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Jan 2026: The Christmas season is always something very special in our projects. Thanks to your tremendous support, we were able to bring joy, dignity, and concrete help to many people in Greytown and the surrounding area in 2025. At the same time, we are looking ahead to 2026 with clear goals and a great deal of confidence. Childrens Home Greytown The big Christmas party at the children's home took place on November 15, 2025—deliberately in November, as many children go to t

Dec 2025: Looking back on the year 2025 fills us with great gratitude. Thanks to your loyal support, we were able to give hope, alleviate hardship, and pave the way for a better future in our four aid projects in South Africa this year. We would like to take you on a brief review of the year. Children's home As every year, at the beginning of 2025, we were able to finance school supplies, school fees, clothing, and hygiene items for all the children in the home. A special hig

Sept 2025: We hope you all had a wonderful and eventful summer. In South Africa, July was dominated by Nelson Mandela Day on July 18....

July 2025: While summer begins here, winter is just around the corner in South Africa - a challenging time for many families in our...

April 2025: The new year has begun with many emotional moments, challenges and pleasing progress for our projects in South Africa. We are...

February 2025: Thank you very much for your great support during the Christmas season 2024. Thanks to your generous donations and...

November 2024: Dear members, friends, and supporters of “Siyabonga – Laughing Hearts for South Africa e.V.”, the festive season has...

September 2024: We hope you all had a nice and relaxing summer. A lot has happened in our South African projects, which we would like to...

June 2024: Today we would like to update you about our projects in South Africa and the organisation’s work in the spring. Following the...

February 2024: We hope you are enjoying the first signs of spring. Today we would like to tell you about the Christmas season in our four...

December 2023: We hope you are all already in the Christmas spirit and that the preparations are not turning into stress, because the...

November 2023: The leaves are slowly falling from the trees and it's time to wrap up warm and cozy. We have two recommendations for you...

July 2023: We are sure you are enjoying the summer and are already looking forward to the vacations. In South Africa there are very cold...

March 2023: We hope you are all well and enjoying the first signs of spring in the meadows. Even though we have not sent out a newsletter...

December 2022: While we would have been happy about a white Christmas, in South Africa the summer sun is blazing. The ground is covered...

October 2022: to brighten up the sometimes uncomfortable autumn days, we have an idea for you today: Take a look at the Siyabonga annual...

July 2022: Today we would like to tell you about the great fundraising run of the Moritz School Erfurt, which could finally take place...

January 2022: We hope you had a peaceful and relaxing holiday season with lots of goodies, kind words, and joyful times together. All the...

October 2021: We had already informed you that our secretary Conny Mirswa and filmmaker Robert Schröder had visited our projects in South...

August 2021: In the past few weeks a lot has happened in our organisation and in our projects, which we would like to inform you about...