Dignity, health and wellbeing for older persons

HelpAge Nation NPC is a registered non-profit and approved public benefit organisation serving senior citizens in Paarl and Wellington, Western Cape.

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Non-profit company, CIPC K2022229226

NPO number 273-559

Public benefit organisation 930076172

Section 18A tax-deductible receipts

What we exist to do

These are the objectives written into our constitution. Everything HelpAge Nation does traces back to them.

Healthy golden years

Medical camps and home visits that monitor the health of senior citizens, and services that support their wellbeing in every part of life.

Constitution, clause 3(a)

Learning at any age

Academic education, training and job-oriented vocational skills for senior citizens who want to keep learning and earning.

Constitution, clause 3(a)

Belonging and company

A place where senior citizens meet, outreach programmes, clubs and recreational facilities, plus counselling and, where needed, reconciliation with family.

Constitution, clause 3(a)

Access to what is owed

Helping senior citizens claim government benefits, including the old age pension, travel discounts and legal aid, with shuttle services to reach the offices that provide them.

Constitution, clause 3(a)

Care and basic needs

Food and toiletries for those who go without, residential care when it is necessary, and the support that lets elders stay in their own community for as long as possible.

Constitution, clause 3(a)

Food security and growing

A community farming project on unused land, and fruit-tree planting with local schools and households, so that communities can feed themselves.

Constitution, clause 3(b)

We serve people sincerely and without discrimination, and we work with other organisations that share these goals.

Where we serve

Paarl and Wellington, in the Drakenstein municipality of the Western Cape. We work alongside local churches, care homes and community leaders.

Wellness for senior citizens

Health education, nutrition, and social and recreational activities that bring older people together.

Support for care homes and safe havens

Visits, wellness activities and practical help for older people living in residential care.

Food and growing

Meals and food parcels, and teaching households to grow their own fruit and vegetables.

Registered, approved and accountable

Donors and funders can rely on the rules our constitution sets for how we are run and how every rand is used.

A Board of three Office Bearers who are not connected persons, so no one person controls decisions. Clause 4.1

Funds are used solely for the objects for which we were established, and none are paid out to members or the Board beyond reasonable payment for work done. Clauses 7.2 and 7.4

No resources are used to support or oppose any political party. Clause 7.4

An independent registered accounting officer reports on our finances within six months of each financial year-end. Clause 8.4

Legal form: Non-profit company (NPC)
CIPC registration: K2022229226
NPO number: 273-559
Public benefit organisation: 930076172
Section 18A (SARS): Approved from 23 September 2022
Founded: 21 January 2022
Financial year-end: 31 March
Registered address: Amstelhof, Paarl, 7646

Our work in pictures

Photographs from our visits, events and community work.

A hall full of senior citizens gathered for a meal

Senior citizens walking past a long table of meals laid out in rows

A large pot of chicken and potato stew cooking in a commercial kitchen

A team member serving a hot meal into a takeaway container

Bottles of cold drinks arranged in rows on a bench against a brick wall

Two women seated at a table with a bowl of fruit, preparing for the day

Rows of meal containers, each marked with the HelpAge Nation emblem

More from the day

Three team members in black shirts standing together in the hall

A team member arranging meal containers on a long table while guests queue behind her

Guests gathering around tables of meal containers

A team member smiling beside bowls of cutlery and napkins

A team member handing out meals from stacked containers

Two team members smiling together behind the serving table

A team member serving meals to guests at the table

Guests collecting meals and drinks from the serving table

Team members and guests around trays of meals

Team members packing meals while guests wait

Team members packing meals at a long table

Team members packing stacked meal containers

A guest collecting a cup at the drinks table

Help us reach more senior citizens

Every gift, in cash or in kind, goes toward our objectives. We issue an official Section 18A tax-deductible receipt for every monetary or in-kind donation.

Give food

Fresh produce, chicken, bread, juice and groceries that become meals for senior citizens.

Give containers and packaging

Food containers that let us serve and deliver meals safely.

Give financially

Contributions toward food, transport and programme costs. Our banking details are below.

Banking details

Account name: HelpAge Nation NPC
Bank: Standard Bank
Account type: Current
Account number: 10 22 995 256 7
Branch code: 051001
Reference: Your name

Please email your proof of payment to helpagenationnpc@gmail.com so we can send your Section 18A receipt.

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