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Izingane Happy Foundation

Stichting Izingane Happy Foundation

Naarden-Vesting, Netherlands

Children & YouthEducationHealthPoverty & HungerTax-deductible donations
CharityFounded 2015International reach
Profile last updated: April 6, 2026

About

Founded in 2015, Izingane Happy Foundation is a charity based in Naarden-Vesting, Netherlands working on children & youth, education, health +3 more.

Izingane Happy Foundation is a Dutch charity (ANBI status) founded in 2015 to help young, disadvantaged children in South Africa. It provides advice and small-scale financial support to local, mostly rural, community projects that care for vulnerable children, focusing on education, health, nutrition and safety. Projects are owned by partner organisations, and the foundation works on the basis of equality and respect for local values. Its activities include the Safe Hubs and Teenage Girls Clubs, early childhood development centres, school transport and community centres across several South African provinces. The foundation is funded by individual donors, sponsors and corporate partners, and is run by volunteers without salaries.

Location

Naarden-Vesting, Netherlands

Founded

2015

Organisation type

Charity

Legal form

Stichting

Legal name

Stichting Izingane Happy Foundation

Charity number

855695213

Registration

64504638

Focus areas

childrenSouth Africaearly childhood developmentgirls empowermentnutritionANBI

Languages

NLEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Children & YouthEducationHealthPoverty & HungerGender equalityCommunity development

Works for

ChildrenYouthWomen & GirlsFamiliesPeople with disabilities

How they work

Grant-makingCapacity buildingCommunity programmesAwareness & education

Programmes

Safe Hubs

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Gender equality · South Africa

Safe spaces and support for pregnant teenagers and young mothers, including home visits, counselling and sexual and reproductive health education in schools.

Teenage Girls Clubs

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Children & Youth · South Africa

Year-long intensive mentoring for vulnerable girls, combined with Safe Hubs at ACFS centres.

RISE ECD Outreach

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Education · South Africa

Early childhood development creches and preschools in rural Acornhoek, with teacher training, learning materials and school outreach programmes.

RISE PAP Program

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Health · South Africa

Daily porridge enriched with Moringa powder for young children in creches, with monthly growth monitoring and local Moringa plantations.

ODO Soup Kitchen Program

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Poverty & Hunger · South Africa

Three weekly take-home hot meals for children on heavy medication at the Olievenhoutbosch Disability Organisation.

Boys Dens Initiative

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Children & Youth · South Africa

Pilot programme for vulnerable boys aged roughly 9 to 14 years, supporting respectful behaviour and resilience.

Lonie Rosen Moller Centre

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Community development · South Africa

Self-sufficient community centre in Bothaville, Free State, offering a vegetable garden, teen programmes, a Safe Hub, early childhood care and a children's safe park.

Hopesland Community Learning Center

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Education · South Africa

Community learning centre started in 2025 with ACFS, offering a broad range of services for children and the community.

Khunadi Centre

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Children & Youth · South Africa

Centre in Zebediela supporting children and youth in a community with extreme poverty.

Schooltransportprogramma

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Education · South Africa

School transport for about 30 children aged 6 to 14 who could not attend school because of distance and unsafe routes.

Countries of operation

South Africa

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsCorporate partnerships

Ways to support

DonateSponsorshipFundraiseShop

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

ACFS, Nourish, Contribute Foundation, Lucendi Foundation, Sophia Rosenthal Stichting, Stichting Bambanani, Letcee, AFAS Foundation, Deloitte Nederland

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