Thank you to Imperial Managed Logistics for their sponsorship towards 122 orphaned and vulnerable children. They were treated to the ‘best day ever’ as one little boy said. Our HOPE Carnival included music by celebrity DJ and entertainer, Lloyd Paul; jumping castles; train rides; popcorn; candy floss and all things carnival. The children we hosted had a fun day filled […]
After the incredible success and joy of our ‘Soulfood’ soup kitchen in August last year, which saw us feed over 5000 people, today we host another “soup kitchen”. Serving nearly 250 Gogos and Mkulus – as well as some kiddies – a hot, freshly cooked sit down meal thanks to Eat Greek Caterers, with LIVE entertainment by local artist Rene […]
It is said that blessing and caring for the elderly shows the character of the people in our community. We are excited to be spending a further #67minutes this #mandeladay2017 with a wonderful team of volunteers from Imperial Managed Logistics and the elderly hearts at Thembela Home, blessing them with some much-needed essentials and some 3 o’clock tea time treats […]
In celebration of Mandela day today, Watercrest Mall together with the Robin Hood Foundation treated 20 Gogo’s to a day of gifts and groceries at the mall – starting with a wholesome and hearty breakfast at Mugg & Bean Westville Mall and ending with an incredible indulgent lunch at Panarottis Watercrest Mall – each Gogo had a volunteer shopper to […]
#RHFBuyABrick2017 As our 2017 focus is on Early Childhood Development as this is the most important area to get the foundations right for small children to be able to learn and grow to their full potential. We believe that education is the main key to eradicating poverty. The first five years of a child’s life are fundamentally important. They are […]
From February to May we visited over 25 rural creches and so many of them really crept into our hearts – the lack of educational materials and for some the lack of infrastructure for the children that attend, hence our #RHFBuyABrick build campaign we are and have been running to build and revamp Siyanda Creche in Ntshongweni. Thanks to beautiful […]
What a fast, fun and energetic way to spend the morning – with 20 enthusiastic and quite awesome volunteers from the ARB Electrical Wholesalers team – giving back and packing for our BIG Mandela Day Gogo bag distribution! 20 volunteers split into 2 teams racing each other and packed 331 Gogo bags with an actual packing time of a CRAZY […]
Probably the most fun day of the school holidays for 10 orphaned and vulnerable children – as highlighted to us by our community liaisons at Lungisani Indlela – from the Amaoti community today as they were thoroughly blessed with a ‘Christmas in July’ type feel to the day! In January 2017 KZN Slots sponsored these 10 Grade 1 children for […]
Today we partnered with the incredible team of community hearts at KZN Valley Dogs to feed hundreds of rural dogs, they do this selflessly single Sunday in the KwaNgcolosi community! And at the same time they teach the youngsters how to care for and respect their animals <3 Armed with hundreds of kilos of dog food, toys and treats for […]
Intongela Primary was highlighted to us some years back by Community hearts Jane and Mandy, ex St Mary’s teachers, who donate their time to help to educate the children. Nearly half of the 300 primary school scholars are OVC children, being looked after by a carer, Gogo or an older sibling. We visited these special little hearts today with a […]