A wake-up call for the future: addressing Africa’s nurturing care deficit

By Patricia Martin-Wiesner, Advocacy Aid Director & Lene Øverland, COO Breadline Africa With the UN Summit of the Future set for September 2024 in New York, global leaders are being called upon to make concrete commitments toward sustainable development. However, child rights organisations across South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa are sounding a critical alarm: the […]

Get ready for Funky Socks Day! 13 September 2024

Get ready to put your best foot forward! PNA, Breadline Africa and Sock Doctor are excited to announce Funky Socks Day 2024—a fun and meaningful way to support Early Childhood Development (ECD) in under-resourced communities across South Africa. We’re inviting schools, businesses, and individuals to wear their most colourful, crazy, and creative socks in support […]

Hope and sustainability as new ECD centre brings lifelong impact to Gugulethu

Transforming Early Childhood Development in Cape Town  In the heart of Gugulethu, Cape Town, a beacon of hope and sustainability has emerged. The Masonwabe Educare Centre & Aftercare (Masonwabe), which serves 76 children under the age of six, has undergone a remarkable transformation. Thanks to the collaborative efforts of Hyve Group, Violence Prevention Through Urban […]

Unlocking Potential: How Vision Care Transforms Learning for South African Children

The Impact of Vision Screening on Children's Education

Millions of children suffer from undiagnosed vision problems, especially in under-resourced communities. This issue is particularly pressing in South Africa, where access to vision screening and eye care services is severely lacking.  The Urgent Need for Vision Care in Under-Resourced Communities  In many communities, basic healthcare services are overwhelmed or underfunded, leaving eye care as […]

Breadline Africa takes it to 1,000

Five years ago, the team at Breadline Africa set themselves an ambitious goal – to take their modest infrastructure tally of just over 400 to 1,000 in just five years to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their founding in 1993 in style. On 17 February 2023, just a month and a half into the year, […]

Breadline Africa goes to the seaside!

If you ask any member of the Breadline Africa team what the best part of their job is, they will probably tell you that it’s seeing the expressions of joy on the faces of the children as they enter a new classroom, library, kitchen or toilet for the first time. But there are a few […]

Breadline Africa launches it’s 700th infrastructure unit!

From classrooms and soup kitchens to bathrooms and libraries, Breadline Africa has established 700 incredible rooms using shipping containers, and it has changed so many lives! Strand, South Africa (25 August 2021) – Friday, 27 August 2021 is a special day for Breadline Africa. The organisation will celebrate an exceptional milestone by handing over its […]

Competition: Hot Air Balloon Experience for 2

Please help us feed hungry children Donate R150 or more to stand a chance of winning a hot air balloon experience for two, kindly donated by Mankwe Gametrackers and valued at R10,000. To enter, simply donate on our donations page using the Donor reference “BALLOON” and enter your email address when you make the donation. […]

2019 Seaside Outings

seaside outing Breadline Africa outing

Because Breadline Africa tries to broaden children’s horizons with new experiences, we send hundreds of children under the age of seven to a magical day at the seaside every December. Although many of these children grow up close to the ocean, few see waves breaking on the beach or have the opportunity to build sandcastles. […]

Cape Town Cycle Tour

Lukhanyiso Educare Centre classroom launch

Thank you to our 2019 Breadline Africa “Ambassador Cyclists” who raised funds for Lukhanyiso Educare Centre who were in desperate need of a container kitchen and toilet facility.  Located in an informal settlement just outside Cape Town, daily meals are now currently being prepared in a new kitchen instead of a sectioned-off corner of their […]

OMTOM 2020

Lukhanyiso Educare Centre classroom launch

This year our runners helped to raise funds for a kitchen and toilet facility at Lukhanyiso Educare Centre in Nkanini Informal Settlement on the Cape Flats. In 2020, we plan to allocate funding to another deserving project. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to secure a place for the 2020 OMTOM