How easy it is to help :)
Today I read an article in The Star about poverty and blah de blah de blah - same story we've heard over and over again the last couple of weeks. I am tired of hearing the same story, partly because you don't have to bombard me with all those facts as I already know it is bad out there and really want to help. But I have always had an excuse to actually go out there and help: time, money, this, that...
The difference about this article was that it showed me how easy and cheap it is to help, there is not one person reading this blog who have an excuse anymore:
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Donate
You'd be amazed at how a little bit can make a big difference!
R5 buys lunch for a school child through Buskaid, a charity that helps young musicians in SA townships.
Call 011-442-9676.
R8 buys a pack of disposable nappies for Othandweni Children's Home in Soweto.
Call 011-984-4117.
R10 buys a sticker of support and helps someone with a disability on Casual Day, September 2.
Get your sticker from any ABSA outlet or visit www.casualday.co.za
R40 buys one evidence bear for sexually abused children. Operation Bobbi Bear gives the child a bear. The child draws what happened to them on the bear. The bear is then bagged and kept as evidence. The child is also given a bear to keep.
Call 031-205-0080.
R100 buys a karate outfit for a child joining The Topsy Foundation's karate class. The charity, in partnership with rural communities deals with the effects of HIV/Aids.
Call 011-709-6806.
R150 buys jerseys for a child at Little Eden, a home
for mentally and physically handicapped children.
Call 012-808-5412.
Per Day
R22 feeds a needy family of five through the South African Red Cross.
Call 021-418-6640.
Per Week
R56 keeps a child fed at Cotlands, a home for abused, abandoned or HIV-affected children.
Visit www.cotlands.org
Per Month
R35 buys medical supplies for an abandoned baby in the care of Esimphiwe Transition Home for Abandoned Babies.
Call 031-561-7478.
R100 buys toiletries and transport for a mother and child arriving at Choc.
Call 086-111-3500.
R300 pays for the expenses of a child at Save the Child.
Call 031-266-2288.
R560 covers school fees for five rural children.
Call Starfish 011-259-4000.
Volunteer
No money?
That's no excuse! Give your time, care and love. Call these organisations to help.
One hour a week
Help out with homework or bathtime at Durban's Ethelbert Children's Home, which cares for children waiting to be placed in adoptive or foster care.
Call 031-464-6555.
Two hours a week
Feed, change, and play with an abandoned baby at Johannesburg's orphanage Door of Hope.
Call 011-432-2913.
Three hours a week
Help Feed SA by transporting toddlers from crýche to Ernest Ullman Park for playtime. Feed SA is a community outreach programme that works with impoverished communities in Gauteng.
Call Lisa on 083-227-2722.
Four hours a week
Help tutor Grade 11 and 12 learners from Cape Town at the Nazeem Isaacs Library in Khayelitsha on Saturday mornings or Wednesday afternoons.
Call the Ikamva Lisezandleni Zethu project 021-362-7771.
One Afternoon a week
Make a dream come true for a terminally ill child by assisting Joburg's Reach For A Dream.
Call 011-781-0133.
One Afternoon a month
Help with field trips for KZN Kids Care, a daycare and residential care centre for visually-impaired and multi-disabled children.
Call 084-511-7504.
Five Days
Help build houses for needy Cape Town families with Habitat for Humanity.
Call 021-683-6336.
One Year
Volunteer at Choc, (Childrens Haematology Oncology Clinics) the Childhood Cancer Foundation, and assist with activities for children in the ward, take their mothers for tea or help with administration and fundraising events.
Call 086-111-3500.
For more information, visit How 2 Help's website at www.h2h.info for a guide to worthy causes in SA |