HOT CARES

A Hot91.9FM listener who travels the backroads in Chartwell has, over the past few months, watched Sam Soja carry little Jean, who is 16 months old, to and from school. Whether its freezing cold in winter, or pouring with rain, Sam makes sure that little Jean attends school without fail.

Sam walks approximately 10km to school and then back home again and returns in the afternoon to collect her. Our listener will often give him a lift if he sees them, but as his schedule varies, he’s only able to help on those few occasions and would like to find a way to make it safe and sustainable for Jean and Sam to commute without incident.

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We received a phone call from one of our listeners Shaun Harris who told us about a horrific incident that took place on Wednesday night the 13th of February 2019 in Bromhof, his neighbours house burnt down in a fire due to a power surge.

The house belonged to Natasha, Alicia and their 4 dogs. However tragically 2 of the beloved dogs did not make it. All the neighbours rallied together on Wednesday night fighting the fire as if it was their own homes burning down, one hosing water over from his roof. Michelle and all involved learnt valuable safety, emergency and prevention tips that will benefit the listeners.

The girls have lost all their belongings as well.

Insurance is putting them in a furnished house until their home is rebuilt and ready.

Hot Cares will be giving Natasha and Alicia a R20 000 FNB card that they can use on much-needed clothing, groceries, and toiletries.

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Ambrose has been around at the bright water commons for many years selling roses to people simply enjoying their meals or taking an evening walk. Unfortunately, with all the renovations being done, he has been unable to bring in the money he once did for his children. There have been evenings where he's either walking up or down cross street in Randburg to and from bright water commons to Canterbury crossing.

Hot Cares will be paying R10 000 Ten Thousand Rand into Ambrose’s account to help him pay monthly expenses, this will keep him going until the Ocean Basket opens in March

Hot Cares helped Miracle Mission – Children’s home. Miracle Mission has placed approximately 85 children through the adoption process. Glynis and Cindy are angels on this earth who have dedicated their lives to ensure that each babies story will have a happy ending.

Some of their immediate needs are to have their couches recovered, a wardrobe and a chest of drawers.

Hot Cares will be paying for the covering of Glynis’s couches. We will also be purchasing a new wardrobe and chest of drawers.

Thank you to NHC Health Centre Northcliff, NHC Health Centre Bryanston & NHC Health Centre Honeydew who have come on board to be the primary caregivers for Miracle Mission.

Hot Cares - Making a meaningful difference in the lives of those around us.

Fight with Insight (FWI) is an open access gym that was established in the city with the vision of creating a safe place for the children of Johannesburg, using boxing to teach them life skills that assist them in taking responsibility for claiming their rights as law-abiding citizens of South Africa.

Sipho Ngwenya (16yrs) Peace Ncube (16yrs) Reggie Mogashoa (22yrs). They have all trained exceptionally hard to reach this level of competency and be selected, despite the challenges they face in their day to day lives. They deserve the opportunity to compete as representatives of their club, district, and province.

Approximately 120 children and young people between 7 and 25 years old and attend boxing sessions at FWI every week.

Hot Cares will be donating R5 000 towards

Boxing Kit, Travel costs to and from the competition and food for the boxers during the Championship tournament.

“Love and Compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.” - Dalai Lama XIV

Without our knowing, people are stolen. Stolen and used. Every day. Suffering, hidden in plain sight. It may seem like a problem for some other far-flung society, but Human Trafficking is rife in South Africa. Right here in our immediate communities, people are deceived by dubious agents and false pretences of job, education or marriage opportunities and then find themselves forced into a life of slavery.

The unfortunate, painful and frightening reality is that children as young as six months are trafficked, and only 1% of people are ever rescued. It is therefore essential for us to stop the problem at source, and prevent people from being trafficked in the first place before they're forced into a life of prostitution, forced labour or even killed for their organs - which are used in Muti.

In South Africa, our high unemployment rate and the desperation it creates makes ordinary people vulnerable to exploitation. People are easily tricked into accepting offers; they are then beaten, raped, and drugged until they comply.

Love Justice has since 2004 been implementing what's called Transit Monitoring. It is one of the most powerful models to prevent people from being trafficked as it identifies people while they are being trafficked and before they can be exploited.

Trained monitors are posted at transit hubs and look for red flags which may indicate that a person is being trafficked. They then approach that person and conduct an interview, seeking to understand the reasons for their travel, validating their story and determining if the person is at risk. If they are found to be at risk, they intervene explaining the red flags and the potential danger they may be exposed to. They educate them on how to seek employment safely and send them home equipped with greater knowledge and understanding.

The horrors of being trafficked are physically, emotionally an

In 2010, David was 14 years old when he was involved in a motocross racing accident and his vertebrae was damaged. At the time he was a student at King Edward School (KES). He managed to continue his studies and matriculated at KES.

His mom had fought melanoma cancer since 2005, and 10 days after his first operation, his mom passed away (30/03/2010).

David’s father had looked after his mom for 5 years and now had to look after David and two younger brothers. David has had 26 operations to date. In 2013 he was diagnosed with a rare benign tumour which damaged his spinal cord and by 2015 he was paralysed.

Diepsloot - an underserved community with a population of approx. 250 000, 50% of population are youth & children

Insufficient cultural, sports and recreation facilities

A society struggling with poverty, limited educational opportunities, unemployment, crime, violence, drugs, alcohol and other forms of abuse.

Youth are disenfranchised and lacking a sense of self worth and purpose and are regarded as Youth-At-Risk

The Turffontein Congregational Church is a heritage site in Johannesburg and has been servicing the community for 126 years.

Over the years, the environment and surroundings have changed from a prominent affluent mining community to an area inhabited by those less fortunate and need a helping hand.

The church assists the community with alcohol and drug addiction, as well as providing the homeless with food parcels. Some members of the congregation, unfortunately, are not always able to provide their own homes with food, so the church assists in this way too. Sadly, the church has been affected by crime which has impacted their ability to service the needs of the community. An alarm system and other security measures have been put in place and Hot Cares is honoured to be able to provide the church with an urn, microwave, kettle, crockery and other items which are not only used for the members of the church but also for fundraising events which the church relies on.

If you can help any further please mail [email protected].

As heard every Monday. Hot Cares aims at making a meaningful difference in the lives of those around us.