Sophy Maponya is a dream chaser. She struggled for over two years to get support to make her crèche, Boikhutsong Day Care Centre, a suitable place where children can learn. Her crèche, didn’t have the right sanitation, the right books and toys to stimulate the children and she also couldn’t provide proper nutrition for the
We were so encouraged to have David Malutinok (COO) and Keith Rose (CFO) travel all the way from HOPE worldwide headquarters in the USA to visit. They were able to meet our staff, donors and beneficiaries, and had a wonderful site visit to Zandspruit where they got to experience and see the impact of our
Enjoying books and reading stories from a very early age is crucial in the development of children. It helps with their ability to understand words, use their imagination and develop their speech. But millions of young children in South Africa have little or no access to books. To address this, Massmart on Mandela Day, set
The HOPE worldwide SA family had a memorable Mandela Day nationwide, celebrating with our partners: Makro, Massmart, KFC Add Hope, the Department of Social Development, the Free State Municipality staff, the office of the Premiere and the Church of Christ. Makro staff joyfully delivered lunch and goodies to the kids in our ECD centres in
Hunger is a reality for millions of young children in South Africa. The cost of malnutrition and inaction is devastating to children’s growth, development and their future well-being. HOPE worldwide SA is partnering with KFC Add Hope to make a difference. We recently had the great privilege of hosting the global CEO of YUM! Brands,
“Where have the fathers of your children gone” the facilitator asked mothers meeting in a community Support Group. “We don’t know” many responded. Tragically, almost half of South Africa’s children are growing up without their fathers. While almost any man can father a child, there is so much more to the important role of being
Compassion means to ‘suffer with’. It is an emotional response to others suffering combined with a desire to help. Each year, HOPE worldwide SA hosts a Compassion Tour, comprised of amazing men and women with a heart to help. This year, Dr. Mark and Lin Ottenweller led a team of 13 international volunteers who worked
A new framework for helping children survive and thrive to transform health and human potential was launched on May 23rd 2018 at the World Health Assembly in Geneva. HOPE worldwide South Africa is fully committed to implementing and promoting the framework globally. Nurturing care encompasses young children’s needs for good health, optimal nutrition, security and
Moses Mandla Sangweni is by nature a fighter. Little gets him down. But when a HOPE worldwide SA (HWW SA) home visitor met the 45-year-old father of 3 daughters, he had lost his fight. More than that – he had lost hope. Today, though, he is back, and is fighting to be a good father.
Ntombi* wakes up every morning with one thing on her mind: food. A 15-year-old mother of one and caregiver to two more siblings, Ntombi works every day to scrape together enough money to survive. Through a combination of infrequent gifts from relatives and winnings from gambling at a local bar with other desperate mothers in