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.
Tshireletso Nthongoa
Associated with Jumping Kids since 2013
Tshireletso Nthongoa is our ‘happy chappie’ poster child – full of smiles and giggles. This ‘always on the go’ youngster is developing on par with his able body peers.
Meet four...
Bongani Mahlangu lost his leg on his 13th birthday when a motorist crashed into him while he was playing with friends next to the road.
He was referred to Jumping...
After a long struggle with bacterial infection and more than 17 operations, Megan insisted that her right leg be amputated through-knee on September 18th 2012.
The young girl from Wolwekraal received her...
Reuben van Niekerk has been cycling for more than 20 years. He lost his leg, below the knee, in 2008 when a truck crashed into his motorcycle. He resumed his passion for...
Cancer survivor, athlete, husband and father, Bernard Haarhoff has been involved with the Jumping Kids since 2009 – an inspiration to all that know him.
Berno lost his right leg in 2008 after...
Dane Wilson is one of the country’s most promising para-cyclists. He has been a Jumping Kids ambassador since 2009 and represented South Africa at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in track...
Katie Sepato is an orphan and aspiring teacher. She is an inspiration to all who meet this gentle young woman.
Katie Sepato was abandoned at the Tshwaraganang Orphanage when she...
Junior Mavuso lost his left leg when he was only three but that has not stopped him. He is an inspiration to many.
After struggling for years , he received his...
Hloni from Soweto received his first walking solution thanks to a collaboration between Reach for a Dream and Jumping Kids. He competes in athletics.
Hloni Koalane lost his right leg...