Children at Choose Children SA projects
Healthy Parenting Programs
Afterschool Homework Tutoring
Churches partnering with Choose Children to renovate learning spaces
Local Schools partnering with Choose Children to pack food for the needy

Changing the Future of Every Child We Reach

Supporting vulnerable children through nutrition, education, family care and child protection. We believe every child and family deserves the chance to thrive, regardless of circumstance. Through holistic & integrated support programs, we help bring hope into the lives of more than 2000 children every year!

Who We Are

South Africa’s long-term social and economic future depends on how effectively we protect, nurture, and develop children in their earliest and most vulnerable years. Choose Children SA, an initiative of Social Upliftment Services (SUS), is a practical, community-based response to this national priority. Our work supports vulnerable children and families through an integrated model focused on nutrition, foundational education, family strengthening, social welfare, and child protection. This model is strongly aligned with South Africa’s national child development agenda. We HELP CHILDREN to THRIVE, regardless of circumstance.

Through our integrated approach, we touch the lives of 2,000 children annually, providing comprehensive support that addresses their immediate needs while building foundations for lasting change.

The People Behind the Organisation

Meet the dedicated team driving change for vulnerable children across South Africa.

Anja - Fundraising & Marketing at Choose Children SA

Anja

Fundraising & Marketing

Passionate about changing the futures of vulnerable children across South Africa through holistic, integrated support programmes.

Our Work

Five integrated programmes work together to positively impact and change children's futures

Holistic Care - Our integrated approach

Nutrition

Providing 20,000 meals monthly to ensure children have the nourishment they need to learn and grow.

Education

Supporting 300+ Grade 3 learners, 40 ECD centres, and 800 children to build strong educational foundations.

Family Support

Equipping parents with wellness skills and resources to create stable, nurturing home environments for 100 families.

Social Welfare

Providing counselling and therapy services to 380 children and families to help them heal from trauma.

Child Protection & Therapy

Supporting legal child protection processes, therapy to traumatized children, and facilitating safe alternative care placement of more than 500 children annually.

Our Partners

Working together with organisations who share our commitment to children's futures

KSM – Manna Sonder Mure

Nutrition

MANNA SONDER MURE responds to food insecurity and malnutrition in South Africa by providing nutritious meals and food support to vulnerable children and communities. Founded 16 years ago to offer one warm meal a day, the initiative has grown to distribute fresh produce, dry rations, and perishable and non-perishable foods to schools, organisations, and families. It has also played a vital role in disaster relief during floods and droughts across Southern Africa. Currently, MSM supports at least 2,000 children in over 50 ECD centres, schools, and community organisations.

Missio Dei

Education & Family Support

Missio Dei Education partners with schools and local communities to provide targeted remedial support for Grade 3 learners struggling in Mathematics and Reading. Community members are trained as tutors and assigned to small groups, with qualified teachers training tutors weekly and monitoring classes daily. Alongside academic support, daily discipleship nurtures godly character and holistic learner development.

Missio Dei Healthy Parents (MDHP) strengthens families by supporting parents of enrolled children. Trained facilitators conduct home visits and group sessions following the 12-week Parenting for Lifelong Health model, building healthier and happier homes.

CMR Gauteng Oos

Counselling & Child Protection

CMR Gauteng-Oos is a registered non-profit Christian organisation providing professional social work services to distressed families and children across Gauteng's eastern suburbs and Johannesburg area. Through a dedicated network of staff and 14 consulting rooms, the organisation offers compassionate care and practical support. Its work centres on four programmes: keeping families together, protecting children from harm through prevention and placement services, poverty alleviation, and aftercare and support. Since 1982, CMR Gauteng-Oos has worked to strengthen and empower communities.

Judea Hope

Nutrition, Safety & Education

Judea Hope is committed to uplifting vulnerable children in Southern Africa through a holistic focus on nutrition, safety, and education. Guided by a vision to develop educated, successful individuals with Christian values and a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, the organisation works to plant righteousness in the hearts of the youth. Its impact includes 6 million meals served, 1,300 pre-schools supported, 1,123 teachers trained, 13 schools built, and 50 vegetable tunnels established.

What Sets Us Apart

Choose Children SA is not a short-term intervention. It is a long-term commitment backed by a network of trusted local partners. Together, we provide practical support with emotional intelligence, administrative strength and deep community insight.

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Have questions about our programmes or want to partner with us? We'd love to hear from you.

Contact Information

Location

KSM, Centurion

Corner Hendrik Verwoerd Drive & Hippo Avenue, Centurion

Registration Numbers

PBO: 930036703

NPO: 072-316-NPO

NPC: 2009/012075/08

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