The Grove Schoombee Foundation NPC

19/03/2026

The Grove Schoombee Foundation was joined by Johan Classen (FBI Cyber Unit) and Wayne Olsen (Unchain Our Children) at Laerskool Menlopark to tackle the reality of online predators and CSAM.

Be S.M.A.R.T.💡
Safe: Keep info private.
Meet: No offline meetings.
Accept: No gifts from strangers.
Reliable: People lie online.
Tell: Talk to a trusted adult!

The Parent’s Role🛑
Children copy what they see!
🚫 No phones at dinner.
🚫 No phones before school.
✅ Phones are tools, not toys.

18/03/2026

Happy birthday, dear Yolané!
May you have a wonderful birthday 🎂 filled with happiness
You give so much joy and love to everyone around you 💗
We pray that God will bless and keep you in His grace.
Happy Birthday

12/03/2026

The team has been at .floor this week, delivering and placing works ahead of our Auction Evening this Saturday, 14 March.

One of those pieces, Company of Strangers, will go under the hammer on the night with auctioneer Andries Vermeulen.

But wait, there's more... If you have always wanted to own an Anton Smit sculpture, this is a rare opportunity. A selection of his works is available through our online auction, already live and open to everyone, whether or not you are attending on Saturday.

Bid from wherever you are.

There are also many other items up for auction, across a range of categories.

Your participation and contribution will support the vulnerable children we serve through our projects
and

Visit the auction and place your bid:

https://bidpro.co.za/AuctionDetails/1417

22/02/2026

The Confessions of a Naive World-Changer 🇿🇦
If you could see me on the day we started this non-profit, you’d probably laugh. I was so full of naive ideas and—if I’m being honest—a little bit of pride. I looked around at the challenges facing children in South Africa and thought, "This will be easy to fix!"

Well, fast forward a few years, and I’ve learned that running an NPC is actually the fine art of finding solutions where there are no answers and making the best of some very hard realities.

My life has basically become a permanent cycle of "The Big Ask." I ask people for help, I ask for money, and then I invite you to a function where I’ll definitely be asking you for more money! It’s not always easy to pick up that phone for the hundredth time to ask for a favor or a sponsorship, especially when you’re doing it all for free.

Sometimes it feels like this work takes everything—your sleep, your mood, your time, and every last drop of your energy. And then comes the hard part: the look of disappointment from others when you finally have to say "no" to a baby in need because you simply can't do it all. People forget that behind the NPC title, I’m still a mother, a wife, a sister, and a friend.

I’ve seen the dark sides. I’ve been in public hospitals where toilet paper is used as a "prop" at the bathtub, even for the sickest kids. I’ve watched children be held back from their families because someone at court just didn't feel like showing up, and I’ve seen funds meant for protection go toward luxury hotel rooms & sports cars instead.

But here is the point: if I weren't doing this, I wouldn't have spent so much time on my knees. I wouldn't know what it feels like to be completely dependent on a loving, majestic God. I get to sit on the frontline and watch miracles happen every day. I get to meet people and employees who see the worst of the world but choose to be the Light anyway.
We are just vessels, instruments in His hands. He sees it all, He knows it all, and He holds this whole messy, beautiful world—and every child in it—right in His hands. That’s what makes me excited for tomorrow.
The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. Blessed be the Name of Lord!

20/02/2026

The shocking case in Vanderbijlpark, where a mother allegedly sold her 2-year-old son Kutlwano for R75,000, has ended in unimaginable tragedy.

This isn't just one isolated crime—it's a painful symptom of deep desperation, poverty, and cracks in our child protection systems that allow such harm to happen.

We need a strong dual approach:
Prevention first — Early intervention for at-risk families: psychosocial support, parenting programmes, emergency financial aid, faster access to Child Support PROGRAMS, and safeguards in hospitals to identify vulnerabilities before birth.

Communities play a vital role—report concerns early, support struggling families, and reinforce that children are rights-holders, never commodities.

Firm consequences — These must be treated as grave child trafficking and harm cases. Swift, thorough investigations, prosecution of all involved (including sellers, buyers, and intermediaries), and strong sentencing to send a clear message. Above all, the child's safety, medical care, and trauma recovery must be prioritised.

This must be our national wake-up call. Silence allows harm to continue. South Africa has a constitutional duty to protect every child—let's demand more funding for family strengthening programmes, additional social workers, robust anti-trafficking measures, and zero tolerance for these acts.

Children deserve safety, love, and protection—not to be sold. If you suspect a child is in danger, please report immediately:


Rest in peace, little Kutlwano. Your story will not be forgotten—it fuels our fight for a safer tomorrow. 💔

16/02/2026

We are excited about our Benefit Concert on Wednesday the 18th of February! Please join us.

Tickets still available on Quicket

https://www.quicket.co.za/events/354436-an-extraordinary-benefit-concert/

15/02/2026

Join us for the 4th Annual Auction Event on 14 March.

06/02/2026

Today we pause and think back to Grové Schoombee, who was born on 6 February 1986.
He would have been 40 years old today — and we would have celebrated him with so much joy.
I can’t help but wonder what life would have looked like if he were still with us… what could have been, what he would have done, what more we would have shared together.
And yet, I also cannot imagine a life without the Grové Schoombee Foundation , — without the friendships, the healing, the purpose, and the countless moments of joy we have experienced over the past few years because of his legacy.
God never left Grové to struggle on his own.

The Lord was with him — through every battle, through every storm — just as He walked with His people through the Red Sea.
And today, we hold onto the words Jesus spoke in the Gospel of Luke to Lazarus’ sister:
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” (John 11:25–26, NIV)
“Your brother will rise again… Do you believe this?”

Because of Jesus — because He paid for our sins and carried our brokenness — we have the gift of adoption as children of God and the promise of eternal life.

So today we remember.
Today we are grateful.
And today we believe.
Thank You, Jesus, that those who believe in You will live again — alive in eternal heaven.

10/12/2025

22/11/2025

On 21 November 2025 the South African government declared that gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) is a national disaster.
South Africa has one of the highest femicide rates in the world, with GBV being a major crisis.

What does it mean for women in South Africa?

✅ What does the declaration mean?
Legal basis & government obligations
The declaration was made under the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)

Government must strengthen existing GBVF response structures (eg. police, justice, health, social development) and ensure contingency plans are activated.

The declaration signals that GBVF is being treated as a national crisis, not just isolated incidents of crime. It is a structural, societal issue requiring a multisectoral response.

👩 What it means for women in South Africa:
For many women and survivors, the declaration sends a message that the government recognises the scale and severity of GBV

Because the disaster framework triggers the requirement for
1. organs of state to align,
2. coordinate and report,
3.women survivors may benefit from improved service delivery (healthcare, legal support, police, social services) if the commitments are followed through.
This gives weight to 1.prevention, 2.risk 3.reduction, 4.rehabilitation.
That means more focus on long-term structural change (education, cultural change, male engagement) rather than only post-crime response.
With stronger reporting and monitoring, there may be greater oversight of how government, police, justice-system act on GBVF

BUT

Declaration ≠ instant magic fix: The law says that classification “does not invoke emergency powers”. So while it strengthens frameworks, it does not mean radical new powers or rights for victims overnight. The effectiveness depends heavily on how government and stakeholders act— Without follow-through, the declaration may remain symbolic.

Unfortunately Women who are victims of GBV still face issues like under-reporting, lack of trust in police, long court delays, stigma, economic vulnerability. The declaration does not automatically remove those points -
For this to translate into improved outcomes for women, All activists, NGOs, survivors’ voices must be part of the process, tracking progress and holding government to account.

🔍 Why is it significant now?
By using the disaster-management framework, the government treats GBV analogously to a large-scale, systemic threat rather than only a criminal justice issue. This may change how budgets, planning, monitoring, and cross-sector cooperation operate.

04/11/2025

🎙️ Thank you, RSG Radio!
https://omny.fm/shows/spitstyd/rsg-help-21-oktober-2025

We are so grateful to RSG and the RSG Help team for hosting Dr. Ané Büchner and Suliztha van der Walt on 21 October.
It was an incredible opportunity to share the story and journey of The Grové Schoombee Foundation NPC and Hamba Nawe — to raise awareness, spread hope, and invite others to walk this road with us. 💛

Sedert Januarie 2025 het ons reeds 178 kinders versorg — elkeen met ernstige, lewensbeperkende of lewensbedreigende siektes.
Baie van hierdie kinders sukkel met kanker, genetiese afwykings, orgaanversaking, of neurologiese toestande, terwyl ander tragiese beserings opgedoen het.
Elke kind se pad is uniek, maar almal verdien troos, waardigheid en liefde in hul laaste dae.

🌿 Hamba Nawe beteken “loop saam met jou” — en dit is presies wat ons doen.
Ons stap hierdie moeilike pad saam met elke kind en gesin, met deernis, geloof en standvastige ondersteuning — van diagnose tot afskeid, en selfs daarna.

🌟 Hierdie Kersfees droom ons van:
🎄 ’n Kersete wat gesinne bymekaarbring in liefde en herinnering.
🎁 ’n Klein geskenkie vir elkeen van die 60 kinders in ons sorg — ’n teken van vreugde en waardigheid vir dié wat dalk nie nog ’n Kersfees gaan beleef nie.

Met julle hulp kan ons wys dat liefde steeds oorwin, selfs in die moeilikste seisoene. 💫

🎧 Luister hier na ons gesprek: RSG Help – 21 Oktober 2025