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

Johannesburg, South Africa (30 January 2020) – The 4th of February is World Cancer Day. Many cancer patients in state hospitals don’t have the ability to sit through treatment comfortably which is why The Brave Bag Foundation visits to offer small comforts.

The Brave Bag Foundation make up pamper packs which they hand out to cancer patients at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital. What they noticed was that many patients didn’t have a meal and drink while they sat waiting for treatment.

The Brave Bag Foundation then started making sandwiches and mix juice for the people to help sustain them through the day.

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The Grade 4 to 7 learners of Yeoville Community School were surprised with a delivery of stationery packs donated by Kindness like Confetti (KLC), Mini Miracles and Ashraful Aid, community members and corporate donors.

Over 800 packs contained pens, pencils, a ruler, an eraser, a glue stick, a sharpener, coloured pencils, and a pair of scissors. Lever arch files, reading books, notepads, brown paper, art supplies, breakfast cereals and long-life milk also formed part of the donation. The learners were excited to receive their stationery packs.

The aim of this project was to give the learners of Yeoville Community School all the tools they need for a successful school day. Headmistress, Martha Mente who was thrilled to receive the stationery and supplies, explained to KLC that most of the children come from disadvantaged backgrounds where parents cannot afford luxuries such as stationery.

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“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!

South Africa (21 April 2020) – Earlier this month, we shared a post rounding up a few charities and organisations that were helping to feed the nation.

We receive emails and messages every day, highlighting the heroes that are raising funds, cooking food and venturing into the communities to distribute. We are once again, going to share with you, the people who are going above and beyond during this lockdown.

It is no secret that the lockdown has meant millions of people go hungry. It is a fact that has inspired hundreds of South Africans to take action. We have received more emails and messages than we can count from people making food parcels for the vulnerable.

To make sure each story is told, we have compiled all the food heroes in one place. These are the people and projects that are helping to feed the nation during the lockdown. They are trying to feed everyone so if you can assist in any way; you can click through to their Facebook pages to connect.

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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.

 Johannesburg, South Africa (19 May 2020) – Kindness Like Confetti has started collecting meal bags as a way to fill the gap between food parcel handouts. The meal bag is made up of six simple non-perishable pantry ingredients that make up a meal when water is added.

They recommend buying rice, pasta, soup mix or split peas, lentils, stock cubes and soup packets. This won’t set you back more than R100.00 and you can make up multiple packs. The pack will feed a family of four for a day.

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South African charities have become the life-force during the lockdown and hundreds of our readers have been asking where to donate; these are the charities we know of.

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.

We have spent the better part of the day tracking down all the information you may need to select a charity to support.

Below we have listed all the different kinds of charities that are in need of help, you can find them sorted into different categories for ease of reference. We will try to link to as many of their platforms as possible where you will be able to get in contact. For privacy reasons, we are unable to provide any phone numbers without direct permission.

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