by Simbulele Jezile | Jan 19, 2022 | Campaign, Impact
In 2018, 45-year-old, Sheehama Onesmus fell victim to a crime when his vehicle was stolen outside his house in Imizamo Yethu (Mandela Park) in Hout Bay. Sheehama started Sky Transport just over four years ago, a small transport business that supports his partner, Sue...
by Zane Groenewald | Nov 17, 2021 | Campaign, Impact
On the 21st of November 2021, 28 cyclists from Johannesburg, part took in the 94.7 Ride Joburg Pedaling for a purpose, the group aimed to support the South African Bone Marrow Registry in raising funds for the organisation’s Patient Assistance Programme. To...
by Simbulele Jezile | Nov 12, 2021 | Campaign, Impact
In 2018, Andrew Patterson (39) from Sea Point, Cape Town, successfully climbed Table Mountain every day for a year to raise funds for 3 non-profit organisations, Habitat for Humanity, One Heart and Sunflower Fund on BackaBuddy. Through the summer sun and winter rain,...
by Zane Groenewald | Oct 1, 2021 | Campaign, Impact
Last month, Gender-based violence activist Leilani Kuter (47), from Roodepoort, Johannesburg, took on her 3rd annual walk to highlight sexual assault survivors in South Africa. Leilani’s story Three years ago, Leilani revisited the NG-church Youth Centre in Pretoria,...
by Zane Groenewald | Sep 30, 2021 | Campaign, Impact
Romario Valentine (9), a pint-size planet warrior and artist from Umhlanga, Durban, has dedicated the last 4 years of his young life to protecting our planet. Fully focused on his passions, namely bird and marine conservation, climate change, and deforestation,...
by Zane Groenewald | Sep 27, 2021 | Campaign, Impact
2021 has been a particularly difficult year for all South Africans. We have faced the ongoing pandemic together; many of us haven’t seen our loved ones for a long time. Some of us have lost someone close to us or know someone who has. Many businesses have...
