Changing Lives

We all feel the great need in the South African communities on a daily basis. We also recognise the importance of making a difference to the communities to which we belong.

InstantLife.co.za has proudly been associated with Jacaranda 94.2 and Good Morning Angels since December 2009.

Instantlife.co.za contributed the equivalent of the first month's premium of every policy purchased as a result of the Jacaranda 94.2 Good morning Angels Festive Edition, back to the Good Morning Angels fund.

We would like to share some inspiring stories

A young man with a vision gets help to keep youngsters off the street

Steven Ngwenya is a young man with a vision ...
to build a strong local soccer club in Piet Retief. He has an eager team and all the will in the world to take the youngsters off the street and give them a common goal and purpose.

Now he just needs some funding for basic equipment and kit to get them going - not just for the team members of the Thokozanu All Black Football Club, but the entire community.

Instantlife.co.za supports Steven in his efforts with a donation of R 15 000,00 for soccer kit, boots and balls for the team

Making Christmas special for some 70 children united by the Love and Care Feeding Scheme

How many of us can honestly say that we've gone hungry because we could not find anything to eat? Imagine being a parent and not being able to feed your child - unthinkable! Yet this is the reality in communities across the country and it is often much closer than we think.

In Elandspoort in Pretoria, the Soul Purpose Ministries have established the "Love & Care" feeding scheme, where 65 children get a meal every day. More children check in from time to time, but there are 33 girls and 32 boys who are fed regularly by the scheme. The people who care for these children want to make their Christmas as special as possible and that's why they contacted Good Morning Angels. This morning Instantlife.co.za will make sure that these boys and girls experience the joy of Christmas!

Instantlife.co.za will contribute R20,000 towards buying Christmas gifts, necessities and food for the children at the Love and Care Feeding Scheme

Helping a family care for their little baby Jadine

Baby Jadine is 8 months old and has been in and out of hospital her entire little life. She was born on 9 April - 7 weeks premature. She had a heart operation at the age of just 4 days and her lungs were underdeveloped. Since then, she's had meningitis, a drain from her brain to her stomach and a procedure to mend a gap in her skull. Her special needs have all been dealt with in a state hospital. Her parents just don't have the means and she has been placed in her grandparent's guardianship.

Instantlife.co.za and Medshield Distribution Services will support Baby Jadine with a contribution of R 20,000 towards her medical needs.

Aiding in this little boy's recovery from meningitis

Baby Uanea Ranwedzi was just two months old when he lost the hearing in both his ears, due to meningitis. He was diagnosed with profound permanent sensori-neural loss. This can be reversed, but he needs a cochlear implant before the operation to fix the calcification of his inner-ears, caused by the meningitis.

The medical aid makes a contribution, but another R59,400 needs to be raised to save this little boy's hearing. Instantlife.co.za and Medshield Distribution Services are honored to assist.

Instantlife.co.za and Medshield Distribution Services will contribute R30,000 towards Baby Ranwedzi's cochlear implant

An operation to save this young father's hand

Ian is a young father of Bronkhorstspruit. He and his fiance have a little baby girl of just over six months. He was on his way on his motorcycle when he crashed into a truck. He has no medical aid and has not been able to work since the accident. Ian been treated in the Johannesburg Academic Hospital where Sophia, his fiance, visited him from Bronkhorstpruit every day. He now needs an operation to save his hand and this will cost around R30,000.

Instantlife.co.za and Medshield Distribution Services will donate R15 000,00 towards Ian's medical treatment

Helping Anna recover from the loss of her young boy

Anna is a domestic helper and lives with the Beukes family, where she works twice a week. Her son, Nicholas, was in boarding school and would visit every school holiday. The plan was that he would move in with Anna and go to a nearby school from next year, as she was not happy with the standard of care and food in the dorm. Nicholas and some of his dorm mates recently fell ill due to food poisoning. The ultimate tragedy happened ... Nicholas passed away. Anna is in the process of taking legal action to prevent this from happening to another child - but her loss is immense.

On top of this, the cost of a funeral is a bridge too far. Her employer, Charleen asked Good Morning Angels to help Anna with the funeral costs, as she withdrew all her savings recently to pay for her sister's funeral. Instantlife.co.za is heeding the call for help ...

Instantlife.co.za will contribute R 10,000 towards the funeral and other costs

Giving a struggling family a happy Christmas

Too often these days that people lose their jobs. Parents, breadwinners and caregivers lose their income and it affects the entire family. In the case of Belinda and Clive they both lost their jobs this past year. The entire family of five's livelihood gone! Imagine being without income for just one or two months - they have been in this situation for a while now, with no indication that the situation will change soon. It has deteriorated to such a point that they might loose their rented home - even though they save on necessities like food. The parents often go to bed without eating.

Instantlife.co.za and Medshield Distribution Services will give this family some relief, to at least be able to spend Christmas in their home with enough food to enjoy a Christmas without hunger.

To help out, Instantlife.co.za and Medshield Distribution Services have donated R15,000 to this family in need

All this family wants for Christmas is their lights back on

Many people start up their own business in an attempt to create employment or to increase their income, but these don't always work out. Sometimes hard work and dedication alone is not enough. That's what happened to Belinda and her husband, and this has left them with an enormous financial shortfall. They save on many things that are often taken for granted. She walks her three children to and from school and her husband walks to work as often as he can to save on petrol money.

They have fallen behind on their municipal bill and their power has been cut off for the past few months. A friend has written to Good Morning Angels to ask for assistance with this bill - because their greatest wish this Christmas is to have their home lights back on. Instantlife.co.za and Medshield Distribution Services will help to make this which come true.

Instantlife.co.za and Medshield Distribution Services have donated R15,000 to this family in need

Helping young Angelique hear her teachers

9 year old Angelique Smith is ready to go to Grade 4 next year. She's had some difficulty in school with "understanding" her teacher's lessons, but there is nothing wrong with her comprehension .... that's how her parents discovered that she has a hearing problem. She could hardly hear what her teacher was saying! She needs a hearing aid and the medical aid only covers a fraction ... the R15 000,00 that they are short is a bridge too far.

Her mother, Elise is a nail technician from home. She's entered competitions in a local magazine to "win" one. Angelique has managed to raise R60 in a fund raising tin, that she put in her mother's nail room. At this rate however, she would have to go through another year in class, without "understanding". Instantlife.co.za and Medshield Distribution Services will make Angelique's wish for hearing a reality by covering the cost of her hearing aid

Instantlife.co.za and Medshield Distribution Services have donated R15,000 to help get their lights back on for Christmas

Contributing to Ernie Els Centre for Autism

Say "Ernie Els" and you immediately think - Golf! But, Ernie is also a father and his young son is autistic. He understands the needs of children with this condition and also the needs of their parents. That's why he opened the very first Ernie Els Centre for Autism in South Africa at the beginning of this year - to especially help parents who can't afford specialized stimulation for their autistic children. The idea is to establish more such centres in more remote areas of the country, where access to specialized care is limited.

Instantlife.co.za and Medshield Distribution Services support this cause with a donation of R10,000

Helping out Raziq, a young audistic boy

Raziq is a little autistic boy. He is the first and only child of his young parents. His mother Samantha realized that something was wrong, but it took them some time and many expensive tests to establish his condition. His medical needs are immense and the family's medical aid is not enough to cover many of his needs. So Instantlife.co.za, Medshield Distribution Services and Good Morning Angels are here to help.

Instantlife.co.za and Medshield Distribution Services have generously donated R15,000 for Raziq's medical needs and bills

Helping a young sportsman on his way to recovery after a hit-and-run

Long-distance athlete, Jaun-Jacques Tesnar was 12-years old and training hard for the SA's, when his life took an unexpected and dramatic turn in April 2009. While he was road training, under the supervision of his mom, Andriesa, Jaun-Jacques was hit by a bakkie on a road outside Nelspruit. He was badly hurt and the bakkie just sped away, never to be seen again. His mother was immediately at his side and they were rushed to hospital. His injuries were extensive, but he pulled through. At first, doctors warned that he may lose his right foot, but this too was averted.

Two and a half years later, Juan-Jacques still has many operations ahead of him ... his legs are not the same length and he is only really growing now, which means his situation is getting worse. His parents have done all they could to fund his medical needs and have raised some funds, but the bills are ever-mounting and they need help ...

Instantlife.co.za has partnered with Medshield Distribution Services to ease the financial medical burden with a contribution of R20,000!

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