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All Children have the absolute right to a healthy life.

We provide care and bear witness to the overcoming of barriers to health and to the realization of the right to health for all.

Everyone should have access to health care, without financial, social, cultural, or geographical barriers.

All of South African’s children must at all times have access to the best possible medical care. A sick child must be able to see a top class doctor or a specialist when needed, receive their vaccinations, receive medical treatment and surgeries if they are sick without exception.

The right to a healthy life includes food security and clean drinking water.

Furthermore in the event of any disasters, natural or manmade, we at Pediatric care Africa respond to that disaster immediately, throughout South Africa and Africa to render assistance.

Pediatric care Africa delivers on our promise we made to children to give them a chance to live and florish.

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WHAT WE DO

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OUR CURRENT PROJECTS

Burn Wound Aftercare Backpacks-project 2025
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Malaria-project 2025-2026
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FUNDRAISERS

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  • We do not receive any support from the South African government. To be able to continue the work we do and to achieve our goals, we are fully self-reliant and organize a wide variety of fundraising events on an ongoing and regular basis.

    To further support our fundraising efforts, we opened a Pediatric Care Africa support branch in the Netherlands in 2021.

    SAMF SA Classic Motorbike Festival 26 / 27 September 2025, De Rust, Western Cape

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  • Donkey Cart Ride - 2025

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    • Route Donkeys delivering Dreams 2025

    On the 8th of April 2025 Pediatric Care Africa’s Dr André Hattingh will embark on a 500km Donkey cart ride through the Klein Karoo to collect funds for Klein Karoo children with Cerebral Palsy or other serious physical abilities. We aim to be able to purchase fitted specialist Buggies for disabled children to vastly improve their quality of life, and is asking individuals and businesses to support and sponsor us per km driven by the Donkey cart.

    Ride for a Child - 2025

    The 2025 “Ride for a Child” 7000km Charity motorbike ride around South Africa is to “recruit, as a matter of speech” volunteer private General Practitioners in every town we travel through on our annual motorbike ride as part of our “Doctor’s for children” drive. Each volunteer General Practitioner that joins our “Doctors for Children” drive will be requested to assist 2 Children per year on a Pro Bona basis we at Pediatric Care Africa refer to them, if and when we receive a request for assistance of a sick child in their area/suburb/town. The idea is to create the facility and have a further +300 additional under privileged South African children per year consult a Private General Practitioner, for the purpose of diagnosis and a prescription for medicine. If the child requires more than just a physical examination to enable the Volunteer General Practitioner to make a diagnosis, we at Pediatric Care Africa arrange/pay for the medication the child is prescribed by the volunteer GP and the same for any lab tests/X rays the child must receive to facilitate a diagnosis.
    Furthermore, it is important to generate funds for surgeries, medical treatment and baby food/milk for underprivileged children requiring surgeries, medical treatment or are in food distress. Our continuous fundraising efforts enable us to pay for the medical expenses and surgeries of under privileged children as “Doctor’s don’t save life’s, money does”

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A THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS

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  • Genesis Nutritional Products/OUTsurance
  • On behalf of all of us at Pediatric Care Africa, we sincerely thank you for your support. We are truly grateful.

    Your donation will go a long way in helping us support underprivileged, beautiful children in South Africa, and it is vital to our continued work. We cannot succeed without the generosity of donors like you, who help us achieve our dream: changing the lives of children in need.

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  • Sun Pharma Cares

    Sun Pharma cares!!

    Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Sun Pharma South Africa) has made a very substantial and very welcome donation to Pediatric Care Africa, a donation that will improve the lives of many children…!

    It is not the first time that Sun Pharma assisted us, and has proven themselves as a truly caring and socially responsive Company in South Africa.

    Many a child have received medical treatment, a surgery or a baby have received baby milk because of Sun Pharma’s unwavering care and support, making our pledge to help children sustainable.

    You are the “Sun” in the lives of many a child

    We thank you from our hearts!

  • Deal or No Deal - Lotto Star

    🎊JACKPOT ALERT! 🎊 Wheel of Fortune South Africa host Rorisang Thandekiso has officially defeated the Banker and WON R250,000! And the best part is that every cent will be going to the kids at Pediatric Care Africa 🙌

    This was a absolute honour for us and very thrilling to watch; what an exciting show.
    Thank you so much LottoStar and our celebrity guest Rorisang Thandekiso
    Nerve wrecking until the end!!!!!!!

    Rorisang you are absolutely the best and we are very grateful. Thank you!

  • Good Morning Angels

    This morning, 10 April 2024, we were hugely blessed by Good Morning Angels with Martin Bester thanks to Sascha van Gelder from radio Jacaranda 94.2 in Nelspruit. Pediatric Care Africa received a very welcome and totally unexpected donation of R 100 000-00 that will go towards the new burn unit at Rob Ferreira Hospital. This will be the only dedicated burn unit in Mpumalanga and is a critical addition to the health services the public in Mpumalanga will have access to.

    This donation will fill so many holes, and help so many children in Mpumalanga that a hundred thank you’s does not feel enough!

    The very first thing we are doing, is to install the Stainless Steel bathtub in the new burn unit at Rob Ferreira hospital.

    Once again a big thank you to radio Jacaranda and the whole team of Good Morning Angels!

    Read more: Jacarandafm.com/good-morning-angels

  • Lowvelder 30 April 2023 Gala dinner raises R750K for Pediatric Care Africa

    Link: Citizen.co.za/lowvelder

  • Babyfood!

    Baby food!!

    We received a large and very welcome donation of baby food and baby milk from GB2C, and started with distribution immediately as we had a number of anxious mothers pleading for baby food for their little ones.

    So many small children are in danger of becoming victims of hunger as more and more parents loses their jobs and simply cannot find employment again to enable them to feed their little ones. We are very grateful for this baby food donation as we completely run out of baby food due to the huge demand.

    “Infants and young children have the greatest nutrient needs than at any other time in life. But the bodies and brains of millions of young children do not reach their full potential because they are receiving too little food, too late,” said France Begin, Senior Nutrition Adviser at UNICEF. “Poor nutrition at such a young age causes irreversible mental and physical damage.

    GIVING BACK 2 our COMMUNICTY (GB2C), that was started by Crossing Nelspruit during the centre’s 16th Birthday in October last year. Several local businesses form part of GB2C including BUCO South Africa, the Tom le Roux Family, the Omar Family, Caltex Mpumalanga North, Valencia Wholesalers, Valencia – The Home Of VBike, Crossing SuperSpar Nelspruit and the Visagie Groep amongst others.

    GB2C, thank you for your very generous gift to the children of the Lowveld.

    “If you can not feed a hundred children, then feed only one” Mother Theresa!

  • Baby food and Genesis

    Baby food and Genesis!

    Over 500 days since lockdown in all its degrees and forms started in South Africa.

    We are struggling to keep up with the continues and increasing demand from people and children in sometimes severe food distress, and in many cases it is not through their own actions, but rather as a consequence of circumstances brought on or worsened by Covid 19 Lockdowns, as an enormous number of persons in Mpumalanga has lost their jobs as a result.

    Mpumalanga is a tourist area, and persons in the tourist and lodging industry have been very badly effected…..

    The generosity and absolutely welcome donations of Genesis Nutritional Products/OUTsurance, SPAR Lowveld DC in Nelspruit and GB2C make it possible for us to still being able to assist starving children 500 + days into this Covid pandemic.

    Genesis Nutritional Products’ unique formulation provides instant, great tasting, immune boosting, high protein, nutritionally balanced and ‘complete’ meals. The product works well when mixed with water, it is easily transportable and can be stored for many months. Kids flourish on it and seems much happier and active than before starting them on Genesis nutritional foods.

    GB2C donations of baby milk and baby porridge is literally keeping many small children and babies from malnutrition or starvation.

    This very welcome baby food donation we received are from the local Lowveld initiative, GIVING BACK 2 our COMMUNITY (GB2C), that was started by Crossing Nelspruit during the centre’s 16th Birthday in October last year. Several local businesses form part of GB2C including BUCO South Africa, the Tom le Roux Family, the Omar Family, Caltex Mpumalanga North, Valencia Wholesalers, Valencia – The Home Of VBike, Crossing SuperSpar Nelspruit, and the Visagie Groep amongst others.

    Bella at SPAR DC in Nelspruit, you are one awesome lady for your donation yesterday of food hampers.

    It takes a village to feed a child in distress…..

TOP STORIES

  • Opening Pediatric Surgical Ward in Rob Ferreira Hospital, Nelspruit 2023
  • Major surgery in collaboration with Busamed Lowveld Private Hospital, Nelspruit 2024
  • Opening of a Burns unit incorporated in the Pediatric Surgical Ward in Rob Ferreira hospital, Nelspruit 2025
  • Kruger Lowveld Chamber Tourism: change into KLCTB Philanthropy Awards 2022
  • Lowveld Medical Arts and Culture Society
  • Ride for a Child 2024 – World Record Setter
  • Covid-19 Food Distress
  • Pancakes for Surgeries – Innibos 2024
  • Disaster Relief Cyclone Idai, March 2019
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  • In May 2024 we developed a state-of-the-art burns unit incorporated in this Pediatric Surgical ward at Rob Ferreira Hospital in Nelspruit, complete with Isolation facilities, stainless steel bath etc. and it also has its own self-contained and separate occupational therapy and physio therapy unit for the rehabilitation of severely burned children.

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  • KLCBT Philanthropy awards 2022
    Our Founder and CEO, Doctor Andre Hattingh received the highly prestigious KLCBT Philanthropy award during a Gala black tie dinner at the Emnotweni Casino on the 28th November 2022, and it was awarded to him  by the Kruger Lowveld Chamber of Business and Tourism as outstanding Philanthropist of 2022.
    The KLCBT’s annual awards banquet is the Kruger Lowveld’s most prestigious business function of the year, and is the only platform in the Lowveld which specifically honours outstanding accomplishments in Business and tourism in the region.
    It is the first year that outstanding philanthropic/Social investment work is included in the awards and we are exceptionally proud and honoured that Andre was chosen as the winner of this award.
    We wish to congratulate Martin Pieters of Barberton mines and Ms Estelle Roe who were one of the 3 finalists in the Philanthropy/Social investment category, well done to both of you as a nomination alone is a huge honour and well done on the exceptional work your organizations do.
    “I am very honoured and grateful for the award, thank you very much!” – Dr. J. Andre Hattingh.
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  • “Ride for a child” 2024 World Record Attempt is now officially recognized as a world record with 2616 motorcycles riding in tandem for charity. This is a fantastic achievement thanks to all that joined to make this a legacy!!!!

    The proceeds of the entrance fees that was paid to participate in this World Record Attempt go directly to Pediatric Care Africa to pay for children’s medical treatment and surgeries.

    Well done and congratulations to every one of the 2616 riders. 🤜

    https://recordsetter.com/world-record/motorcycle-riders-riding-tandem-staggered-formation-for-charity/57531

  • Aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic

    The worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 reached South Africa in March of 2020. The government enforced an immediate lockdown effecting the entire country. Even though the lockdown was lifted in September 2021 the economy of South Africa did not bounce back in 2022. On the contrary the severely weakened economy and the fact that the country faces very frequent rolling electricity black outs resulted in many people still losing their jobs. Almost 50% of the South African population is jobless and there is no indication that this situation will improve. On the contrary all indications are that the economy will continue to worsen.

    The demand of our services has increased by over 600 % and at the same time our donations from the public and businesses has decreased by 70%. We anticipate that the demand for our services will increase by as much as 10% per month.

    This forced loss of income caused hunger among many families and the consequences for families with children and elderly family members were devastating.

    Since our inception in 2017 we have provided 511 000 kg (2.2 million meals) in food parcels to people in food distress and due to disasters and the Covid 19 pandemic. With the help of many donors as GB2C, Spar DC Nelspruit, Crossing Shopping Centre Nelspruit and many more local companies we were able to continue to deliver food relief parcels to communities in need.

  • Pancakes for surgeries!!

    During the annual Innibos festival in Nelspruit the “Ytipan-Innipens” pancake making team of the NG Kerk (Dutch reformed church) in White River, baked pancakes for charity and Pediatric Care Africa was blessed as their beneficiary.

    This absolutely formidable team didn’t just make pancakes, they made pancakes by the THOUSANDS during the Innibos festival from the 27th until the 30th June and made and sold a staggering 13361 pancakes during the festival resulting in a fantastic donation to us of R36188-00.

    We have two children from Lydenburg and Nelspruit that is scheduled for a Ophthalmic surgery and Tonsillectomy respectively within the next few weeks in Nelspruit, and the funds received will go towards their surgeries and aftercare. One of the children scheduled for surgery have a serious other medical condition and requires special care and considerations.

    Translated “Ytipan-Innipens” means “out of the pan into the tummy” and 13361 pancakes found their way out of the pan and into a tummy…..!😊

    We do not know how to thank you for this gigantic effort, and for the honour of being the beneficiary of your hard work and dedication.

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  • Mosselbay Advertiser
  • Maroela Media
  • Netwerk 24
  • Lowvelder 30 april 2023 Lowveld Medical Arts and Culture Society gala dinner
  • SABC News On Trac Tor for Charity - Awareness of child and farm murders 25 July
  • Radio Laeveld 18 February 2025
  • Pediatric Care Africa received a lot of exposure in the media; nationally and internationally.

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A little insight in what we do

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STATS

Since our inception in 2017:

• 2193 sick children were taken by us to private medical doctors and or specialists for examination and treatment.

• 7350 sick children and adults received free medical examinations and medical treatment from us during our medical outreach programs.

• 193 children received free surgeries from us.

• We have provided 511 000 kg (2.2 million meals) in food parcels to people in food distress and due to disasters and the Covid 19 pandemic.

• We provided an estimated 7243 1.8kg tins of baby formula and 9098 packets of baby porridge to babies whose parents could not buy their own baby food because of job loss and other circumstances.

• We have distributed 102 000 doses of Cholera medication in flood-stricken areas in Mozambique to help prevent a Cholera outbreak.

• We assisted during the following disasters: Cyclone IDAI in Mozambique, Cyclone Eloise in Limpopo, the Covid 19 pandemic and the veld fire disaster in Hertzogville/Boshof area in the Free State.

• In 2023 we developed a Pediatric Surgical unit at Rob Ferreira Hospital in Nelspruit which serves as a referral centre for children from across Mpumalanga.

• In May 2024 we developed a state-of-the-art burns unit incorporated in this Pediatric Surgical ward at Rob Ferreira Hospital in Nelspruit, complete with Isolation facilities, stainless steel bath etc. and it also has its own self-contained and separate occupational therapy and physio therapy unit for the rehabilitation of severely burned children.

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“Ride for a child” 2024 World Record Attempt is now officially recognized as a world record with 2616 motorcycles riding in tandem for charity. This is a fantastic achievement thanks to all that joined to make this a legacy!!!!

The proceeds of the entrance fees that was paid to participate in this World Record Attempt go directly to Pediatric Care Africa to pay for children’s medical treatment and surgeries.

Well done and congratulations to every one of the 2616 riders. 🤜

https://recordsetter.com/world-record/motorcycle-riders-riding-tandem-staggered-formation-for-charity/57531