A Better Future For Young Children

**Welcome to HOPE worldwide South Africa**

At HOPE worldwide South Africa, our vision is to see a South Africa where every child gets the best possible start in life. As a non-profit organization dedicated to early childhood development (ECD), we focus on early learning, nutrition, and responsive parenting as essential building blocks for lifelong growth.

Our mission is to transform the lives of young and vulnerable children, their families, and communities through compassion, collaboration, and capacity-building. Central to our work is the Nurturing Care Framework, which emphasizes the importance of health, nutrition, safety, responsive caregiving, and early learning in a child’s earliest years.

By creating nurturing and playful environments and equipping families with the tools they need, we empower children to learn, grow, and thrive.

2025 Mid-Year Milestones - and We're Just Getting Started

As we reflect on the first half of 2025, we’re filled with gratitude and pride for what we’ve achieved together. Thanks to the dedication of our partners, donors, volunteers, and hard-working staff, thousands of young lives have been impacted across South Africa.

From January to June 2025, 1 909 Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centres reached. These centres are vital spaces where young children (ages 0-6) receive care, early learning, and nutrition. This total includes our HOPEww SA ECD Network (HEN) – a growing group of under-resourced centres supported with training, resources, and mentorship – and partner centres supported through aligned organisations working toward the same vision.

4,059,761 meals served. Thanks to our nutrition partnerships, through KFC Add Hope and Unity Meals supported by our partners from PepsiCo and their brand FUTURELIFE, as well as Dis-Chem Foundation, Nivea and Octodec. Together we’re helping children grow, concentrate, and thrive.

Each number represents a name. A future. A story of hope. And we’re only halfway through the year. We will not tire. We will not stop. And we hope you won’t either.

Whether you’ve been walking this journey with us or are just discovering our work—now is the perfect time to stay connected, show up for our children, or take your first step toward making a lasting difference.

Support Our Mission In 2025

Our Work

Thousands of young children in South Africa lack proper education, parenting, or nutrition. We’re here to change that.

Preschool (ECD Center) Support

Nutritional Support

Parent and Caregiver Training

ECD Centre Support

Children succeed when they learn and play in a safe, healthy, stimulating and nurturing environment. Millions of children across South Africa unfortunately don’t have access to good learning environments and resources in their early years, setting their development back. We supported Early Childhood Development(ECD) Centres to ensure that the children in their schools have the best learning experience they can…

Nutritional Support

Going to bed hungry is a tragic reality for countless children across South Africa. The malnutrition caused by this hinders their brain development and can lead to lifelong growth issues. To combat this, we provide nutritious food parcels to as many caregivers and preschools as we can possibly reach in order to make sure that these children have the energy to play with friends, the focus to learn in school and a good nights rest with a full tummy. We focus on getting everything every child deserves so that they can just focus on being kids…

Parent Support

Did you know that young children need at least 8 hugs a day? The home is the most influential learning and growing environment during a child’s earliest years. By starting in the home, we can create holistic change. Through our Parent Support Groups (PSG’s), We teach parents in disadvantaged communities who can’t afford to take their young children to school how to nurture, educate and stimulate their children from home…