You have given me dignity, which I never had before in my life, because from a little child, I have always been dependent on others.
- Nonpumelelo

People we have helped

Solly

You were born with Cerebral Palsy. There is nothing wrong with your mind, but your legs are so thin and stiff they cannot support you. You have never walked a step in all your 23 years.

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Christopher

Christopher is a 35 year old man from Cape Town with cerebral palsy which has resulted in him being paralysed from the neck down to the extent that he was totally dependent on others to move around in a manual wheelchair.

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Patricia

PATRICIA BELE: (70) of Langa suffered from osteo-arthritis and had sustained fractures of both her legs and one arm.

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Piet

PIET (54) of Riversdale suffers from a spinal cord injury after being assaulted. (A legal claim is being handled by a lawyer.) This left him with paralyzed arms and legs.

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Patrick

Patrick, from the Strand, travels long distances in his wheelchair to do community outreach work, including going to a workgroup of disabled people doing contract work for projects which he organizes for them.

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Aphiwe

Aphiwe Khapa is a 16 year boy from Khayelitsha who suffers from Cerebral Palsy since birth.

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Farouk

Farouk Gordon is a 33 year old gentleman who was born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy which is a genetic disease that affects the muscles of the body.

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Abu

Abu Salie is a 14 year old boy of Mitchells Plain who is a spastic quad with severe / profound intellectual disability.

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Tristan

TRISTAN LUES: (18 Months) from Johannesburg, was diagnosed with Dandi Walker Malformation. Due to this neurological condition he was delayed in his development.

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