Marang HouseFostering health. Providing hope.
Become a Lightkeeper
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Fostering Health,
Providing Hope.

Creating a safe, clean, and nurturing home for children living with chronic illnesses.

Become a Lightkeeper

Become A Lightkeeper

The Marang Circle of Light is a community of monthly donors who keep the light of home shining, joy and love for chronically ill children receiving treatment away from home.

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We are Marang House.

Marang House is a home, and a Circle of Light, for children living with serious chronic illness.

  • Children aged 7 to 14 whose conditions demand constant medical care
  • A safe, loving place to live, with daily treatment at a tertiary hospital
  • An education that never stops

Since 1998, we’ve made sure no child has to choose between their health and their future.

Children and caregivers at Marang House waving and celebrating together
A child celebrating with her caregiver at Marang House

A Day At
Marang House.

Morning starts with breakfast around a family table, not a hospital trolley. Then it’s off to a tertiary hospital for treatment: dialysis, check-ups, the daily routines that keep these children alive.

By afternoon they’re back at Marang House, doing homework at the kitchen counter, playing in the garden, being children. That is what makes this place different. It is a home, not a ward.

A child having face paint applied at Marang House Garden Day.
Children enjoying activities at Marang House Garden Day
A child dressed as Spider-Man at Marang House Garden Day
A child with colourful face paint at Marang House Garden Day
Garden Day celebrations at Marang House
Children taking part in Garden Day activities
A Garden Day moment at Marang House
Children sharing popcorn at Marang House Garden Day
A child showing their face paint at Marang House Garden Day
Children at Marang House wearing face masks and shields, making heart shapes with their hands

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OUR

MISSION

To give every child facing chronic illness a stable home, continuous medical care, and an education that never stops, so healing and growing happen together.

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Our Partners

Businesses and fellow foundations have given their time and support to help us make a difference in children's lives.

  • Pirates Running Club
  • Reach For A Dream
  • PCI Carpets
  • JHB Junior Council
  • Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital
  • Charlotte Maxeke Hospital
  • University of Johannesburg

How You Can Get Involved

Marang House is funded entirely through the generosity of donors, sponsors, volunteers, and corporate partners. Your support helps provide a home away from home for seriously ill children and their families.

VOLUNTEER

Our volunteer program is the heartbeat of Marang House. Help with homework, cook a meal, or simply be a friendly face after a long day at hospital.

VOLUNTEER

LIGHTKEEPER

Join the Circle of Light as a monthly donor. Your recurring gift brings stability and security to children who need it most.

Become a Lightkeeper

DONATE

Make a once-off contribution via bank transfer or BackaBuddy. Every rand goes directly to the children in our care.

DONATE

Creating A Better Future

For Children Living With Chronic Illness

28+
Years
300+
Children
1000+
Volunteers