Santa Shoebox Project

The Santa Shoebox Project originated in Cape Town in 2006, with the number of Santa Shoeboxes donated to date reaching a total of 1 226 756 children in need. The shoeboxes are distributed to more than 1 000 recipient facilities each year, through 50+ satellites around South Africa and Namibia. Donors give gifts of essentials and treats to children whose first names, ages and genders are known. SSB Legacy brings permanent change to the lives of Santa Shoebox beneficiary children and to the impoverished communities in which they live, by building Early Childhood Development Centres in rural South Africa, with the focus on infrastructure & Department of Basic Education registration, teacher training, and early literacy. The Projects are supported by an ...