About Jumping Kids

Technology has come a long way to enable amputees.

The prosthetic technology to empower children living with lower limb amputation or limb related disability already exists.

This new way of prosthetic manufacture does not compromise on quality. A below knee prosthesis is made in four steps, using eight components, while actual fitment can take as little as 45 minutes.

The revolutionary method combined with a holistic approach to rehabilitation present children living with amputation or limb related disability with the opportunity to develop on par with their able-body peers.

Once part of the programme, beneficiaries remain on it for a minimum period of one year during which routine follow-up consultations are necessary to ensure the mobility equipment is updated as the child grows.

Our social impact philosophy is built on three pillars; facilitating access to mobility (prosthetics/orthotics), quality education and sport.

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide access to quality prosthetic equipment and rehabilitative care, mainstream education, and sports participation opportunities for children living with lower limb amputations or deficiencies from previously disadvantaged backgrounds.

Our Vision

Our vision is to expand our reach by initiating projects to assist children living with lower limb amputations or deficiencies across South- and Southern Africa through engagement with industry partners, local communities, organizations and government.

Our Journey

Jumping Kids was launched in 2009 by prosthetist, Johan Snyders after he became aware of countless children living with lower limb amputation without access to quality prosthetic equipment or rehabilitative care. He decided to get involved and make a difference.

In 2013 Michael Stevens joined the team. He was selected as a Vodacom Change the World (CtW) volunteer in service of a charity of choice. Being a bilateral lower limb prosthetic device user himself since childhood, Michael chose to volunteer at Jumping Kids to help make sure more children get the opportunities he had while growing up.

Under his direction our Jumping Kids vision evolved into a holistic approach to providing access to prosthetics while creating opportunities for beneficiaries to attend quality mainstream schools and participate in sport.

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The Present

Jumping Kids has assisted approximately 250 children; hailing from across South Africa and as far as Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Mozambique; living with lower limb amputation or limb related disability to gain access to quality prosthetic/orthotic equipment and rehabilitative care.

Through the provision of educational bursaries and support during the application process, we have assisted numerous beneficiaries to gain access to mainstream education. Beneficiaries have successfully applied to quality schools such as Pretoria Boys High School, Pretoria Girls High School and King Edward VII School in Johannesburg.

Our endeavours to provide beneficiaries with access to sporting opportunities have produced many success stories. The inclusion of Jumping Kids ambassadors; Ntando Mahlangu, Puseletso Mabote and Tebogo Mofokeng in the South African team competing at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics is a point of pride.

The Future

Our goal is to support beneficiaries with access to mobility equipment, rehabilitation therapy, school and sport through-out their formative years. The continued support from individual donors, sponsors, corporate partners and charity ambassadors makes it possible.

The future dream is to establish a Centre of Excellence focused on sport as a method to promote rehabilitation and integration after amputation while new techniques in prosthetic manufacturing can be explored.

The bigger dream is to make affordable prosthetic solutions and rehabilitative methods available to more amputees on the continent by engaging in knowledge-transfer initiatives with representatives from the SADC region.

Latest News

Jumping Kids launches Mobility Games event in collaboration with SEMLI

25 October 2023

On August 31st 2023, the Jumping Kids Prosthetic Fund (Jumping Kids) hosted its inaugural Mobility Games event in collaboration with SEMLI (The Sport, Exercise Medicine & Lifestyle Institute) at the University...

Round Table Pretoria hosts Action Cricket Day to raise funds for Jumping Kids

11 August 2023

On August 12th, the Pretoria charter of the Round Table initiative is hosting a day of action cricket, at Bull Ring Action Cricket in Centurion, to raise funds for children...

The Strenue Trust, investing in an inclusive future in collaboration with Jumping Kids

27 July 2023

Johannesburg, 27 July 2023 – The 2023 Para Athletics World Championships; that concluded on July 17th at Stade Charléty in Paris, France; produced a blistering *T63 100m sprint performance from Jumping Kids Prosthetic...

Puseletso Mabote (17) sets two World marks at National Para athletics Championships

21 March 2023

The curtain came down at the Toyota South Africa SASAPD (Sports Association for the Physically Disabled) National Para athletics Championships (19-21 March) in Cape Town with 17 year-old Paralympian, Puseletso Mabote...

Sphelele Dlamini is Living the Dream

15 December 2022

Jumping Kids Prosthetic Fund affiliate and role-model, Sphelele Dlamini had one overriding goal this year; to help his French league wheelchair basketball team, BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque, to get back on form...

Tokyo Paralympics a triumph for IceXpress Progressive Prosthetics and Jumping Kids Associates

26 October 2021

The Innovation Hub, Tshwane, Monday 25 October 2021 – South Africa’s Paralympic squad brought home seven medals from the recent Tokyo Paralympic Games that took place between August 24th and September 5...

South African squad for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics include five from Gauteng

26 October 2021

The Innovation Hub, Tshwane, Monday 16 August 2021 – SASCOC on Saturday (14 August 2021) announced its 34-athlete South African squad headed for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games taking place from August 24th to September 5th...

Teen blade-athlete shines at National Para athletics Championships

8 June 2021

Johannesburg, 06 May 2021 – This year’s edition of the Toyota South Africa SASAPD National Track and Field Championships, that took place at the Westbourne Oval in Gqeberha, re-ignited our ‘Passion for...

Track & field championships ignite “new normal” flame

30 April 2021

Pretoria, 30 April 2021 – This year’s edition of the Toyota SASAPD National Track & Field Championships, that took place in Gqeberha (24-26 April), re-ignited our ‘Passion for Paralympics’ on home-soil. The...