National Beneficiaries |
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Casual Day is a fundraising project for persons with disabilities. There
are 6 National Beneficiaries in this project.
Their services include job creation, poverty alleviation, upliftment,
housing, education and much more. By supporting
Casual Day you do not only support one organisation but a whole range of
accountable organisations in the field of disability. |
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NCPPDSA
The National Council for Persons
with Physical Disabilities in South Africa |
The National Council
is a society in which people with physical disabilities are enabled to
exercise their full rights as citizens. Their mission is to serve as a
pro-active forum for:
The advancement of persons with physical disabilities so as to enable
them to attain their maximum level of independence and integration into
the community; The prevention of the occurrence of physical disablement.
Casual Day is a project of NCPPDSA.
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The South
African National Council for the Blind (SANCB) is a Non-Government
Organisation (NGO) striving to meet the needs of all blind
and partially sighted people in South Africa. Their services include:
- Rehabilitation
- Education and training
- The provision of assistive devices
- Social and economic development
- Programmes promoting the prevention of blindness
and the restoration of sight
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Epilepsy SA invites
you to partner them in their vision of creating a society in which
people with epilepsy and related disabilities have equal opportunities
to function optimally in order to achieve their fullest potential in all
spheres of life. Epilepsy SA aims to provide fair, accessible services
to ensure that people with epilepsy are integrated into society, enjoy
equal opportunities and receive the necessary support and care.
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The South African
Federation for Mental Health is a non-profit organisation, which aims to
act as a dynamic national movement,
which serves as an effective resource to empower people to attain
optimal mental health and quality of life in a just society, through
its various services and programmes. This includes:
- The provision of a variety of social work
services in communities nationwide.
- Residential and non-residential care for people
with mental and intellectual disabilities.
- Public education, information centre and
awareness raising.
- Advocacy and Lobbying.
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DEAFSA was founded in 1929 and is
a co-ordinating, umbrella organisation which facilitates services to the
South African Deaf and hard of hearing communities. DEAFSA currently has
9 affiliated Deaf Provincial Federations (DPF) throughout South Africa.
DEAFSA's constitution and activities are aimed at all people who are
affected by a loss of hearing.
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Disabled People South Africa
(DPSA) The motto "Nothing About Us Without Us" is in
recognition of the need for disabled people to directly promote the
human rights and development of all South Africans with disabilities.
Their mission states: “To be an affective and efficient democratic
national assembly of all persons with disabilities which mobilizes us to
advocate for our rights of equal opportunity in an integrated social,
political and economic environment.”
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Local Beneficiaries |
| About 200 local
beneficiaries participate in the project every year. They make use of
this opportunity to raise funds for their organisation's needs via the
infrastructure of Casual Day.
Click here for a list of this year's local NGO's. |
How was your donation spent? |
Hundreds of organisations received money from the Casual Day pot last
year.
Here are a few examples of how they put their funds to good use: |
- Uitenhage Mental Health – “We
renovated a building and bought equipment and furniture."
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- Talitha Stimulation Centre
(Alberton)– “We developed a playground for our disabled children.”
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- Sonstraalskool (Nylstroom) –
“We are raising money to build a workshop.”
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- Northern Lights School (Port
Elizabeth) – “We fund transportation of children to the school.”
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- Nuwe Hoop Centre (Worcester) –
“We purchased toiletries for disadvantaged children whose parents cannot
afford it.”
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- Frances Vorwerg School
(Southdale) – “We bought electric wheelchairs.”
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- Happydale School (Algoa park -
PE) – “We bought equipment.”
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- Epilepsy SA Mpumalanga
(Dullstroom) - “We had wonderful plans for the money, but we had to fix
our combi!”
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- APD Olifants River (Vredendal)
– “We bought therapeutic toys for disabled children.”
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- Epilepsy SA Western Cape
(Observatory) - We bought 2 new computers and a laptop.
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- Sunshine Centre (Craighall) -
"We upgraded our computer and office equipment"
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- Association for the Blind & Partially
Sighted (Seshego) - "We bought a lamination machine to generate
an income."
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- Retlametswe Special School
(Mafikeng) - "We paved school grounds where we have our prayer,
functions and meetings."
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- Jan Kriel School (Kuilsrivier)
- "We bought an infrared head mouse for a C4/5 quadriplegic."
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- Ithembelihle School (Germiston)
- "We bought a Toyota Condor as we were struggling with transport."
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- Efata School (Umtata) - "We bought 2
computers and 2 braille machines."
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- Durban School for the Hearing Impaired
- "We bought hearing aids, visual aids and a digital camera."
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- Deaf Community (Cape Town) -
"We bought a new sewing machine for Deaf women sewing craft ware."
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- Association for Autism
(Pretoria) - "Our profits goes towards the development of new facilities
for adults with autism."
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- Con Amore School (Kemptonpark)
- "We bought a new school bus to transport our learners."
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- APD Northern Cape (Kimberley)
- "Because of the great demand we bought wheel chairs"
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- Alma School (Pretoria) – “We
bought a new mini-bus.”
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