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An incredible woman who overcame life’s many challenges
Enny is a mother of 3 living in Diepsloot, a densely populated township in the north of Johannesburg. Her children grew up with a father who was often abusive and would physically assault her and the...
A Dream Come True
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...
THE FAMILY OF HOPE: HWW CFO and COO visit SA
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...
The Importance of Reading: Partnering with Massmart
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...
Be The Legacy: Mandela Day
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...
A Special Visit by our Partner against Hunger:
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...
Father’s Day: ‘Where have all the Good men Gone?’…
“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...
Compassion: More than just a feeling
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...
The Nurturing Care Framework For ECD
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....
Fighting to be a good father
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...
