featured campaigns

Janelle (27) and Bianca Barnard (24) from uMdloti, Kwa-Zulu Natal, have launched a crowdfunding campaign on BackaBuddy to restore their family home of 28-years that was destroyed in Durban floods on 21 May 2022. In the aftermath of the floods, the sisters shared an...

Fanele Memela (6) from Durban, was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in March 2022, and is in desperate need of a stem cell transplant that could save her life. As none of Fanele’s family members is a viable bone marrow stem cell donor match for the little one,...

When people come together, amazing things can happen. Take a look at a few campaigns that have been highlighted on the Backabuddy Impact Village as well as in media publications across South Africa this week.    In the News Take a look at campaigns featured in...

Stan Potgieter (56), a veteran from Centurion, is embarking on a healing journey beginning on 23 May 2022 at the Voortrekker Monument and ending at the scene of an attack he and his squad were led to 38 years ago in Southwest Africa. Stan’s Story Stan was in for a...

On the 29th of May 2020, Lisa and Russell from Berea, Durban, had longed to be parents for many years, when their twin daughters, Stevie-Mae, and Lily-Jean, were finally welcomed into the world. They could not have been more in love with their two precious girls....

Shaun Phelan (23), an electrical apprentice from Stanger, Kwa-Zulu Natal, learned that his dad, Shaun (Senior), was diagnosed with chronic kidney failure in January 2020. Just 3 months later, doctors discovered that his kidney function was less than 4%. Hearing that...

Rays of Hope, a non-profit organization based in Alexandra, Johannesburg, is hoping to raise R1 million to grow its team of social workers who play a pivotal role in empowering vulnerable residents who live in the township “When you’re sick, a doctor can assess the...