The causes
When you miss your goals, InSynk charges the penalty for that month and sends 90% of it to the registered South African charity you chose when you signed up. The remaining 10% covers payment fees and running the platform. You can change your charity at any time in your profile.
Western Cape · Child protection & foster care, Western Cape
One of South Africa's oldest child protection organisations, running statutory social work, foster care placements and family reunification across greater Cape Town.
What a missed month buys: R250 covers a social worker's home visit to a child at risk.
Gauteng · Care & shelter for vulnerable children, Tembisa
A place of safety in Tembisa for abandoned, abused and orphaned children, providing shelter, meals, schooling support and long-term care.
What a missed month buys: R250 feeds a child in their care for roughly a month.
National · Disaster relief & community health
Frontline disaster response, first aid training and community health programmes in every province, from shack fires to floods.
What a missed month buys: R250 puts a basic relief pack into the hands of a displaced family.
National · Daily meals for the elderly & vulnerable
Serves hot, cooked meals to elderly, disabled and food-insecure South Africans through hundreds of community kitchens.
What a missed month buys: R250 is about 25 cooked meals delivered to someone who cannot cook for themselves.
National & beyond · Emergency humanitarian aid nationwide
Africa's largest disaster response NGO — water drilling in drought-hit towns, search and rescue, medical aid and food parcels, usually first on the scene.
What a missed month buys: R250 helps fund clean drinking water for a community in a drought-hit town.
National · Reconstructive surgery for children
Funds corrective facial surgery — cleft lip and palate, burns, facial palsy — for children in state hospitals, along with the aftercare that follows.
What a missed month buys: R250 contributes to the theatre costs of a child's corrective surgery.
Western Cape & Eastern Cape · Seabird rescue & rehabilitation
Rescues, treats and releases oiled and abandoned seabirds, with a special mandate over the endangered African penguin.
What a missed month buys: R250 feeds a rehabilitating penguin chick for around two weeks.
National · Mobility for the visually impaired
Breeds, raises and trains guide dogs, service dogs and autism support dogs, then places them free of charge with the people who need them.
What a missed month buys: R250 covers roughly a week of a puppy's training and veterinary care.