The Boikanyo Foundation

The Boikanyo Foundation is a registered public benefit organisation (PBO: 930028097)

The Boikanyo Foundation is a registered public benefit organisation (PBO: 930028097)

The Boikanyo Foundation

South Africa’s Children Rely on Us. And We Rely on You.

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Little Lethabo

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A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Generous Donor — You Helped Heal a Little Heart

Because of your kindness and generosity, little Lethabo, just over two years old, now has the chance to live a full and healthy life.

💔 A Difficult Start to Life

Since birth, Lethabo has battled a Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) — a small hole in his heart.
His first years were filled with hospital visits, difficulty breathing and feeding, and the constant risk of heart failure. Life was an uphill battle for this brave little boy.

💛 Hope Through Your Support

Thanks to your generous donation to The Boikanyo Foundation, Lethabo received the life-changing heart operation he so desperately needed.
Your contribution covered the essential medical consumables required for the procedure — performed free of charge by the skilled and compassionate surgeons at Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital.

Without your support, Lethabo might have remained on a long waiting list, his condition worsening while he waited for government funding that rarely comes soon enough.

But because of you, he now has the gift of a bright, healthy future — one filled with play, laughter, and the simple joys every child deserves.

🌈 A Future Full of Possibility

Your generosity didn’t just heal a heart — it changed a life.
Today, Lethabo can look forward to growing up strong and thriving, thanks to the compassion of people like you.

🙏 Thank You

Thank you for believing in The Boikanyo Foundation’s mission and for giving children like Lethabo the chance to grow, thrive, and dream.

“Because of you, children who once faced uncertainty now have the promise of tomorrow.” 💛

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  • Our Aim

    To reduce the number of disadvantaged and underprivileged children awaiting life-changing heart surgery.

    To improve the Children’s Heart Surgery Unit at The Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital by providing resources and opportunities.

  • Our Name

    Our name, The Boikanyo oundation, was proposed by the ICU staff of Johannesburg Hospital. The word originates from Tswana and directly translated means “We rely on you”, for it is our nations most destitute and impoverished children that rely on us to change their lives forever and for the better.

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