House of Love and Hope Baby House
HOLAH Baby House is registered as a place of safety which can care for up to six babies at a time. This number often has to be increased, as there are not enough crisis homes for children. They work alongside child protection organisations, the SAPS and hospitals, to ensure that babies and children who have no-one to take care of them will be cared for and loved.
They have dedicated themselves to nurturing these babies until permanent, loving families are found. They look after the babies until suitable adoptive families can be found or until the babies can be reunited with their biological families, if the circumstances are right. In addition to the six babies they care for, they are also currently caring for four children with special needs at HOLAH.
To find out how you can help, visit their Facebook pages @houseofloveandhope, @charityhopshop & @ThereisHopeIthemba, Contact: leanne@likhonithemba.co.za or kim@likhonithemba.co.za.
Santa Shoebox
The Santa Shoebox Project is a well-loved charity that has been going for 12 years and has touched the lives of 762 594 underprivileged children throughout South Africa and Namibia.
When a donor pledges a Santa Shoebox, they promise a child the gift of self-worth and fulfilled potential. These are so much more than “just” a shoebox; each donor fills a decorated shoebox with 8 required items – a toothbrush and toothpaste, soap and a facecloth, school supplies, a toy, sweets and an outfit of clothing. 2018 drop offs are closed already, but financial donations will ensure that every child on their list receives a shoebox. To make a donation visit www.santashoebox.org.za.