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Hiv Abandoned Babies & Infants Trust
HABIT (HIV Abandoned Babies & Infants Trust) is registered as an Non-Profit Organisation NPO (056/364). Donations are tax deductible S18A. Our aim is to care for HIV/AIDS Affected & Abandoned Babies, providing them with a caring Christian environment in which they are nurtured physically, emotionally…
Kids Haven
Kids Haven rehabilitates street children and reintergrates them into the community. We care for around 180 boys and girls between 6 and 18 yrs. We provide education programmes and have a strong family reunification programme.
Ingwavuma Orphan Care
We care for 300 orphans and vulnerable children in the community, supporting them at school and at home. We run a home based care project which helps about 1500 patients mostly with HIV or TB. We are building a hospice for adults and children too.
Childline Gauteng
Childline Gauteng is an npo promoting a culture of child rights. Childline has a 24h toll free helpline, offers face to face counselling, life skills education, training and supports the Sunlight Safe House for abused and abandoned children.
Cape Town Child Welfare
We promote the well-being of children in predominantly poor socio-economic communities by: Protecting, Enhancing, Empowering, and Networking with other service providers for the benefit of the children.
Catholic Health Care Association of Southern Africa.
CATHCA's vision is to provide an affordable high quality health care to all, especailly the poorest and most marginalised in the land, in the spirit of the humble service of Christ and in co-operation with all other role-players
Lambano Sanctuary
To accept into our care, children who have been abandoned or orphaned, especially those HIV infected. To provide these children with a caring Christian environment whereby they will be nurtured and cared for: physically, emotionally and spiritually.
Hermanus Rainbow Trust
For a decade the Hermanus Rainbow Trust has been actively improving the lives of thousands of people through their upliftment and outreach projects. The Trust has positively touched the lives of thousands of people in need. In evaluating the role, purpose and attributes…
Afesis-corplan
Our mission is to achieve good governance and sustainable settlements through participatory methods that empower the poor communities of the Eastern Cape.
Medecins Sans Frontieres South Africa
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters, or exclusion from health care in more than 70 countries. Primarily in response…
Capernaum Trust International
The Trust transforms previously orphaned children and turns them into History Makers through education, training and the realization of their God-given purpose. They therefore cease to be orphans as they come into relationship with God the Father, and find their true, God-given identity and dignity.…
Community Chest of the Nelson Mandela Metro
The Community Chest is a fundraising organisation that effectively distributes resources to support development initiatives in vulnerable communities within the Nelson Mandela Metro.It is one of the oldest charities in SA helping thousands of people.
Stepping Up
We offer hope and help to victims through Victim Empowerment by means of counselling, practical assistance of victims through the police and court system, counselling, support groups, legal advice and referral to relevant organisations who can assist the victim further. We educate communities on the…
Door of Hope
40 to 50 babies are abandoned on the streets of Joburg every month. The Door of Hope is a safe haven for these children. They have built "a hole in the wall" where mothers can leave their babies, as opposed to leaving them on the streets to perish.
Cotlands
Seventy three years ago, Dorothy Reece, a nurse, found an abandoned baby on the doorstep of her home in Mayfair, Johannesburg. She decided to take this baby into her own home and this single act of compassion led to the creation of Cotlands, which over the years has grown into a national organisation…
Little Angels Care Centre for Children with Special Needs
Little Angels is a residential home and therapy centre for special needs kids in Somerset West. We currently care for 15 special kids, all treated with equal love & respect. Each child receives daily therapy. We do not receive govt. funding & depend largely on pvt sponsors & funds
Manger Care Centre
The Manger Care Centre has been in existance for 23 years! We house, feed, clothe and source work for the destitute. We save lives and restore dignity through faith. We are pro active against woman and child abuse and in the fight against crime.
Amadea Place of Safety
www.placeofsafety4kids.com Rina Malan was running her own creche and did place of safety on a part time for many years when she realized that in order to make a significant difference she had to do this full time. She then started AMADEA SAFE HOUSE
Daily Bread Charitable Trust
Daily Bread Children's Home is a registered Charitable Trust whose objectives are to provide residential therapeutic environment that meets children's holistic needs. It strives for 'a better living for every child'. The home provides the following services to children who are 6-18 years. The services…
Noah Nurturing Orphans of AIDS
Noah (Nurturing Orphans of AIDS for Humanity) is a not-for-profit organisation with the sole focus of building the capacity of communities to care for their orphaned and vulnerable children.
Cape of Good Hope SPCA
Established in 1872, the Cape of Good Hope SPCA is the founding society of the SPCA movement in South Africa and the oldest animal welfare institution in the country. It is affiliated to the RSPCA, is a member of the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) and is an Executive member of the…
Kanguru institute for the disabled
Kanguru is a non profit organisation who brings relieve to disabled children and their families. We believe that every child has the right to a education and we aim to integrate these disabled children back into society to live a happy life.
Feed the Babies Fund
Feed the Babies Fund is a registered non-profit organisation providing food for orphans and vulnerable children in the rural areas, informal settlements and townships throughout Kwazulu-Natal. Feed the Babies Fund feeds less privileged children by providing food to the crèches where the caregivers…
PETS Empowerment in Townships
PETS IS A REGISTERED, NON-PROFIT, PRO-ACTIVE, PRO-LIFE ANIMAL RESCUE ORGANISATION based primarily in Cape Town. We strive to empower animals in townships and poor communities. We go personally into the townships to help. We work with the community to improve the lives of these disadvantaged animals…
Baphumelele Waldorf
Baphumelele is a place of safety for abandoned, abused & neglected children in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.
Beth RaphaRehabilitation Centre For Men Addicted to Substances
Beth Rapha, a ministry of Jubilee Community Church, is a drug and alcohol rehabilitation halfway house for men founded in March 2000 with the support of St James Church, Kenilworth. To date over 200 men have completed the program of whom 94 are still in recovery and are now able to lead meaningful and…
Durban Children's Homes
The Durban Children’s Homes is a non-profit organization, which was founded in 1905. The core business of the organization is to provide needy children, young people and their families with a range of services, which recognizes their existing strengths and provides opportunities for them to meet…
National Sea Rescue Institute of South Africa
NSRI is run by 880 unpaid volunteers at 30 bases along the coast and on 3 inland dams. Our equipment is funded by donations. We rescue people and animals in distress. We do not charge for the work we do but rely on donations to pay for our fuel and equipment.
Animal Rescue Organisation
ARO serves thousands of sick and suffering animals annually in the greater Cape Town area.
Animal Welfare Society of South Africa, Stellenbosch
We recognize animals as living beings with the right to a good quality life. We therefore dedicate ourselves: To serve our community and their pets To prevent cruelty and the ill treatment of animals To encourage kindness and consideration towards animals To teach the entire community with regard to…
Bonginkosi orphanage
Orphans, vulnerable children - the needy and poorest helped with hiv and aids awareness education. Food parcels sent to infected, campaigns and research in rural areas. with children home for hiv orphans.
Community Led Animal Welfare
Provides free primary heath care to pets in informal settlements of soweto, in areas where SPCA is no working. We do vaccination, deworming and sterilizations, treat sick animals, find homes for abondoned pets, teach humane education at schools and in communities. we teach vegetable gardening and we…
DRC School Project & Community
The DRC School Project & Community Centre provides an educational centre for the community. The centre opened its doors in July 2004. It has quickly grown and new programmes are constantly being developed to suit the community’s needs. This includes a supplementary educational programme five…
Children in Distress
WE SEEK TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY AND PROVIDE SHELTER FOR CHILDREN IN NEED We have been looking after elderly people and children in the greater White River area since 1989. We are currently looking after +-600 orphaned and vulnerable children and their 295 Care Givers who are in distress due to poverty.…
Amazing Grace Children's Home
The home cares for 120 aids orphans, HIV positive, human child trafficking and abandoned children who have been brought to the home by the police, the courts or social workers. All are desperately in need of support and your assistance will be deeply appreciated.
Berea-Hillbrow Home of Hope
Berea-Hillbrow Home of Hope is an NPO and Shelter for commercially and sexually exploited children and much more. We holistically counsel, educate, nurture and integrate.
Breadline Africa RSA
Breadline Africa is a Southern African based charity organisation that seeks to put a lasting end to poverty in Africa. Our purpose is aided by a strong history and an enthusiastic team, geared towards sustainable poverty alleviation in Africa. An African Charity Organisation Dedicated To Poverty Alleviation
AEGIS FOR NOAH'S ARK PROJECT
The AEGIS ethos of being involved in meaningful activities beyond the traditional working hours and business relationships gave rise to the initiative “Happy World”. It is integral part of the Aegis experience and subsequently participation and sponsorship of events and challenges…
Rand Aid Association
Every day we come into contact with so many people with broken life stories. You will find great fulfillment helping us write happy endings for them all.
Wet Nose Animal Resque Centre
Wet Nose is a Right to Life animal shelter which rehabilitates and re-homes abused abadoned and neglected animals.
Animal Welfare Society Helderberg
The Animal Welfare Society Helderberg caters for a wide area of communities - Somerset West, Strand, Gordon's Bay, Sir Lowry's Pass, Macassar and Grabouw. The AWS Helderberg receives no monetary help from the government so must raise all its own funds for the upkeep of the kennels, feed and care for…
Young in Prison
Young in Prison works with young offenders ages 14-21 in rehabilitative programming using arts and culture as the vehicle through which to do so. Through holistic programming, that offers positive mentoring and encourages development of the self, YiP seeks to encourage program participants to make positive…
Adonis Musati Project
The Adonis Musati Project (AMP) was named after a young Zimbabwean who died of starvation on the streets of Cape Town whilst waiting to get his asylum papers. Formed in 2007, AMP exists to assist refugees who face a similar plight in Cape Town.
JP Morgan Chase Bank
Charity to benefit orphanage children based on the requirements communicated by the orphanage administrators.
Kingdom Kids Home
We cater for the outcast children and those referred to us by the Court and welfare department.We provide a safe care facility,we give the children in our shelter security love and compassion and integrate various programmes for the upliftment and development of those in our care .
Africa Food for Thought
A NPO that provides nutrition to school children in order to promote concentration and learning
East London Animal Welfare
Run by a group of animal loving volunteers that strive to raise funds to provide help to animals in our area, both domestic and wild
Barking Mad Dogtown
BarkingMad / DogtownSA is a Pro-life Animal Rescue Centre. There are 2 parts to what we do: BarkingMad.co.za is our Website that is a Central Point for other shelters and people looking to adopt domestic animals or looking to rehome. Also for Lost & Found Animals. DogtownSA is our Shelter where…
Body of Christ
We care for the dying, sick and elderly - the poorest of the poor who cannot afford to go to hospital and who are neglected by society..
Aniwell South Africa
ANIWELL is a registered NPO (082-561) working primarily in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town with a special focus on feline sterilisation and healthcare.
Cheshire Home Eastern Province Branch
Summerstrand Cheshire Home realised the need to look beyond its existing services to explore new boundaries to reach out to disabled children in the Walmer Township. We run a fully operational daycare centre for some 20 children from the township. We employ four staff members and have a well run project…
Association Francois Xavier Bagnoud
FXB’s mission is to fight poverty and AIDS and support vulnerable children and orphans left in the wake of the pandemic at the global level. FXB works to make their needs heard and builds the capacities of communities that help them.