Forever Strong Durbell
During the month of February – Forever Strong Durbell wanted to spread the love a little further. The gym collected blankets, clothing and toys for Heaven’s Nest – Temporary Child…
Little Optimist Trust recognised for its charity efforts
There was more good news this month for the Little Optimist Trust in the week that it opened its new sailing academy at the V&A Waterfront. The Trust has received a grant of almost R500 000 (27 500 euros) from the Paris 2024 Olympics in association with the French Development Association.
LITTLE OPTIMIST ACADEMY TO BE BASED AT V&A WATERFRONT
Top yards throw weight behind Bertish initiative. Two of South Africa’s top yards have thrown their weight behind a new ‘sail therapy’ initiative for disadvantaged South African children at the…
Sailing fun for Durbanville Children’s Home
On the 9th December the kids of the Durbanville Children’s excitedly arrived at the Waterfront for their Sailing Therapy Day. As they entered the conference room, their eyes lit up…
Holy Cross Children’s Home goes sailing
04 December 2021 10 Kids aged between 9 and 12 got to sail for the very first time. In fact, 8 out of 10 had never been on a boat…
Forever Strong
On the 10th of November The Little Optimist team along with the Forever Strong Durbell team did a massive toiletry donation to Durbanville Children’s Home.Durbanville Children’s Home houses 115 at…
9 Miles Project Kids go Sailing
The kids from 9Miles Project arrived very excitedly at the Sailing Academy at the Waterfront on the 2nd November bright and early and ready for what the day had to…
A BIG DAY FOR THE KIDS OF THE BIG ISSUE
Despite a wet and chilly start to our Sailing Therapy Day on the 16th October 2021, it turned out to be a beautiful day full of sailing, learning, smiles, laughs,…
BOOT CAMP WITH A CAUSE
Forever Strong Durbell are hosting a bootcamp on 30 October to gather toiletry donations for Durbanville Children’s Home.Forever Strong has recently come on board as a permanent donor location for…
Phase 1 – Holy Cross Children’s home (9th October 2021)
As the clock struck 9am on the 9th of October 2021, the Excellence Team arrived at Holy Cross, Children's Home ready for Phase 1 of our project, full of energy,…
Luntu Educare Kitchen Upgrade
Its installation week at Luntu Educare in Philippi. Spotlight Joinery has been hard at work getting the cabinetry fitted and ready for the next phase. Next up - Infin8 will…
HIIT Fitness Sanitary Drive
For the month of August HIIT Fitness did a Sanitary Towel Drive for St Michael’s Children’s Home for girls. The home houses 25 girls between the ages of 13 –…
New Kitchen for Bishop Lavis Paradise
Bishop Lavis Paradise was lovingly run by Mrs Brikkels for over 20 years. She ran a weekly feeding scheme for children in the surrounding community. As Mrs Brikkels is well…
Holy Cross Children’s Home Paint Job
Last year a terrible fire destroyed the girls housing at Holy Cross Children’s home. Since the fire the girls have been housed in the Therapy Centre house on the property.…
Luntu Educare Upgrade – Philippi
Luntu Educare’s needs were brought to our attention by Gina Leinberger – who has been working to improve Luntu Educare along with SAEP.The Little Optimist Trust together with our prodfuct…
Inspiration day at Luntu Educare
This little Edu Care Creche is lovingly run by Mama Linda, who built the home and creche with her own bare hands. We visited the little creche to a warm…
Sentinel Primary School Hout Bay
10 March 2021. It was a stormy rainy day . Many of these kids live in small houses or shacks in the vicinity of the school. Many did not make…
James House Inspiration Day
On 2 February 2021, Greg and the Little Optimist team of volunteers, Rafilwe and Gloria, visited James House in Hout bay . James house is a youth care facility…