Frere Bear Project

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Frere Bear Project Our mission is simple: We strive to bring joy and comfort to every child admitted to hospital!

Frere Bear is an organisation that collects pre-loved soft toys and distrubutes them to Frere Hospital. Our goal is that every child that is admitted to hospital would have a furry-friend to bring them comfort and love whilst in hospital. We fix, wash, ribbon and stamp every bear before sending it out to its new home. The bears are kept in a locked cupboard at Frere Hospital before being given out to a precious child. Frere Bear all started with a chance meeting and a request for help to upgrade the Frere Paediatric Orthopaedic ward. Seeing the children in these wards who were there for long stays, with nothing to comfort them was very heartbreaking and this is where the idea Frere Bear project was born. The vision is to supply every child admitted to Frere Hospital with a soft toy. Since its humble beginnings in June 2023, Frere Bear has given over 2000 bears to Frere Hospital. With the incredible support of the East London community this project just keeps on growing and blessing so many precious children.

To you it might just be a teddy bear…To them it’s so much more. When the boy with the broken leg opened his eyes, he did...
10/09/2026

To you it might just be a teddy bear…
To them it’s so much more.

When the boy with the broken leg opened his eyes, he didn’t pay attention to the cold hospital walls, instead his eye caught the fluffy smile of his new striped teddy friend.

The little guy with the high fever and pain had a big rhino buddy to help him be brave during the insertion of his drip.

The boy who could see, wasn’t able to see his colourful teddy toy, but he could touch it, and hug it, and even feel it move, and it made a big colourful difference in his day.

To them…it’s comfort & companionship!
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An extra special and extra large delivery to the brave and beautiful patients at Ubomi Bam disabilty Services (NPC). 🧸🩵🚙...
15/08/2026

An extra special and extra large delivery to the brave and beautiful patients at Ubomi Bam disabilty Services (NPC). 🧸🩵🚙

Ubomi Bam Disability Services

“It costs me nothing to be kind today!”- Paddington Bear 🐻
03/07/2026

“It costs me nothing to be kind today!”
- Paddington Bear 🐻



Trying to make the world a happier place, one bear at a time. 🩵 🧸
12/03/2026

Trying to make the world a happier place, one bear at a time. 🩵 🧸

THANK YOU to Hudson Park Primary School for the huge donation of bears! They are almost ready to find their forever best...
26/02/2026

THANK YOU to Hudson Park Primary School for the huge donation of bears! They are almost ready to find their forever best friends. 🩵🧸

Merry Christmas to all friends of the Frere Bear Project. Enjoy this special time. Be blessed. 🧸🩵
25/12/2025

Merry Christmas to all friends of the Frere Bear Project. Enjoy this special time. Be blessed. 🧸🩵

Today we are very grateful to the wonderful ladies of Vryburger Omgeemense Oos-Londen, who opened up their hearts and do...
08/12/2025

Today we are very grateful to the wonderful ladies of Vryburger Omgeemense Oos-Londen, who opened up their hearts and donated all these lovely bears. 🧸

These bears are all ready to receive their graduation ribbons, before making a sick child at Frere Hospital feel a lot better! 🎀

Thank you! 🩵 Your caring spirit is going to make a huge difference in the lives of a lot of children. Help us by thanking this wonderful organisation.

🧸❤️These photos say it all.A soft toy might seem small, but to a child sitting in a hospital ward, wrapped in bandages, ...
02/12/2025

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These photos say it all.
A soft toy might seem small, but to a child sitting in a hospital ward, wrapped in bandages, hooked up to drips, facing pain and fear, a teddy becomes comfort, courage, and something to hold onto.

We’re asking for your help.
If you have any pre-loved, unwanted teddies or soft toys, please consider donating them. Your teddy could be the one that makes a child feel safe, seen, and a little less alone.

Every bear finds a new purpose here.
Every child deserves something to hold.

Please donate your pre-loved teddies to the Frere Bear Project.
Thank you for helping us give comfort where it’s needed most 🧸💛🧸

Contact: Desirè on 082 821 6957 or
Adri on 082 828 7770 ☎️

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Buffalo City
East London

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+27828216957

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