South Africa-born retired plumber Ben John has been building toilets in Sierra Leone, where 70 percent of the 7 million people live below the poverty line. Ben John was…
Alfonso Peters was saved by surfing… Growing up on the streets he considered turning to gangsterism but becoming a surfer gave him a brighter future. Alfonso Peters was a…
Tekkie Tax is an organisation that raises funds for over 250 NGO’s in South Africa by selling shoelaces and stickers for the big Tekkie Tax day every year. Tekkie…
About an hour ago, BackaBuddy announced that it has collectively raised over R 50 million towards causes in South Africa and South Africans have been the driving force behind it!…
Ouma Bets Breitenbach has knitted over 150 jerseys for street children, orphans and HIV babies using recycled yarn that would have been thrown away! Caltoni Knitwear and Mattress Warehouse…
Hope House works in poverty-stricken areas. This year children will get Christmas gifts, something that rarely occurs in the households within these areas. Hope House works to combat child…
Tired of the constant negative newsreel, one Twitter user asked people to share nice stories about celebs and the responses were heartwarming! Over the last few years, celebs have…
The 13th of November is World Kindness Day and these are 5 ideas of kind things you could do for someone else today. Let’s share the love today! World…
Mattresses that provided disadvantaged runners with a comfortable place to sleep at the Old Mutual Soweto Marathon’s Runners Village this past weekend, were also donated to a Care Centre in…
Distance For Difference cycled in gruelling conditions for 24 hours while 40 spinners attempted to spin for 24 hours straight, they managed to raise R 650K. On 14 and…
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"The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members." - Coretta Scott King
