He Cares Foundation, an Ennerdale-based faith-driven community initiative focused on youth empowerment, dignity and practical support, is looking to expand its work into Orange Farm and other parts of Region G.
The foundation was established around the belief that communities should take an active role in caring for their own, with a particular focus on young people and vulnerable residents. Its work combines community development, leadership and practical assistance guided by Christian values.
One of its key programmes has focused on period poverty. The foundation says it reached more than 600 Grade 8 girls at three secondary schools in Ennerdale last year, providing sanitary towel packs and puberty education booklets. It now hopes to reach 1,000 Grade 8 girls across five to six schools during Women’s Month.
Actor and content creator Godfrey Malindisa, who has collaborated with the foundation, believes the next stage should involve reaching more communities and bringing boys into conversations around dignity and respect.
“To collaborate with more people, my plan is to visit more communities, especially Orange Farm Region G, so I am in contact with councillors and working something out. The plan is to educate a boy child too so they learn how to treat her well,” Malindisa said.
The planned expansion would broaden the foundation’s approach beyond providing sanitary products to girls by also encouraging boys to understand the challenges girls face and promoting respectful relationships between young people.
Malindisa’s involvement comes as he continues to build his profile in South Africa’s film and television industry.
His professional journey includes appearances in The Queen, My Brother’s Keeper, Youngins, Adulting and Catch!. His 2026 credits also include a KFC South Africa television commercial, while he has worked with brands including Wetility and WeBuyCars as a content creator. He has also trained at the Market Theatre Laboratory.
His progression from smaller television appearances to more recent screen and commercial work reflects a career that is steadily gaining momentum. At the same time, his collaboration with He Cares Foundation shows an effort to use that growing public profile beyond entertainment and towards community-focused initiatives.
He Cares Foundation has previously worked with organisations and initiatives including Ladies of Hope, Footprints Foundation and Maureen Pads. Its next goal is to establish more collaborations that can help take its programmes into additional schools and communities.
For the foundation, the long-term objective is not only to distribute essential products but to help young people develop confidence, leadership and a stronger sense of responsibility towards one another.
The organisation says its work is rooted in turning faith into action by showing up for communities, serving people and ensuring young residents know that their circumstances do not determine their worth or their future.
