Where It's Needed Most
General Fund
Goal: R150 000 / year
Support the real work behind the work — operations, transport, stipends, accounting, proposals, documentation, and urgent programme needs.
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Dr. Phil-afel Foundation is a registered South African NPO (2024/051687/08) and Section 18A-approved Public Benefit Organisation (PBO 930083356). We are rooted in Hanover Park, Cape Town, working through programmes focused on children, women, youth, rehabilitation, education, and practical community support.
Every campaign shows exactly what your gift covers — pick the work that moves you, or give to the General Fund and let us direct it where it is needed most.
Children
ECD & Children's Programme
Goal: R75 000 / year
Fund monthly outings and the return of weekly ECD sessions for children from Hanover Park — transport, activities, meals, materials, and support.
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Special Appeal
Zacri — Matric Journey
R600 raised of R10 200 goal
Back Zacri's matric year at Wellington School of Skills — school and hostel fees, monthly transport, and his matric ball on his path to becoming a professional chef.
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Rehabilitation
Programme launches Monday, 20 July Pollsmoor Rehabilitation & Reintegration
Goal: R250 000
Support the Pollsmoor Reform and Reintegration Programme — life coaching for the men and women inside Pollsmoor, ten monthly modules, and individual reintegration support that continues after release.
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Women
Launching January 2027 She Rises
Goal: R50 000 / year
Support one full cohort of 15 women through the Foundation's flagship women's empowerment programme — five full-day sessions from January to May 2027, plus six months of post-graduation support.
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Community
Community Support Drives
Goal: R90 000 / year
Help us launch a monthly food drive in Hanover Park — reaching 30 families with cooked plant-based meals or food parcels. R250 feeds one family of five.
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Community
Community Garden Initiative
Goal: R44 000
Support community permaculture training and help us build a working garden in Hanover Park — fencing, water supply, soil, tools, and seeds.
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Vehicle Campaign
Goal: R250 000
Help Dr. Phil-afel Foundation get a vehicle. Right now we pay R700 per van per outing. A foundation vehicle would transform what we can do — and how often we can do it.
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Youth
Brothers from the Hood
Goal: R35 000
Mentorship for 15 young men from Hanover Park, in collaboration with Embodied Brotherhood — brotherhood, movement, honest conversations, and Brother Circles led by Rome Naidoo.
Give → Read the full story → Dr. Phil-afel Foundation holds Section 18A approval from SARS. All qualifying donations are tax deductible. Certificates are issued on request. Please email admin@drphilafel.foundation after donating if you need one. Dr. Phil-Afel Foundation NPC · NPC 2024/051687/08 · PBO 930083356.