16 June 2023 The 16th of June is a day we commemorate in South Africa, it is “Youth Day”. Youth Day celebrates the contribution that young people made to the struggle for freedom in South Africa on June 16, 1976. On this day schoolchildren marched in a protest against the apartheid South African government insisting …
The Gift of Warmth
24 June 2023 Bokamoso headed down to Mpumalanga for the weekend to enjoy a weekend with our kids over there. With temperatures dropping into freezing, we were delighted to receive a huge blessing of warm, fluffy, thick winter blankets for the children in need of warmth this winter! The kids had a blast learning new …
Speaking Into Children’s Lives
21 May 2023 A quick Google search will bring up over 100 Bible verses on the importance of caring for and helping orphans, widows, and those in need! Therefore, this must be a very important matter on God’s heart and thus one we take extremely seriously! The Bible is also very clear on how vital it is to …
Eating An Elephant
19 May 2023 As the famous saying goes, “When eating an elephant, take one bite at a time.” As we enter Winter over here in South Africa and take a look back over the past five months, many positive changes are noticeable within Hlanganani’s children, these changes are done slowly “one bite at a time”. …
The Priceless Gift of Electricity
1 May 2023 We picked our way through the informal settlement, stepping over piles of litter and deep holes in the dirt road formed by the water draining down the street. The shacks lining the street were alive with families socializing and enjoying loud music and food on Sunday evening before work started again. We …
An Egg-cellent Easter Celebration!
15 April 2023 Which children were in the greatest need of food? Which ones had been trying hard and staying out of trouble? A list was compiled and around 90 children came together for a special Easter celebration. The children coming from three different informal settlements (tin shacks), had all practiced an Easter play, thus …
Eggstravagant Easter
8 April 2023 Easter weekend arrived and we had all our boxes ticked! We were ready for an “egg-stravagant Easter” with the Bokamoso kids. √ 38+ Excited Bokamoso Kids √ 250 Easter eggs √ Easter Skit & …
The Smiles of Mpumalanga
February 2023 Come rain, sunshine, or mud (lots of mud), it’s always a blast to empower, bless and have lots of fun with the Bokamoso kids in Mpumalanga!
The Gift of Food
The township of Alexandra is one of the oldest and more notorious townships in Johannesburg, with crime and poverty being rampant throughout the area. Over thirty of Bokamoso’s children live within the township, some residing in an area where over 100 people share only two toilets. When speaking with these young boys and girls, many …
Bokamoso Christmas Party 2022
115 Christmas gifts had been bought and carefully wrapped, ensuring they were personalized for each child. 121 Food parcels had been planned and packaged. A special meal for over 125 people had been prepared and was ready to serve. The arts & crafts were ready to go. The church hall was decorated, and a bible …