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.
Tshepo Rasebeka
Associated with Jumping Kids since 2016
When Tshepo Rasebeka was only nine months old, he underwent a bilateral amputation through the knee, similar to that of his hero, Ntando Mahlangu.
There are quite a few similarities...
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...
Born with fibular hemi-melia; a severe congenital condition that affects both legs from the knee down; Ntando Mahlangu spent the first ten years of his life in a wheelchair. That...
Kananelo was born with a congenital condition affecting his growth, right hand and leg. Known as our ‘lion-heart’, he is developing into a confident young man that embraces his opportunities...
Sphelele Dlamini was born with a condition that lead to the amputation of both his legs below the knee shortly after birth.
Getting around on state-issued prostheses since he started...