Eyabantwana

Eyabantwana "Eyabantwana: For the Children Trust" is a not for profit organization which aims to support children's surgery in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

More about The Eastern Cape Paediatric Surgical Service:
Founded in 1995, as the referral centre for the Eastern Cape, the Eastern Cape Paediatric Surgical Service provides surgical care for newborns and infants with complex congenital problems; children with cancer; children with burns and others who have been injured; and many other surgical conditions in older children. The Paediatric Surgical

Service in East London (South Africa) serves a population of approximately 5 million people with children being referred from virtually all regions of the Eastern Cape. As a result our centre has now become one of the four largest children's surgical centers in Southern Africa. Currently the medical staff comprise 3 consultant paediatric surgeons; two registrars in paediatric surgery training, one further senior surgeon and a variable number of junior doctors. Apart from a heavy clinical work load, continued medical education, academic interaction for current staff and training of the future surgeons is an important aspect of each week's work. Meeting the paediatric surgical needs one of South Africa's poorest provinces is a major challenge. Budgetary constraints have until now restricted our capacity to upgrade our facilities. The Eastern Cape Paediatric Surgical Service and therefore also the paediatric patients of the Eastern Cape will benefit hugely from the success of the Eyabantwana: For the Children Trust.

Today we celebrate the incredible, strong women of our beautiful country. We celebrate their strength, resilience, deter...
09/08/2026

Today we celebrate the incredible, strong women of our beautiful country. We celebrate their strength, resilience, determination, compassion and care.

“Here’s to strong women, may we know them, may we be them, may we raise them.” Amy Rees Anderson

Happy Women's Day!

APPRECIATION POSTFor the past few months, and with the generous sponsorship of vouchers from Food Lover's Market, we hav...
05/08/2026

APPRECIATION POST

For the past few months, and with the generous sponsorship of vouchers from Food Lover's Market, we have been able to deliver 50 breakfast packs to the Paediatric Surgical Out Patients Department at the Frere Hospital, for their young patients.

As all good things do,the vouchers came to an end. After a plea to the Grandads Army, an incredible gentleman, Elio Striglia, and his company, Sondelani Group of Pharmacies came onboard and donated breakfast packs for last week and this week. They also donated awesome branded drawstring bags in which the breakfast packs were placed this week.

This is an incredibly heartfelt thank you to Elio and the Sondelani Group of Pharmacies for their generosity, kindness and compassion for the young patients. The nurses in the Paediatric Surgical Out Patients Department were ecstatic and so incredibly grateful for the donation.

The breakfast packs are such a blessing to the children that attend the clinic each Wednesday, many of whom leave home too early to have breakfast. This little token of kindness has become the highlight of the children's clinic visit.

We are desperately needing more sponsors of these breakfast packs for the 18 clinics remaining this year.

Should you wish to sponsor a breakfast pack week, please WhatsApp me, Bronwyn Claridge, on 0833055526, and I will send you the details.

Alternatively, you can deposit directly into our bank account:

Account Name: Eyabantwana - For The Children Trust
Bank Name: Nedbank Limited
Branch Name: Nedbank South Africa
Branch Code: 198765
Account Number: 1138181366
Account Type: Current Account
Deposit Ref: Your initial & surname, or company name + Breakfast Packs.

We are able to issue you with a Section 18A Tax Exemption Certificate should you retire one.

DELAYED APPRECIATION/RECOGNITION POSTAs you know, the Grandads Army group of cyclists is our main fundraising subsidiary...
05/08/2026

DELAYED APPRECIATION/RECOGNITION POST

As you know, the Grandads Army group of cyclists is our main fundraising subsidiary. Each year they take on the challenge of riding from East London to Cape Town in order to raise much-needed funds.

This year was no different but also a little bit different as we had a new donor, Siyavuya Holdings, donate a massive R 300 000.00 to the cause.

From the bottom of our hearts, we would like to thank Graeme Roebuck, and his company, for the incredible generosity and support.

(In the photo: Pat Nokwali (Carbo Ferrum), hands over the cheque to Kevin Wanliss (a member of the Grandads Army) ABC Bronwyn Claridge (Public Relations & Administration officer for the Eyabantwana For The Children Trust).

On Saturday, the 18th of July, we celebrate the birth of a South African icon, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, by way of part...
10/07/2026

On Saturday, the 18th of July, we celebrate the birth of a South African icon, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, by way of participating in a community service for 67 minutes, or making a financial contribution to a worthy community cause.

We're asking you to contribute R 67 - or more - in multiples of 10, to our worthy cause as a tribute to the incredible legacy of Madiba - man who united the country by bringing communities together to assist those less fortunate.

To donate, please click on the link below:
https://www.givengain.com/cc/mandela-day-2026-donation-drive/

A father is a daughter's first love and a son's first hero... Wishing all our fathers a Happy Father's Day!
21/06/2026

A father is a daughter's first love and a son's first hero...

Wishing all our fathers a Happy Father's Day!

The Eyabantwana For The Children Trust is all the about the children of this incredible country - healing them, changing...
16/06/2026

The Eyabantwana For The Children Trust is all the about the children of this incredible country - healing them, changing their lives and ensuring their future is brighter than ever.

Today we celebrate the youth of the past, the present and the future.

12/06/2026

Thank you, Judy Kirkwood Consultant for your support of our organisation.

This is a bit of a delayed post - apologies for that, but better late than never. Last week the paediatric surgical unit...
11/06/2026

This is a bit of a delayed post - apologies for that, but better late than never.

Last week the paediatric surgical unit had the privilege of being visited by Tanya, Lynette and the team from the Smile Foundation from Gqeberha. The team were here to perform hair lip, cleft palate and burn contraction reconctructive surgeries on a number of young patients from the city and surrounds.

The plastic surgeons, Dr Chris van der Walt (from Gqeberha) and Dr Mosadi Mahoko (from Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town), performed the various surgeries on 13 young patients in the Carte Blanche Paediatric Surgical Theatre in the Frere Hospital.

The surgeons, assisted by Frere paediatric surgical staff, not only performed the surgeries but also talked the assisting staff through each surgery, offering mentoring and training opportunities.

I was incredibly privileged to meet Dr Mosadi Mahoko and watch her in action as she harvested skin for a skin graft for her young patient on whom she was performing a burn contraction reconstruction.

Dr Mahoko is the first black female plastic surgeon to qualify through Stellenbosch University, and she was also awarded the Jack Penn Medal for academic excellence in her final board exam.

The Smile Foundation returns to the Frere Hospital in November to carry out more reconstructive surgeries during 'Paediatric Reconstructive Week'. We look forward to welcoming them back later on this year.

The Grandads Army LEJOG Challenge is done and dusted, and our legends have certainly earned their LEJOG stripes. In one ...
02/06/2026

The Grandads Army LEJOG Challenge is done and dusted, and our legends have certainly earned their LEJOG stripes.

In one final post, Phillip Pratt recalls the experience, from start to finish:

LeJog final post - 1 June 2026.
The trip started 10 May with an early cycle to Paddington and a train to Penzance. Over the next 17 days (including 1 rest day) Andrew, Jimbo, William and myself covered 1568km, spent 90hrs in the saddle and climbed over 15000m.
Andrew described it well, “We mastered dangerous single tracks, closed gates, tricky footbridges, road diversions, extreme cold, rain and strong winds.”

After 16 days on the bike it took us 16 hrs by train from Wick to Kings Cross station and then a bike ride home.

Apart from the challenge of cycling the length of the UK it was an opportunity to raise funds for the Eyabantwana Trust. For those who would still like to donate, the banking details are:

Nedbank South Africa
Eyabantwana - For the Children Trust.
Acc No: 1138181366
Deposit ref: LEJOG

Alternatively, through GivenGain:
www.givengain.com/cause/eyabantwana

Please continue to donate in support of these incredible heroes and this incredibly worthy cause. Every cent donated will assist in children getting the life-changing, and life saving surgery they need.

This past week saw International Medicing Week being celebrated by medical institutions and medical professionals. At a...
29/05/2026

This past week saw International Medicing Week being celebrated by medical institutions and medical professionals. At an event held at the ICC, and hosted by the Eastern Cape Department of Health and the iYunivesithi Walter Sisulu, two of our trustees, Dr Milind Chitnis and Dr Ziphozonke Mafika, had the privilege of addressing attendees of the celebratory event.

Dr Chitnis delivered a talk, "From Local to Global Establishment of Regional Paediatric Surgery Service (in the Eastern Cape)", which told the story of his and Dr Colin Lazarus's dream, and the story of their department, dating back from 1995 to the present. Dr Chitnis said how honoured he was to be captain such an excellent team of doctors and nurses, how privileged he was to be a member of this esteemed group of professionals.

Dr Mafika's presentation was an incredibly informative talk on the "Colaboration Between PathCare and the Frere Hospital".

Congratulations to Dr Chitnis and Dr Mafika on their selection to make these presentations as such an auspicious event such as this. We are incredibly proud of their achievements.

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ELHRC, Cheltenham Road
East London
5247

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00

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+27 71 888 8833

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