Donate to the Masidlale Holiday Programme campaign to give children in Gansbaai and Stanford safe, active and inspiring activities during their school holidays throughout the year. 

Masidlale means “let’s play” in isiXhosa, and play is where so much of childhood development begins. Every child deserves a safe place to spend the school holidays, where they can move, create, explore and simply be a child. Yet for many families in underserved communities, the long summer break means children have few safe spaces and little to fill their days. Grootbos Foundation believes the holidays should be a time for growth, connection and joy.

The Masidlale Holiday Programme brings together sport, culture and nature for children across the Gansbaai and Stanford communities of the Overberg. Through development sport at Spaces4Sport, traditional indigenous games, Fynbos Art Explorers sessions, an inspirational tour of the Grootbos Florilegium and nature-based field trips to the Cape Nature Reserve, children build confidence, friendships and a deeper connection to their culture and the remarkable natural world around them.

Our programme is designed to support healthy mental and physical development and inspire children to see the possibilities in their own futures. Siyadlala, siyakhula - we are playing, we are growing.

Your donation to the Masidlale Holiday Programme helps us reach our R63 000 target and gives children the chance to learn, play and grow in a safe and nurturing environment. From R150 for a Florilegium tour to R1 200 for nature field trips for ten children, every contribution makes a real difference.

Grootbos Foundation is committed to nurturing healthy, happy and inspired young people in our communities within the Cape Floristic Region.