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Applications are now OPEN and close on 23 April 2026     In 2025 we distributed 76 565 Shoeboxes throughout South Africa and Namibia!     PLEDGE a Virtual Santa Shoebox for a rural child     VOLUNTEER and make magic happen for children in YOUR community!     

Building Brighter Tomorrows

Since 2006 the Santa Shoebox Project has grown from a simple gift-giving initiative to an organisation that creates lasting change in communities across South Africa.

From our annual Santa Shoebox gift drive to the ongoing development of Early Childhood Development facilities (ECDs), upskilling of educational practitioners and installation of reading corners, we have turned a short-term project into an initiative that meaningfully impacts the lives of children in need.

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EXPLORE SSP

EXPLORE SSP

Find out where it started, what we’re doing, who we’re helping and who’s helping us.

GET INVOLVED

GET INVOLVED

Explore how you can volunteer to support children in need

LEARN MORE

LEARN MORE

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FEEL GOOD

FEEL GOOD

Browse photos and videos of all the happy faces whose lives you have changed.