The Big Favour — Damon Beard

EAST COAST RADIO | Podcast , ±4 min episodes every 1 week, 2 days |

The Big Favour has been on air on East Coast Radio since 2003. Over the years, Damon Beard - and his faithful sponsors - has helped to make hundreds of listeners' dreams come true - no matter how big or how small. From building a house for 3 abandoned children; to a fully paid-for funeral for a family who couldn't afford to lay their mom to rest; to a night's hotel accommodation for a woman facing life threatening surgery - and whose only request was to spend quality family time away before the operation. The Big Favour airs every Thursday at 7.40am and again on Mondays at 10.23am.

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DEC

The #BigFavour gives a 15-year-old and his Gogo new hope

4 min

A young entrepreneur who was making a living for himself and his granny had his life turned upside down when he was badly injured by a car. Thankfully, people with kind hearts stepped in.

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NOV

#BigFavour builds more than just a roof for Sbah

2 min

Bev had written into the Big Favour to tell us about the young man she’d met and had known for a few years, Sbuh Ntomnela who needed more than a helping hand.

NOV

#BigFavour: Baking his way to success

2 min

Diagnosed at around 4 years old, Grant has lived with this awful condition all his life which in turn has put major financial strain on his parents who aren’t on medical aid.

NOV

Pampering for a special KZN woman in need

4 min

Kate wrote into the Big Favour to ask if we could spoil her friend Athilia who’s been going through a really tough time.

NOV

Swinging it all the way to victory thanks to the Big Favour

3 min

This week on the Big Favour, Sky Tshabalala from East Coast Breakfast found a passionate cricketer who needed help. The Big Favour does what it knows best, which is to spread love.

NOV

#BigFavour: Nomfundo finally gets her opportunity to study

2 min

The only thing 20-year-old Nomfundo wanted in her life was an opportunity to study, and thanks to the Big Favour, her dreams have now come true.

OCT

The #BigFavour turns one man's nightmare into a dream come true

3 min

Bev wrote into the Big Favour to tell us about a young man she’d met and had known for a few years. We tried our best to help him out!

OCT

#BigFavour: Jabulo gets his strength back and a new lease on life

6 min

Jabulo Sithole was born with Multiple Sclerosis, but the Big Favour changed his life forever by giving him something that's going to make the world of difference.

OCT

Animal shelter's relief thanks to the #BigFavour

5 min

Gianna Scoulelis runs her own animal shelter, Animally Haven, on the North Coast of KwaZulu Natal. Starting out with just two dogs, she now takes care of 120 dogs, 100 cats, 19 pigs, and three rabbits. With running a shelter comes massive vet bills and enormous food costs. Although Gianna does get donations, if those don’t come in, any vet bill that needs to be paid or food that needs to be bought comes out of Gianna’s own pocket. The Big Favour stepped in to help.

SEP

The #BigFavour lends a helping hand to Vukukhanye

3 min

Vukukhanye is an isiZulu word which means "arise and shine", and it reflects the charities vision for the upliftment of the underprivileged, poor and marginalized people of South Africa. On Thursday, the Big Favour helped play a part in this.

SEP

#BigFavour: Durban family get their happy ending after much despair

3 min

If you heard last week’s Big Favour, you’d remember Merie and her family. Just like many other South Africans, they’ve had a really tough year. Damon caught up with them to see how they're doing.

SEP

The #BigFavour puts an end to a family's tough times

4 min

Merie and her family have had a very tough year just like many other South Africans. Her two boys are her life and she would do anything to help them. Thus the reason she wrote into the Big Favour.