TOUCHING 100 LIVES IN 31 DAYS

TOUCHING 110 LIVES - Yiull Damaso

Yiull Damaso is a critically acclaimed muralist, and visual artist, with work ranging from the abstract, to sculptures to striking oil on canvas pieces. Well known for his multiple Nelson Mandela portrait series, with the most noteworthy being his critically acclaimed work titled ‘The Night Watch!’ which was exhibited at…

17 Jul 2018 5 min

TOUCHING 100 LIVES - Dignity Dreams

“Girls’ education is the single best investment that any society can make.” – Carol Bellamy. In Africa, the decision whether to buy a loaf of bread to satiate a grumbling stomach or a sanitary pad to manage a young girl’s period is commonly made amongst households struggling to survive. More…

16 Jul 2018 6 min

TOUCHING 100 LIVES - HOT CARES

To celebrate what would’ve been Nelson Mandelas 100th birthday, Hot Cares is taking Madibas birthday month to touch one hundred lives in our community. Nominate some-one you know needs a helping hand to help themselves and those around them by emailing hotcares@hot919.co.za by the end of June and tell us…

16 Jul 2018 6 min

TOUCHING 100 LIVES - ARK ANIMAL

The Animal Ark Rescue Centre in Chartwell was formed in 2011 by Tracey Otto out of her great passion for the rehabilitation and re-homing of puppies, pregnant moms and small breed dogs from all types of backgrounds across Gauteng. She runs the centre with her two daughters, community service students…

16 Jul 2018 8 min

TOUCHING 100 LIVES - FIONA

Shannon Botha nominated her courageous mom Fiona. Born three months premature at just 1.2kgs, Fiona was so little she could fit in a shoebox.Due to her difficult birth, she developed Cerebral Palsy; this affected her one leg. The life expectancy of Cerebral Palsy patients isn’t very high. Due to poor…

13 Jul 2018 5 min

TOUCHING 100 LIVES - Christine

• Christine was nominated by Vanessa. Holding a big place in her heart, Vanessa says that Christine helped her raise her children and would love nothing more than to help Christine in her current situation. • Though in her current financial state, Vanessa isn’t able to assist Christine at this…

12 Jul 2018 3 min

TOUCHING 100 LIVES - Donald Moetsi

• Donald Moetsi (or Don Don, or Don Dash) as he is affectionately known by his colleagues, drives and facilitates projects for Add-X Marketing Solutions, and has been a loyal employee for the past decade. • His colleague Alison nominated Don because they have a shared bond. Having a special…

12 Jul 2018 11 min

TOUCHING 100 LIVES - CHAMPIONS OF CHANGE

• Champions for Change is a small NPC started up in June 2014 by two sisters, both professionals (One a retired nurse and clinical instructor, the other a headteacher; both are trained in Child Protection and safeguarding.) • It’s a victim support centre with a focus on victim rehabilita-tion for…

11 Jul 2018 5 min

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