{"id":140564,"date":"2025-02-25T08:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T06:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/?p=140564"},"modified":"2025-03-04T10:49:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T08:49:49","slug":"boosting-child-welfare-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/lifestyle\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Boosting Child Welfare and Protection in SA, These Charities Make it Happen in 2025!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Child welfare charities, orphanages and other care facilities make the most incredible difference in children&#8217;s lives; these are the organisations doing everything for children in 2025:<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>South Africa (25 February 2025)<\/em> &#8211; Thousands of people are working all hours of the day to make sure that South African children are protected. These homes, projects and initiatives defend little lives in any way they can.<\/p>\n<p>Child welfare is such a multi-faceted sphere, which is why there are so many different kinds of organisations. Below, you will find orphanages, adoption pages, protection groups, and so much more! We have a separate list for educational groups, which you can see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/charity-lists\/education-charity-list-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, if you would like to join the fight to protect vulnerable children, you can find your perfect organisation below:<\/p>\n<p>Please note that this is a working list, so keep sending through your charities, and we will keep adding them!<\/p>\n<h4>South Africa<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>ACFS Community Education and Feeding Scheme (Working in Soweto, East Rand, Alex, Kagiso, Bothaville, Free State and Limpopo) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/acfs.org.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ACFSCommunityEducation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ACVV National Council \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.acvv.org.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ACVVHeadOffice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ABBA Adoption \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abbaadoptions.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Abba-Specialist-Adoption-Social-Services-385034474945451\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Baby Savers SA &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.babysaverssa.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BabySaversSA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Care Protect Invest South Africa \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CareProtectInvest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Cotlands \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cotlands.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cotlands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Courage Child Protection \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.couragechildprotection.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/couragechildprotection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Footprints 4 Sam \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footprints4sam.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Footprints4Sam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Girls And Boys Town \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.girlsandboystown.org.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GirlsandBoysTownSouthAfrica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>LIV Village \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.liv-village.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61556792698582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>National Association of Child Care Workers \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.naccw.org.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NACCW\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Preeschools 4 Africa \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/preschools4africa.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Project Dignity \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.projectdignity.org.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ProjectDignitySubzPads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Samaritan\u2019s Feet \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/samaritansfeet.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website <\/a>\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SamaritansFeetSA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Santa Shoebox Project \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/santashoebox.org.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SantaShoebox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SOS Africa Children\u2019s Charity \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sosafrica.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SOSAfricaCharity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SOS Children\u2019s Villages \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sossouthafrica.org.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/soscvsa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Baby Box Project \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/babyboxproject.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/babyboxprojectSA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The South African Breastmilk Reserve (SABR) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabr.org.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SABreastmilkReserve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Grace Factory (Working in Durban, Johannesburg, Vaal Triangle and Cape Town) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/thegracefactory.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheGraceFactory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Toy Run \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.toyrun.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ToyRunCT\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Yes4Youth \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yes4youth.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Yes4YouthZA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Eastern Cape<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>African Solutions to African Problems (ASAP) (Working in\u00a0Zitapile Village) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.africansolutions.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/africansolutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Eyabantwana Trust (Working in East London) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eyabantwana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Marist Mercy Care South Africa (Working in Addo) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.placeofmercyandhope.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MaristMercyCare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Missionvale Care Centre (Working in Port Elizabeth) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.missionvale.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/missionvale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Gauteng<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Archie&#8217;s Archives (Working in Gauteng) &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archiesarchives.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100087181252361\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Boikanyo \u2013 The Dion Herson Foundation (Working in Rural Gauteng) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/boikanyo.org.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BoikanyoTheDionHersonFoundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Botshabelo (Working in Midrand) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/botshabelo.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/botshabelomidrand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charity Begins With Me (Working in Johannesburg) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100064762627162\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Door of Hope (Working in Johannesburg) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doorofhope.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/doorofhopeSA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hearts of Hope (Working in Johannesburg) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/heartsofhope.org.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/heartsofhopeza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hopelands Village (Working in Magaliesburg) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopelands.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hopelandsvillage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Impilo Child Protection and Adoption (Working in Johannesburg) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.impilo.org.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Impilo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook <\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ingelosi Foundation (Working in Johannesburg) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ingelosifoundation.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ingelosifoundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Johannesburg Children\u2019s Home (Working in Johannesburg) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jch.org.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Johannesburg-Childrens-Home-139609289396363\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Joburg Child Welfare\u00a0(Working in Johannesburg) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jhbchildwelfare.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jhbchildwelfare.org.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Just In Time Baby Sanctuary ( Working in Randfontein)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/justintime.org.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Justintimebabysanctuary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kids Haven (Working in Benoni) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kidshaven.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kidshavenhome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Princess Alice Adoption Home (Working in Westcliffe) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.princessalice.org.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/princessaliceadoptionhome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SA Cares for Life (Working in Pretoria) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacares.website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sacares4life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Seeds of Africa (Working in Mulderdrift) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seedsofafrica.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SeedsofAfricaSA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Character Company (Working in Krugersdorp) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCharacterCo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Maletsatsi Foundation (Working in Midrand) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/maletsatsifoundation.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/themaletsatsifoundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Winnie Mabaso Foundation (Working in Johannesburg) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.winniemabaso.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MabasoLove\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>TLC Children\u2019s Home (Working in Walkerville under Embrace Village) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/tlc.org.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TlcChildrensCentre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>KwaZulu-Natal<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Angels\u2019 Care Centre (Working in Howick) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelscare.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/angelscarecentre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Build The Future (Working in\u00a0Ndwedwe) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/buildthefuture.org.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Build-The-Future-101039567768\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dlalanathi (Working in Pietermaritzburg) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/dlalanathi.org.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dlalanathi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Give a Child a Family (Working in Margate) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcf.org.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/givechildfamily\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Izulu Orphan Projects (Working in Zululand) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.izuluorphanprojects.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> \/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/orphanprojects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Journey of Hope Baby Home (Working in Bluff) &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Journey-of-Hope-Baby-Home\/61556798510726\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Operation Bobbi Bear (Working in\u00a0Amanzimtoti) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bobbibear.org.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OperationBobbiBear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Thandanani Children\u2019s Foundation (Working in Pietermaritzburg) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thandanani.org.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thandananichildren\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Baby Home (Working in Durban North) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.babyhome.org.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheBabyHome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Umduduzi \u2013 Hospice Care for Children (Working in KwaZulu-Natal) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.umduduzi.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Umduduzihospice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Zero2Five Trust (Working in eThekwini KwaZulu-Natal and Surrounds) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/zero2five.org.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ECDAgents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Limpopo<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Eco Children (Working in Hoedspruit) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecochildren.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website <\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ecochildrenSA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Mpumalanga<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Grace Baby Haven (Working in Mbombela) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gracebabyhaven.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GraceBabyHaven\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pediatric Care Africa (Working in White River) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pediatriccareafrica.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pediatriccareafrica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Northern Cape<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Inspire Children and Youth (Working in\u00a0Middelpos farm) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/inspirechildrenandyouth.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inspirechildrenandyouth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Western Cape<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Afrika Tikkun (Working in Gauteng and Western Cape) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/afrikatikkun.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Badisa TRIO (Working in\u00a0Kraaifontein) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/badisatrio.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BadisaTrio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Badisa (Working in Bellville) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/badisa.org.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BadisaCharity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bless-a-Baby (Working in Western Cape) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/blessababy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Boost Africa Foundation (Working in Killarney Gardens) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/boostafrica.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/boostafrica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Children\u2019s Book Network (Working in Overberg) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrensbook.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChildrensBook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Distance For Difference (Working in Somerset West) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/d4dsa.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/D4DSA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>George Child and Family Welfare (Working in George) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgechildwelfare.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/George-Child-and-Family-Welfare-361495670544735\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Heartlands Baby Sanctuary (Working in Somerset West) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heartlandsbaby.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/heartlandsbaby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Heart to Heart Care Centre (Working in Mossel Bay) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/heart2heart.org.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Heart-to-Heart-Care-Centre-South-Africa-249719361784550\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Heavenly Haven (Working in Mossel Bay, Great Brak River) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heavenlyhaven.org.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/havenheavenly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hermanus Child &amp; Family Services (Working in Hermanus) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hcfs.org.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hermanuschildandfamilyservices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Home From Home (Working in Western Cape) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/homefromhome.org.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HomefromHomeSA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Isabelo (Working in Franschoek) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isabelocharity.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/isabelocharity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kin Culture (Working in Cape Town and the Garden Route) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/kinculture.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kinculture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Leliebloem (Working in Crawford) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leliebloem.org.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LeliebloemHouseCYCC\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Life Community Services (Working in George) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifecommunity.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lifecommunitySA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Little Lambs (Working in Dunoon) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/105464524088\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mamas Pay It Forward (Working in Cape Town) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/mamaspayitforward.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mamaspayitforward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Masikule (Working in Helderberg) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/masikhule.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website <\/a>\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100077402510150\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>MercyAIDS (Working in Durbanville) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercyaids.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MercyAIDS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Michelle Davids Foundation (Working in Lavender Hill) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mdfoundationfb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Orphan Care Foundation (Working in Westlake) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/orphancarefoundation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/orphancarefoundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Patch \u2013 Helderberg Child Abuse Centre (Working in Helderberg) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patchhelderberg.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website <\/a>\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/patchchildabusecentre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pebbles Project (Working in Western Cape) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pebblesproject.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PebblesProjectTrust\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Bhabhisana Baby Project (Working in Western Cape) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bhabhisanababyproject\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Zoe Project (Working in Western Cape) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/thezoeproject.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheZoeProjectSA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Support Orphans in Southern Africa (Working in Western Cape) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sosasupport.nl\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sosasupport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sparking Minds (Working in Knysna) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/sparkingmindssa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sparkingmindsSA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Parent Centre (Working throughout Western Cape) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/theparentcentre.org.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/parentcentre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tiny Owl Baby Home (Working in Durbanville) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyowls.org.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tinyowlsbabyhome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Youth Potential South Africa \u2013 YOUPSA (Working in De Rust) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youpsa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/youthpotentialsa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If we have missed an organisation or charity, please email <a href=\"mailto:tyler@goodthingsguy.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tyler@goodthingsguy.com<\/a>, and we will add it soonest; kindly supply the relevant links, which list you want to be added to, as well as which province the organisation works in, the NPO registration details and a brief description of what the organisation does.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><em>Sources: Various Charities &#8211; Linked Above<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Don\u2019t ever miss the Good Things. Download the Good Things Guy App now on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/good-things-guy-news\/id1485106885\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.goodthingsguy.app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Do you have something to add to this story? Please share it in the comments or follow GoodThingsGuy on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/goodthingsguy\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/goodthingsguy\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0to keep up to date with good news as it happens, or share your good news with us by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/submit-a-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clicking here\u00a0<\/a>or click the link below to listen to the Good Things Guy Podcast with Brent Lindeque \u2013 South Africa\u2019s very own\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Good Things Guy<\/a>. He\u2019s on a mission to change what the world pays attention to, and he truly believes there\u2019s good news around us. In the Good Things Guy podcast, you\u2019ll meet these everyday heroes &amp; hear their incredible stories:<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/iframe.iono.fm\/p\/2702\" width=\"100%\" height=\"850\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6><em>Or watch an episode of Good Things TV below, a show created to offer South Africans balance in a world with what feels like constant bad news. We\u2019re here to remind you that there are still so many good things happening in South Africa &amp; we\u2019ll leave you feeling a little more proudly South African.<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Good News Weekly: Uplifting Stories That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity!\" width=\"810\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1orp4OYCqsc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Child welfare charities, orphanages and other care facilities make the most incredible difference in children&#8217;s lives; these are the organisations doing everything for children in 2025: &nbsp; South Africa (25&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":105629,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[514,294],"tags":[200,86,59,15,2840,104,12,11,190,23,8,206,127],"class_list":["post-140564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-charity-lists","category-lifestyle","tag-awesomesa","tag-awesome","tag-change-one-thing","tag-charity","tag-checked","tag-do-good","tag-dont-miss","tag-featured","tag-good-news","tag-inspiration","tag-south-afri-can","tag-south-africa","tag-wow"],"featured_image_urls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/children-reading-pexels-150x150.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/children-reading-pexels-300x200.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/children-reading-pexels-768x511.jpg","large":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/children-reading-pexels-1024x681.jpg"},"appp_media":null,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Boosting Child Welfare and Protection in SA, These Charities Make it Happen in 2025!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Child welfare charities, orphanages and other care facilities make the most incredible difference to children&#039;s lives; these are the\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/lifestyle\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Boosting Child Welfare and Protection in SA, These Charities Make it Happen in 2025!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Child welfare charities, orphanages and other care facilities make the most incredible difference to children&#039;s lives; these are the\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/lifestyle\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Good Things Guy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/goodthingsguy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-25T06:00:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-04T08:49:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/children-reading-pexels.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1919\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1277\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Tyler Leigh Vivier\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@tylerleighv\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@GoodThingsGuy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Tyler Leigh Vivier\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/lifestyle\\\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/lifestyle\\\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Tyler Leigh Vivier\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2064ce866d40d76f8f6bcd956552790f\"},\"headline\":\"Boosting Child Welfare and Protection in SA, These Charities Make it Happen in 2025!\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-25T06:00:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-04T08:49:49+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/lifestyle\\\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1168,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/lifestyle\\\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/children-reading-pexels.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"#AwesomeSA\",\"Awesome\",\"Change One Thing\",\"Charity\",\"CHECKED\",\"Do good\",\"Don't Miss\",\"Featured\",\"Good News\",\"Inspiration\",\"South Afri-CAN\",\"South Africa\",\"WOW\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Charity Lists\",\"Lifestyle\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/lifestyle\\\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/lifestyle\\\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/lifestyle\\\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\\\/\",\"name\":\"Boosting Child Welfare and Protection in SA, These Charities Make it Happen in 2025!\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/lifestyle\\\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/lifestyle\\\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/children-reading-pexels.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-25T06:00:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-04T08:49:49+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2064ce866d40d76f8f6bcd956552790f\"},\"description\":\"Child welfare charities, orphanages and other care facilities make the most incredible difference to children's lives; these are the\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/lifestyle\\\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/lifestyle\\\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/lifestyle\\\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/children-reading-pexels.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/children-reading-pexels.jpg\",\"width\":1919,\"height\":1277,\"caption\":\"Photo Credit: Yaroslav Shuraev via Pexels\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/lifestyle\\\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Boosting Child Welfare and Protection in SA, These Charities Make it Happen in 2025!\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Good Things Guy\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2064ce866d40d76f8f6bcd956552790f\",\"name\":\"Tyler Leigh Vivier\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/avatar_user_2_1765959681-96x96.jpeg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/avatar_user_2_1765959681-96x96.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/avatar_user_2_1765959681-96x96.jpeg\",\"caption\":\"Tyler Leigh Vivier\"},\"description\":\"Tyler Leigh Vivier is the Editor for Good Things Guy. Her passion is to spread good news across South Africa with a big focus on environmental issues, animal welfare and social upliftment. Outside of Good Things Guy, she is an avid reader, gardener, bird watcher and loves to escape to the Kruger National Park.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/tylerleighv\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodthingsguy.com\\\/author\\\/tyler-vivier\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Boosting Child Welfare and Protection in SA, These Charities Make it Happen in 2025!","description":"Child welfare charities, orphanages and other care facilities make the most incredible difference to children's lives; these are the","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/lifestyle\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Boosting Child Welfare and Protection in SA, These Charities Make it Happen in 2025!","og_description":"Child welfare charities, orphanages and other care facilities make the most incredible difference to children's lives; these are the","og_url":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/lifestyle\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\/","og_site_name":"Good Things Guy","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/goodthingsguy","article_published_time":"2025-02-25T06:00:11+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-04T08:49:49+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1919,"height":1277,"url":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/children-reading-pexels.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Tyler Leigh Vivier","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@tylerleighv","twitter_site":"@GoodThingsGuy","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Tyler Leigh Vivier","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/lifestyle\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/lifestyle\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\/"},"author":{"name":"Tyler Leigh Vivier","@id":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2064ce866d40d76f8f6bcd956552790f"},"headline":"Boosting Child Welfare and Protection in SA, These Charities Make it Happen in 2025!","datePublished":"2025-02-25T06:00:11+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-04T08:49:49+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/lifestyle\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\/"},"wordCount":1168,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/lifestyle\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/children-reading-pexels.jpg","keywords":["#AwesomeSA","Awesome","Change One Thing","Charity","CHECKED","Do good","Don't Miss","Featured","Good News","Inspiration","South Afri-CAN","South Africa","WOW"],"articleSection":["Charity Lists","Lifestyle"],"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/lifestyle\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/lifestyle\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\/","url":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/lifestyle\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\/","name":"Boosting Child Welfare and Protection in SA, These Charities Make it Happen in 2025!","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/lifestyle\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/lifestyle\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/children-reading-pexels.jpg","datePublished":"2025-02-25T06:00:11+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-04T08:49:49+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2064ce866d40d76f8f6bcd956552790f"},"description":"Child welfare charities, orphanages and other care facilities make the most incredible difference to children's lives; these are the","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/lifestyle\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/lifestyle\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/lifestyle\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/children-reading-pexels.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/children-reading-pexels.jpg","width":1919,"height":1277,"caption":"Photo Credit: Yaroslav Shuraev via Pexels"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/lifestyle\/boosting-child-welfare-2025\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Boosting Child Welfare and Protection in SA, These Charities Make it Happen in 2025!"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/","name":"Good Things Guy","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2064ce866d40d76f8f6bcd956552790f","name":"Tyler Leigh Vivier","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/avatar_user_2_1765959681-96x96.jpeg","url":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/avatar_user_2_1765959681-96x96.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/avatar_user_2_1765959681-96x96.jpeg","caption":"Tyler Leigh Vivier"},"description":"Tyler Leigh Vivier is the Editor for Good Things Guy. Her passion is to spread good news across South Africa with a big focus on environmental issues, animal welfare and social upliftment. Outside of Good Things Guy, she is an avid reader, gardener, bird watcher and loves to escape to the Kruger National Park.","sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/tylerleighv"],"url":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/author\/tyler-vivier\/"}]}},"views":853,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140564"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":145335,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140564\/revisions\/145335"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}