TOUCHING 100 LIVES IN 31 DAYS

TOUCHING 100 LIVES - EBENEZER HOUSE

Founded in 2005 by Charmaine Hennings, Ebenezer House cares for mentally ill adults who live off disability grants. There is often a shortfall in meeting their needs. Occasionally Ebenezer House receives donations for food, blankets, clothing, curtains, etc; but it’s difficult to continually rely on donations. Caring for 23 people…

11 Jul 2018 5 min

TOUCHING 100 LIVES - ALDOUS FAMILY

#HotCares received a request for assistance for the Aldous family and in following up with them last week to see what needs could be met, we discovered that on 23 June 2018, Jared Aldous was killed on his bicycle in a crash with a milk truck. His brother who was…

10 Jul 2018 6 min

TOUCHING 100 LIVES - LINDEN CHILDREN'S HOME

The Hot Cares team received a call from Bev, from the Linden Victim Support Unit at the Linden Police Station for assistance. Among other things, they work with homes in their area placing orphans into family environments with foster parents. One of their homes, that cares for eight children between…

9 Jul 2018 3 min

TOUCHING 100 LIVES - 4 PAWS

Tammy is a single mother of four, and even though she doesn't have much, she dedicates all that she has to her children and to saving vulnerable animals. Like many animal shelters, keeping up with the constant influx of neglected animals is difficult. More so for a shelter like 4Paws…

9 Jul 2018 2 min

TOUCHING 100 LIVES - JOYCE

Hot Cares recently met Joyce at a children's youth day event where we experienced her warmth, tenacity and her serving heart. She stood for 7 hours mixing and frying vetkoek by hand for over 350 underprivileged children. Joyce is an informal trader and a single mom who earns a living…

9 Jul 2018 3 min

TOUCHING 100 LIVES - INGRID PHAALA

Nominated by her colleague Carla, Ingrid Phaala has had an incredibly difficult time lately. The victim of domestic violence, Ingrid has always been a resilient woman. This hard-working single mother was shot in the face and has lost some sight in her right eye and lost the physical left eye…

9 Jul 2018 7 min

TOUCHING 100 LIVES - LISA

Following a very long battle with cancer (during which time he lost his job), Lisa's husband tragically passed away last month of a sudden heart attack. Under the financial strain of their medical expenses, Lisa, who’d always been a stay-at-home mom, now finds herself urgently needing to find work. Between…

6 Jul 2018 6 min

TOUCHING 100 LIVES - Tsitsi Sekgobela

Tsitsi Sekgobela is a selfless woman who left corporate life to follow her passion for helping others. Tsitsi joined Sasha and the team on Joburg's Hottest Breakfast Show on Wednesday where Hot Cares donated materials for a Greenhouse project she’s working on in an informal settlement. A member of the…

6 Jul 2018 5 min

TOUCHING 100 LIVES - NSA

The National School of the Arts (NSA) is in dire need of essentials. And while parents who can afford the school fees (of which there aren’t very many) try to help out as best they can in this regard, there is a considerable shortfall. The children who attend this school…

6 Jul 2018 8 min

TOUCHING 100 LIVES- RYAN AND JO-LENE

Ryan and Jo-Lene have fallen on hard financial times, and while both of them work some unforeseen expenses have added significant strain on their budget. Living day-to-day, they’ve begun selling off things to ensure they’re able to put food on the table for their two children. Ryan’s colleague and friend…

5 Jul 2018 7 min

TOUCHING 100 LIVES - NJABULO

We met Njabulo at our very first Hot Cares Soup Kitchen at the Randburg Methodist Church. He was in the church hall praying that he would get the job for which he had just applied. He told us he had applied to be a gardener at a local primary school…

5 Jul 2018 4 min

TOUCHING 100 LIVES - BRANDON LEE

Brandon-Lee was one of 50 young adults who were hired by a dubious recruitment agency to teach English in the East, but instead a few months later found themselves the subjects of a criminal investigation after their passports were confiscated because they didn’t have legitimate visas. Brandon, who was diagnosed…

5 Jul 2018 5 min

TOUCHING 100 LIVES - PSDT

The Phronesis Students Development Trust or PSDT is an organisation dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty, eradicating unemployment and increasing economic development through Basic Education support. Tsitsi Sekgobela, who spent many years in the corporate sector has now dedicated her time, experience and energy into the PSDT. Their pro-grammes…

4 Jul 2018 7 min

TOUCHING 100 LIVES - LYNET CAPES

Lorette sent in a nomination for her sister Lynet Capes. Lynets husband lost his job in October 2017 which left her as the only breadwinner. Her husband continued to look for a job but was not successful. This put a lot of strain on the family as you can imagine…

4 Jul 2018 5 min

TOUCHING 100 LIVES JEANNE-ANN

Jeanne-Ann lost her business that she ran for 17 years just over a year ago. During the past year Jeanne-Ann has been looking for work and trying to hold her life together by doing odd jobs but bad luck has held her back. Her car was stolen and there was…

4 Jul 2018 4 min

TOUCHING 100 LIVES - TARA HOSPITAL IN HURLINGHAM

Tara Hospital in Hurlingham does terrific work with adults and children who either have problematic psychiatric or abusive backgrounds. Being a government funded institution, the Tara Children's Clinic is always in need of toys and stationery such as crayons, pencils, paper and colouring-in books to make the children feel comfortable…

3 Jul 2018 6 min

TOUCHING 100 LIVES - FRIKKIE Van STADEN

Frikkie was nominated by a listener who has helped him in the past. Due to an unfortunate series of medical incidences, Frikkie and his family struggle to make ends meet. With his ongoing battle with Parkinsons disease and having suffered two strokes, Frikkie is unable to work, but tries everything…

3 Jul 2018 1 min

TOUCHING 100 LIVES -JONATHON FROM ANNE CHESHIRE

Jonathan is 52, he was involved in a serious car accident which left him severely disabled and in the Golden Harvest Frail Care. We met the bubbly Jonathan last year when Hot Cares took biscuits to the frail care during our December visit and found this young man sitting in…

3 Jul 2018 1 min

TOUCHING 100 LIVES - ELVINE DUPLOOY

Elvine Duplooy is a student at the Hot919FM Radio Academy. During 2012 & 2014 she had two operations, and during the second one, Gynae discovered some damage making it hardly impossible to conceive. The saying "life begins at 40" was an understatement when Elvine found out she was pregnant. Elvine…

3 Jul 2018 7 min

TOUCHING 100 LIVES - MARIE HOME

For over 34 years, Marie Goss has opened up her heart and her home to abandoned and abused children. As part of our “Touching 100 lives campaign”, #HotCares received a few nominations asking for assistance for Marie's Home for Abandoned Kids. One nomination was from Nicky who came into contact…

2 Jul 2018 5 min