These Charities Are Fighting Disease, Supporting Disability and Promoting Health in 2025

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@Tylerleighv 154 0
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Hundreds of charities support South Africans, helping them cope with disease and illness, access funding, and keep fighting even when things get tough.

 

South Africa (22 January 2025) – Diseases, disabilities and illness affect so many South Africans. Most have a group of dedicated supporters who fight to raise awareness and support people with their illnesses. There is even an organisation that specialises in rare diseases to help the rare few who don’t have large groups to stand with. This year, let’s stand by those fighting fierce health battles.

All of these healthcare organisations are making an impact on the South African healthcare system. A system that often struggles under the weight of the need. And the lack of resources available for the ones who need it most.

We have listed all the incredible groups we have worked with over the years on this helpful charity list. This list highlights the various healthcare and medical causes.

If you are looking for organisations that deal with mental health, find that list here. You can also find the charity list for organisations fighting cancer here. The rest, you can find below.

South Africa

Eastern Cape

Free State

  • Association of & for Persons with Disabilities – Website
  • Sunflower Children’s Hospice (Working in Bloemfontein) – Facebook

Gauteng

KwaZulu-Natal

  • The Hillcrest AIDS Centre Trust (Working in Hillcrest) – Website / Facebook
  • KwaZulu-Natal Blind and Deaf Society ( Working in KZN) – Website / Facebook

Mpumalanga

Western Cape

  • Grandmothers Against Poverty and AIDS (Workings in Khayelitsha) – Website / Facebook
  • Helderberg Stroke Support Group (Working in Somerset West) – Website / Facebook
  • The Chaeli Campaign (Working in Plumstead) – Website / Facebook
  • The Rachel Swart Fund (Working in Mowbray) – Website / Facebook
  • Vasco Special Needs Centre (Working in Cape Town) – Website / Facebook
  • Western Cape Association for Persons with Disabilities (Working in the Western Cape) – Website / Facebook
  • Western Cape Blood Service (Working in Western Cape) – Website / Facebook

If we have missed an organisation or charity, please email tyler@goodthingsguy.com, and we will add it soonest; kindly supply the relevant links as well as which province they work in, the NPO/NGO/NPC registration details and a brief description of what the organisation does.

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Tyler Leigh Vivier is a writer for Good Things Guy.

Her passion is to spread good news across South Africa with a big focus on environmental issues, animal welfare and social upliftment. Outside of Good Things Guy, she is an avid reader and lover of tea.

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