Meet the beneficiaries, heroes and initiative ambassadors...
selected to share their stories since becoming part of our growing Jumping Kids family. Our initiative is championed by a roster of individuals advocating to create awareness of our mandate, including some of the country’s top Paralympians.
Elle Raphela
Associated with Jumping Kids since 2018
Meet Star Foundation beneficiary, Elle Raphela. Elle is a learner at Ligbron Academy of Technology – a dual medium high school in Ermelo, Mpumalanga that uses unique technological tools to educate...
Currently a learner at Sicelo Primary School, Nhlanhla Molele became a beneficiary of the Jumping Kids Prosthetic Fund after his teacher recognised his potential and reached out for assistance on...
Muhluri Leano Sbanesihle Langa from Annadale in Polokwane is a lively little girl who is doing well empowered by her first set of prosthetic equipment.
Muhluri was born with fibular...
Mpho Selepe is all about being active. The learner from Moletjie near Polokwane in Limpopo Province was born with Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency (PFFD).
PFFD, also known as Congenital Femoral...
Dané Badenhorst from Meyerton in Gauteng became a Jumping Kids beneficiary this year, 2024, after her parents reached out to the organisation for prosthetic assistance and rehabilitative advice.
Dané was born...
Asante Sedibeng is a lively, confident young learner at Hamilton Primary School in Pretoria, Gauteng. He has big dreams for his future and strong opinions about what it means to...
Anika Koekemoer from Potchefstroom was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, of her left leg in August 2019. She immediately started chemotherapy but after two cycles it became evident...
In 2010 Puseletso Mabote underwent an emergency amputation after a truck crashed into the family vehicle on the way to school. The accident claimed his right leg from above the knee...
Lethabo Magoo from Gauteng, South Africa has been a Jumping Kids Prosthetic Fund beneficiary since 2022. He is a single below-knee (BK) prosthetic device user who is coping well with his...