For over a decade, Good Things Guy has celebrated helpers, heroes and healers… but now, there’s a place built specifically for them. The Helpers is live, and it’s ready to connect kindness to action.
South Africa (14 January 2026) – A decade ago, Good Things Guy started with one simple idea… that if we focused on what was good, we could change what we felt and ultimately change what we did. That by sharing stories of helpers, heroes, and everyday kindness, we could remind South Africans that hope isn’t something we wait for… it’s something we build.
But behind every hopeful story we share, there are thousands more happening in the shadows… stories that never reach the public because the people living them are too busy surviving. And for years, our inbox has been a front-row seat to that reality. Messages from people who aren’t looking for attention or a headline… they’re looking for help. Real help. Urgent help. Help that can’t wait until “next week”.
That’s why this week’s episode of ‘Good Things with Brent Lindeque‘ is more than just another episode.
It’s a new chapter.
This week, we are launching something incredibly special… something that has been in the hearts of the Good Things Guy team for years, something that was born out of need, built out of love and shaped by South Africans who never stopped showing up for each other.
On this week’s show, the incredible Good Things Guy editor, Tyler Leigh Vivier, joins me in studio as we officially launch The Helpers (and yes, it is live right now).
The Helpers is South Africa’s new centralised, user-driven charity directory. It is a platform designed to connect people who need help with organisations that can provide it… and to connect those who want to help with the causes that matter most to them. It’s practical, it’s searchable, and it’s built for speed, because when someone is in crisis, they don’t have time to scroll through endless Facebook posts or hope the right person sees their message. They need a place they can trust. A place that says, “Start here.”
Powered by the Good Things Guy team and created with the help of the amazing Druff Interactive team, The Helpers was born from something very real… and if you’ve been part of our community for a while, you’ll know exactly what I mean.
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, our inboxes were flooded, not just with stories of resilience and hope, but with hundreds… and then thousands… of messages from South Africans who needed help urgently. We read messages from people needing food parcels and shelter, families desperate to escape abuse, animal lovers trying to rescue strays with nowhere else to turn. The need was overwhelming then… and if we’re being honest… it’s more overwhelming now.
So, in the middle of that chaos, Tyler did what Tyler always does. She didn’t panic. She didn’t look away. She just got to work.
She created a “Charity” section on Good Things Guy, listing trusted organisations people could turn to. It was never meant to be a big thing… it was just meant to be useful. It was meant to make it easier for someone to find help without having to beg for it.
But that section grew. And grew. And grew.
And so did the need.
As Tyler says, “People weren’t just asking for a story… they were asking where to go next.”
So we built something bigger… because South Africa deserves it
In 2025, as Good Things Guy celebrated its 10-year birthday, we made a decision. We weren’t going to just keep sharing stories about helpers… we were going to create a tool for helpers.
We decided to build something bigger. Something better. Something that could genuinely change lives.
And that something is The Helpers.
It’s a growing directory of charitable organisations across South Africa, built so that whether you need help or want to help, you can find what you’re looking for… quickly, safely, and with confidence.
You can search by area, which means if you’re looking for help near you in places like Johannesburg, Bloemfontein or Cape Town, you can find organisations in your community and around the country. You can also search by cause, which means whether your heart beats for gender-based violence support, education, cancer support, animal welfare, food security, shelter, or any other urgent need… you can find the right place to direct your support.
It’s for people who need help.
It’s for people who want to help.
And it’s for South Africans who still believe in the power of showing up for each other.
The Helpers is an extension of Good Things Guy, powered by the same team who have been sharing South Africa’s good news for over a decade, but this platform is not about us.
It’s about you… the helpers, the heroes, the healers and the warriors of hope.
We believe in a better South Africa. And we believe this is how we build it… not with big speeches, but with real connections, real support and real action.
The Helpers is live right now… and it’s only just the beginning.
*We asked 50 charities to register as a “soft-launch” to test the site. But we are now open for any and all charities, organisations and individuals to add their voice – for free – to this growing, helping directory.
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