Child welfare charities, orphanages and other care facilities make the most incredible difference in children’s lives; these are the organisations doing everything for children in 2025:
South Africa (25 February 2025) – Thousands of people are working all hours of the day to make sure that South African children are protected. These homes, projects and initiatives defend little lives in any way they can.
Child welfare is such a multi-faceted sphere, which is why there are so many different kinds of organisations. Below, you will find orphanages, adoption pages, protection groups, and so much more! We have a separate list for educational groups, which you can see here.
So, if you would like to join the fight to protect vulnerable children, you can find your perfect organisation below:
Please note that this is a working list, so keep sending through your charities, and we will keep adding them!
South Africa
- ACFS Community Education and Feeding Scheme (Working in Soweto, East Rand, Alex, Kagiso, Bothaville, Free State and Limpopo) – Website / Facebook
- ACVV National Council – Website / Facebook
- ABBA Adoption – Website / Facebook
- Baby Savers SA – Website / Facebook
- Care Protect Invest South Africa – Facebook
- Cotlands – Website / Facebook
- Courage Child Protection – Website / Facebook
- Footprints 4 Sam – Website / Facebook
- Girls And Boys Town – Website / Facebook
- LIV Village – Website / Facebook
- National Association of Child Care Workers – Website / Facebook
- Preeschools 4 Africa – Website
- Project Dignity – Website / Facebook
- Samaritan’s Feet – Website / Facebook
- Santa Shoebox Project – Website / Facebook
- SOS Africa Children’s Charity – Website / Facebook
- SOS Children’s Villages – Website / Facebook
- The Baby Box Project – Website / Facebook
- The South African Breastmilk Reserve (SABR) – Website / Facebook
- The Grace Factory (Working in Durban, Johannesburg, Vaal Triangle and Cape Town) – Website / Facebook
- Toy Run – Website / Facebook
- Yes4Youth – Website / Facebook
Eastern Cape
- African Solutions to African Problems (ASAP) (Working in Zitapile Village) – Website / Facebook
- Eyabantwana Trust (Working in East London) – Facebook
- Marist Mercy Care South Africa (Working in Addo) – Website / Facebook
- Missionvale Care Centre (Working in Port Elizabeth) – Website / Facebook
Gauteng
- Archie’s Archives (Working in Gauteng) – Website / Facebook
- Boikanyo – The Dion Herson Foundation (Working in Rural Gauteng) – Website / Facebook
- Botshabelo (Working in Midrand) – Website / Facebook
- Charity Begins With Me (Working in Johannesburg) – Facebook
- Door of Hope (Working in Johannesburg) – Website / Facebook
- Hearts of Hope (Working in Johannesburg) – Website / Facebook
- Hopelands Village (Working in Magaliesburg) – Website / Facebook
- Impilo Child Protection and Adoption (Working in Johannesburg) – Website / Facebook
- Ingelosi Foundation (Working in Johannesburg) – Website / Facebook
- Johannesburg Children’s Home (Working in Johannesburg) – Website / Facebook
- Joburg Child Welfare (Working in Johannesburg) – Website / Facebook
- Just In Time Baby Sanctuary ( Working in Randfontein) Website / Facebook
- Kids Haven (Working in Benoni) – Website / Facebook
- Princess Alice Adoption Home (Working in Westcliffe) – Website / Facebook
- SA Cares for Life (Working in Pretoria) – Website / Facebook
- Seeds of Africa (Working in Mulderdrift) – Website / Facebook
- The Character Company (Working in Krugersdorp) – Facebook
- The Maletsatsi Foundation (Working in Midrand) – Website / Facebook
- The Winnie Mabaso Foundation (Working in Johannesburg) – Website / Facebook
- TLC Children’s Home (Working in Walkerville under Embrace Village) – Website / Facebook
KwaZulu-Natal
- Angels’ Care Centre (Working in Howick) – Website / Facebook
- Build The Future (Working in Ndwedwe) – Website / Facebook
- Dlalanathi (Working in Pietermaritzburg) – Website / Facebook
- Give a Child a Family (Working in Margate) – Website / Facebook
- Izulu Orphan Projects (Working in Zululand) – Website / Facebook
- Journey of Hope Baby Home (Working in Bluff) – Facebook
- Operation Bobbi Bear (Working in Amanzimtoti) – Website / Facebook
- Thandanani Children’s Foundation (Working in Pietermaritzburg) – Website / Facebook
- The Baby Home (Working in Durban North) – Website / Facebook
- Umduduzi – Hospice Care for Children (Working in KwaZulu-Natal) – Website / Facebook
- Zero2Five Trust (Working in eThekwini KwaZulu-Natal and Surrounds) – Website / Facebook
Limpopo
Mpumalanga
- Grace Baby Haven (Working in Mbombela) – Website / Facebook
- Pediatric Care Africa (Working in White River) – Website / Facebook
Northern Cape
Western Cape
- Afrika Tikkun (Working in Gauteng and Western Cape) – Website
- Badisa TRIO (Working in Kraaifontein) – Website / Facebook
- Badisa (Working in Bellville) – Website / Facebook
- Bless-a-Baby (Working in Western Cape) – Website
- Boost Africa Foundation (Working in Killarney Gardens) – Website / Facebook
- Children’s Book Network (Working in Overberg) – Website / Facebook
- Distance For Difference (Working in Somerset West) – Website / Facebook
- George Child and Family Welfare (Working in George) – Website / Facebook
- Heartlands Baby Sanctuary (Working in Somerset West) – Website / Facebook
- Heart to Heart Care Centre (Working in Mossel Bay) – Website / Facebook
- Heavenly Haven (Working in Mossel Bay, Great Brak River) – Website / Facebook
- Hermanus Child & Family Services (Working in Hermanus) – Website / Facebook
- Home From Home (Working in Western Cape) – Website / Facebook
- Isabelo (Working in Franschoek) – Website / Facebook
- Kin Culture (Working in Cape Town and the Garden Route) – Website / Facebook
- Leliebloem (Working in Crawford) – Website / Facebook
- Life Community Services (Working in George) – Website / Facebook
- Little Lambs (Working in Dunoon) – Facebook
- Mamas Pay It Forward (Working in Cape Town) – Website / Facebook
- Masikule (Working in Helderberg) – Website / Facebook
- MercyAIDS (Working in Durbanville) – Website / Facebook
- Michelle Davids Foundation (Working in Lavender Hill) – Facebook
- Orphan Care Foundation (Working in Westlake) – Website / Facebook
- Patch – Helderberg Child Abuse Centre (Working in Helderberg) – Website / Facebook
- Pebbles Project (Working in Western Cape) – Website / Facebook
- The Bhabhisana Baby Project (Working in Western Cape) – Facebook
- The Zoe Project (Working in Western Cape) – Website / Facebook
- Support Orphans in Southern Africa (Working in Western Cape) – Website / Facebook
- Sparking Minds (Working in Knysna) – Website / Facebook
- The Parent Centre (Working throughout Western Cape) – Website / Facebook
- Tiny Owl Baby Home (Working in Durbanville) – Website / Facebook
- Youth Potential South Africa – YOUPSA (Working in De Rust) – 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, which list you want to be added to, as well as which province the organisation works in, the NPO registration details and a brief description of what the organisation does.
Sources: Various Charities – Linked Above
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