The strength of a family is like that of an army

For many of the patients and families at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, family is a bond not just based on blood but felt through the care, love, and support of medical and hospital staff, and most importantly the generous donors who with their giving, make a life-changing difference.Your valued support is needed to help us raise R1.25 million every year to ensure vulnerable patients and their families have what they need on their road to recovery.

Without the support of this project, many patients will not be able to continue their recovery journey to health nor keep up with the medical demands that will allow them to heal faster and live healthier and stronger lives. Amongst those are families and little ones who have lost everything in home fires and are hospitalised far from their homes and loved ones.

“A child’s illness impacts their family system. At Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, social workers provide psychosocial assessments and counselling for children and families in respect of the emotional impact of illness and trauma, how their interpersonal relationships are affected, and the disruption caused to their family and school activities. However, there is a financial cost to illness and traumatic health incidents that many impoverished families struggle to cope with. We need your help. Families need basic material assistance during and after the child’s hospitalisation.” – Carla Brown, Head of the Social Work Department at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s HospitalWith every donation, we can continue our vision to provide all children with the opportunity to quality and accessible healthcare. 100% of your donation will go directly towards supporting patients and their families with temporary emergency recovery items and resources.