprivileged girls at the school on 13 March.

You can now feed multiple families for less than R100.00 by making up easy meal packs and writing a note explaining how to prepare the meal.

‘Kindness like Confetti’ run various projects, and this month they are collecting items to make up brave bags for cancer patients at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.

More people are relying on the help of others to feed themselves and their families; these are the charities keeping bellies filled this year. South Africa (07 January 2025) – People around the world are struggling with rising costs of living and South Africa is no exception. People are struggling to feed themselves and their families, and often turn to organisations for help. We have a list of organisations that work tirelessly to make sure everyone has a meal.

Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital treats some of the poorest citizens so Kindness Like Confetti is collecting sandwich stuff to feed cancer patients.

Kindness Like Confetti (KLC) has been living up to its name, spreading joy throughout Johannesburg with a series of heartwarming initiatives that demonstrate the power of community and the positive impact that small gestures can have on the lives of others!

Kindness Like Confetti (KLC) have launched a campaign to help bring the end of period poverty to 500 young ladies in the Gauteng area. Johannesburg, South Africa (06 May 2024) – Period poverty is rife in South Africa, where families have to choose between putting a meal on the table versus purchasing menstrual hygiene products.

South Africa (20 May 2020) – We have had hundreds of emails and messages ranging from people looking for help to people wanting to offer help. We have been directing them to the charities we know of but a conclusive list is what was needed.

Johannesburg, South Africa (22 February 2024) – Community hours have become a part of schooling, where school-goers are encouraged to give back. The Kindness Like Confetti Johannesburg team have created a helpful menu which will help students perform tasks in exchange for hours.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead. Charities are making a difference in SA!

Kindness Like Confetti serves up love this Valentines Day. Eeufees Oord retirement village was transformed into a sea of red as volunteers from the charity Kindness Like Confetti descended on the small village for Valentine’s Day. The ‘Confetti Girls’ wanted to kick...

Millions of South Africans go to bed either hungry or malnourished; these organisations are making sure families have at least one good meal to get by. South Africa (28 January 2024) – Feeding schemes and organisations come and go in South Africa as funding is found or dried out. Sadly, over the years, our charity list related to a single meal or huge food parcels has dwindled, and this year, it is the smallest yet – BUT there are still organisations filling the hunger gap, making sure people have food to eat.

A group of dedicated women from the Rotary Clubs of Northcliff and Vanderbijlpark, as well as Mini Miracles, have once again demonstrated the power of community and compassion. Known for their record-breaking knitting achievements, these women have donated a significant number of hand-knitted scarves to Kindness Like Confetti’s Joseph Jersey Project.

Kindness Like Confetti hosted a fundraiser dinner to say farewell to the founder of the organisation, Alyson Samson, who will be relocating overseas and to welcome Claire Duvel who will take over the reins. The dinner was hosted at Satori Family Restaurant.

Knitting and crocheting are great ways to give back; you get a peaceful hobby, and society stays warm and cosy through the winter. These organisations need your needles and hooks:

The Kindness Like Confetti (KLC) team has been working overtime to provide joy and warmth to 1,000 new mothers and their little ones in Johannesburg by distributing essential baby bags at several public hospitals.

The Kindness Like Confetti team will be supporting two soup kitchens through the winter and is rallying support to collect much-needed food items.

Through its Joseph Jersey and Pad Princess projects, Kindness Like Confetti is not only tackling real concerns but also making a real difference in the lives of those who need it most.