Friday 14 August 2015

Charity Cup Cakes - Making a difference to lives in South Africa

How can a cup cake make a difference to a child's life in Africa?

Very easily. 

If you visit a child in a township or informal settlement in South Africa you'd be surprised that not only do the majority of children not know they have a surname, they can't tell you how old they are either?

Very few have ever had a birthday celebrated, let alone a cake or a party and gifts.

The Viva Foundation in The Alaskan Informal Settlement in Mamelodi are changing this by sponsoring every child who attends there Early Learning Centres to have a birthday, to feel special and to feel valued.

Here is one of many cakes I baked for a child's birthday.


This little girl was so excited to have a cake she dived into head first.


Over a two year period I baked over 3000 cupcakes, I handed them out over christmas, easter, at family days, to orphanages, random people on the streets. I've baked cup cakes for several families as a donation towards a child's funeral as requested. I turned up at nearly every facility I visited with cup cakes.

I received many donations from family for ingredients, or friends baked for me to help me out with larger events.









I designed individual cakes, made red velvet and chocolate cakes. I had help from the kids and hubby with loading the car and delivering.




















So can I tempt you with a cup cake? or maybe a small donation for when I return to South Africa in October for 5 weeks to help out with collecting and distributing 10,000 christmas gifts to disadvantaged children in Pretoria. To work with Dignity Dreams to fundraise for sanitary pads to enable young girls to remain in education.
If you would like to donate please click here.


8 comments:

  1. The things we take for granted!!!

    I've already started gathering the things that will go in my Santa shoe box

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  2. looking forward to seeing you soon and happy shopping

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  3. This is such a sweet thing to do. Everyone deserves a cupcake on their birthday. Thanks so much for sharing this experience. #TriumphantTales

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    1. hopefully i'll get back over later this year and bake some more

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  4. Oh wow, this is such a lovely thing to do! so selfless, and the amount you make in one batch is crazy insane - id hate to be in your home with all that yumminess and not beable to eat them haha! Thank you for sharing this with us at #TriumphantTales

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    1. i had to cook so many as soon as they hear the cup cake lady is here, they swarm to get one or two

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  5. This is amazing and your cup cakes look divine. Well done you. Thanks for linking with us again :) #TriumphantTales

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    1. it's amazing how something so simple could make such a big change

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