Pondo 2024 – running for children and conservation

Pondo 2024 – running for children and conservation

  Congratulations to the 140 runners from across the country who participated in the 2024 PONDO Trail from 23-25 May.  Their goal: to complete the 103km run (either in a one day ULTRA or three-day COASTER) and raise funds to support the Pondoland Conservation...
Akhanyile gets her smile!

Akhanyile gets her smile!

  Before her cleft surgery, Akhanyile didn’t smile much. And even though she’s only two, she often reached up to cover her mouth with her hand. She knew she was different. And it saddened her Gogo, who was left to care for the child after she was abandoned by her...
MySchool – the painless way to support your favourite cause

MySchool – the painless way to support your favourite cause

  Now in its 27th year of operation, the MySchool programme is a South African fundraising success story. Originally established to help parents raise funds for their children’s school, the concept expanded to include ‘villages’ and the ‘planet’, as other worthy...
Community Healthcare Workers’ training in Mpumalanga

Community Healthcare Workers’ training in Mpumalanga

In February 2024, Operation Smile’s Mpumalanga Patient Coordinator, Dakalo Maguga, supported the Department of Health in presenting a community outreach training programme. Workshops took place over 4 days at Emalahleni and Victor Khanye local municipality in...