1LIFE graciously handed over R10 000 to Door of Hope in Glenvista on Monday, June 27 as part of the company’s digital campaign.
There is no doubt that South Africa’s youth form a cornerstone of the viability of the country’s future. As a result, it is up to both the government and the private sector to ensure that there is constant support for the development of young South Africans.
This Youth Month, 1Life has highlighted the plight of the 3 500 children being abandoned in South Africa each year.
“This charity rescues abandoned, abused and orphaned babies and helps them find permanent homes,” says Richard Rupping, general manager: head of marketing at 1Life.
The donation was a result of a recent 1Life Changers campaign that was run on the company’s digital platforms, which encouraged consumers to share their charitable tips on how to help their fellow South Africans, with the best tip winning R10 000.
This was then further supported by 1Life donating R10 000 to Door of Hope, to support these children and their basic everyday needs. Director at Door of Hope, Nadene Grabham, was overwhelmed to welcome such a generous contribution courtesy of 1Life, saying that Door of Hope is extremely grateful.
“Door of Hope recently purchased 25 hectares of land in the Aloe Ridge area where we will now be building and opening a children’s village to accommodate orphaned and abandoned children who do not get adopted while at Door of Hope and sadly have to be put back into the system. We want to build an early childhood development centre and every small contribution from anyone helps us in our goal that we have set to build this facility,” said Grabham.
According to Grabham, Door of Hope began in 1999 at the Berea Baptist Church in Berea, Johannesburg and to date 1 504 children have been rescued.
At the church in Berea there is a small door that is built into the church wall known as the “baby bin” or “hole in the wall” with a laser beam that is triggered when a baby is left abandoned. This amazing idea was sparked after the church became concerned with the number of babies that were left for dead in toilets and velds. The Door of Hope now provides a safe place where mothers can abandon their babies instead of throwing them away among rubbish.
The media and 1Life representatives were honoured to get a tour of the Door of Hope home by the home manager, Celestine Kyangana.
For 1Life this was a way to create a platform, where the incredible work being done at Door of Hope could really shine. Working with communities now to make a real impact in the future, means a better South Africa for all.
“Addressing issues of homelessness, impoverishment and lack of access to basic human rights, should be a top priority for all. The supportive development of South Africa’s underprivileged is key to this, and we believe that through this donation, we are forming part of the change that is so desperately needed,” said Rupping.
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