Durban SPAR Women’s 10/5km Challenge – race charity announced: Every child deserves a champion
From each entry received for the Durban SPAR Women’s 10/5km Challenge, R5 will be donated to this impactful local charity, who are quietly changing little lives, striving to give them a fulfilling future they deserve.
The Durban SPAR Women’s 10/5km Challenge is delighted to be partnering with iThemba Lethu, the official charity for their 2026 race, which takes place on Sunday, June 28. iThemba Lethu, based in Manor Gardens, serves the greater Cato Manor community.
An NPO which began 25 years ago cares for vulnerable children affected by poverty, crime and gender-based violence. Their priority is the future of children, transforming hardships into tales of hope. The organisation has three proactive programmes:
Destiny for Youth which concentrates on life preparation, leadership and literacy for young people in grades four to 12, they help pupils discover and realise their full potential to empower them to have hope filled futures.
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Their second programme is their Transition Home where iThemba Lethu cares for 12 abandoned/ vulnerable little ones from newborn to three years old, championing the belief that early childhood is one of the most critical times in a human’s life.
Their facilities, with full-time loving caretakers, provide a safe place to nurture these children as they usher in a loving new chapter in their forever families. Decades ago, iThemba Lethu pioneered the first community ‘Breastmilk Bank’, critical to the nutrition of the babies in their care. There are few natural resources more important to human immunity and health than breastmilk.
In partnership with Department of Health, they collect and supply this vital resource. From each entry received for the Durban SPAR Women’s 10/5km Challenge, R5 will be donated to this impactful local charity, who are quietly changing little lives, striving to give them a fulfilling future they deserve.
To enter the Durban SPAR Women’s 10/5km Challenge, visit www.sparwomenschallenge.co.za/durban. To find out more about the race charity, visit iThemba Lethu’s website at www.ithembalethu.org.za.
