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.
Krishiv Kaveer Katuwaro
Associated with Jumping Kids since 2020
Krishiv Katuwaro was born with Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency (PFFD); a congenital condition where the femur bone (thigh bone) is either shorter or malformed, or missing in part. Despite living...
Caleb Anyakudo, from Eldorado Park in Gauteng, was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma (Bone Cancer) in July of 2023. A year of intense chemotherapy as an inpatient followed that resulted in the above-knee...
Kim MacDonald from Ennerdale is a familiar face in the T64 division at the annual Toyota SASAPD National Championships having represented Gauteng Province in the 100m, 200m, and long jump...
Kabo Tinyiko Ngcukana, from Alberton in Gauteng, has been living with a below knee amputation on her left leg since birth.
Born with a congenital limb malformation, her parents successfully...
Bokang Diale, a learner at Peter Mokaba Primary School in Mpumalanga Province, was born with a congenital condition that led to a trans tibial (below knee) amputation on her right...
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...