The staff of Lexinfo CC subscribe to the ethos of compassion for those less fortunate than ourselves. This finds expression in financial support of worthy causes as our financial situation allows. We believe that a commitment to compassion for those less privileged than we are, is an important fundamental value. Staff members are encouraged to research causes that are on their hearts and motivate amongst us for a financial donation on a rota basis.

The following charitable activities or public benefit organisations have been recipients of our donations in the past:

Animal Rescue

http://www.animalrescue.org.za/

The Animal Rescue Organisation was established in 1986 specifically to address the plight of animals living in township and informal settlement communities around the Cape. Thousands of animals live in amongst the poorest community settlements and up until 1986 had limited access to welfare services. The result of this was untold suffering and rampant overbreeding of both dogs and cats.

So it is with great pride that Animal Rescue can now boast a successful hospital facility as well as the services of 3 Mobile Clinics manned by trained animal welfare assistants. Over 20 000 sick animals receive our care every year and from humble beginnings working from the back of cars, they now hold an essential part of the animal welfare sector in the Western Cape of South Africa.

The Animal Rescue Organisation and Hospital is open daily from 8h30 to 16h00 and is situated in Olieboom Road, Schaapkraal.

Aurora Village

Arts and crafts for children

Aurora is a tiny Western Cape village set among farms. Work is seasonal, with potatoes and rooibos being the main areas of employment. There is a small school, but during the holidays there is nothing for the children in the village to do. Lexinfo contributed to an arts and crafts morning during school holidays for 54 children.

Biblionef South Africa

http://www.biblionefsa.org.za/

Biblionef is a dynamic book donation agency based in Cape Town, South Africa. Their focus is to provide new books to needy children's schools and libraries throughout South Africa with emphasis on organisations in townships, informal settlements and in remote rural areas.

Clothing Guild

Founded in 1889, the Clothing Guild is one of the oldest welfare organisations still operating in Cape Town. The primary focus is on collecting new, warm clothing and blankets which are distributed to the underprivileged through approximately 40 non-profit organisations throughout the Peninsula. The Guild is unique in that they donate only new clothes - made or bought with compassion - which helps nurture a sense of self-worth and dignity for the needy recipients.

De la Bat School for the Deaf

http://www.delabatskool.co.za/

De la Bat is a prestigious school of excellence, providing specialized education to deaf children.

Eeltjiesrus Donkey Sanctuary

http://www.donkeysanctuary.co.za/

Eseltjiesrus Donkey Sanctuary provides a permanent refuge for abused, neglected and elderly donkeys. Here they are given the opportunity to live out their lives with respect and dignity, surrounded by their own kind, in a protective and natural environment.

http://www.learntoearn.org.za/Khayelitsha.htm

Learn to Earn is a non-profit skills development and job creation organisation, working with unemployed people from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds. With its motto of ‘a hand up – not a hand out,’ they seek to develop people, especially unemployed people, socially, economically, emotionally and spiritually. The vision is ‘to eradicate unemployment and other legacies of injustice in South Africa and Africa’. Through providing a programme that recognizes human dignity and the human right to live a meaningful life, they aim to assist individuals to regain their self-respect. They do this by empowering them to provide for themselves and for their families.

Mercy Ships

http://www.mercyships.org.za/

Mercy Ships provides free surgery and medical care, and partners with local communities to improve health care, offering training and advice, materials and hands-on assistance.

Mercy Ships is an international charity that was founded in 1978 by Don and Deyon Stephens. Mercy Ships currently operates the largest non-governmental hospital ship in the world, providing free health care, community development projects, community health education, mental health programs, agriculture projects, and palliative care for terminally ill patients.

Mercy Ships has operated in more than 70 developing nations around the world, with a current focus on the countries of West Africa.

Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust

http://rapecrisis.org.za/support-us/1000-hearts/

Rape Crisis offers confidential counseling, legal advice and other support to victims of sexual violence in Cape Town and surrounding areas.

The Warehouse

St John’s Parish, Wynberg

http://www.warehouse.org.za/

The Warehouse was established in 2003 through local church partnerships, and exists to serve the South African church network in its response to poverty and injustice. They work with local churches in both rich and poor communities, helping them to implement sound, effective and practical acts and renewed attitudes, to see transformation in their communities.