Accident Leaves Charity Without a Vehicle

Photo Credit: One Small Act of Kindness

After a frightening accident, One Small Act of Kindness needs South Africa in its corner.

Johannesburg, South Africa (02 July 2026) – After years of being the givers, the compassionate people who keep one of Joburg’s busiest charities – One Small Act of Kindness – running, need help to get the wheels turning again.

This week, the charity’s founder, Kelly-Ann Van Der Meer, and her family were involved in a serious car accident on their way to visit relatives. The family, including the young children in the car, was taken to the hospital and thankfully cleared.

Sadly, the charity now faces a hurdle. It’s one reliable vehicle has been badly damaged, and without transport, OSAOK and the good it does has reached a standstill.

“Today, the shock is settling into a harder reality: our charity is now without a working vehicle.
We’d already cancelled our insurance just to stay afloat. Our taxi has been off the road for months with engine trouble. Now our one reliable car, the Haval, is badly damaged too.” OSAOK shares. “These vehicles aren’t just ours. They carry the children we transport, the food we collect and the people we show up for every day. Without them, that all stops.”

The charity is now trying to raise close to R40,000 just to fix the taxi’s engine and get moving again. An online crowdfunding campaign has been opened as a means for supporters to donate. So far, R1800 of the goal has been raised.

One Small Act of Kindness has changed many lives. They’ve helped families – recently, a mother and her two children – go from the streets to homes of their own. They run a nursery school for more than 100 children, a shelter housing displaced men, and a weekly food parcel drive reaching over 200 families, alongside ongoing support for the elderly in Joburg. None of that good work can continue without a way to get around.

If you’re able to help, it would mean the world to a charity that has spent so long meaning the world to others. Donate here, or click here find out more.