The Booysen Family Needs a Home
A mother and four children, sharing a couch and a borrowed bed. The land is ready. All that's missing is the build.
The Booysen children do not ask for much. A bed each. A dry roof. A door that closes behind them at night. After the storm, even that is out of reach.
They are a mother and her four children — Geena (14), Limicke (12), Spartan (11), and little Neka (4). They moved to George only last year, hoping for a fresh start. Then the storm of 11 May tore the roof from over their heads and left them with nothing.
For now, the family is sheltering in the grandparents' small shack. Geena and Spartan share a couch. Limicke shares a bed with her grandparents. Four-year-old Neka makes do wherever there is room. It is cramped, and it is hard — yet through all of it, the three eldest remain devoted to their schooling. They have not let go of the future they are working towards.
"The land is secured. The children are ready. All that stands between this family and a home of their own is the build."
Love Looks Like SomethingHere is the hopeful part: the family already has land secured. The hardest piece is in place. What stands between the Booysens and a home of their own is funding — the bricks, the iron, the cement, and the hands to put it all together.
We have already shown what is possible. The first of the six homes — for an elderly couple who were sleeping outside — was completed in a matter of weeks, built for a fraction of its true cost because the community donated materials and skilled labour. The Booysen home can be the next. With your help, these four children could sleep under their own roof before winter sets in fully.
"Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done."
Proverbs 19:17Where your gift goes
Unless you instruct us otherwise, all donations received during this appeal go directly to emergency storm relief — rebuilding the homes lost on 11 May. To direct your gift to the Booysen family specifically, simply add "Booysen" to your payment reference and email us. Every rand is accounted for, and every donor will know where their gift landed.
During this appeal, donations to Love Looks Like Something go directly to rebuilding the homes lost in the storm. To give specifically to this family, add "Booysen" to your reference. Email proof of payment to admin@lovelookslikesomething.co.za or call 063 771 7817.
Section 18A tax certificates: Elpida is a registered Public Benefit Organisation (PBO). If you need a Section 18A certificate for tax-deduction purposes, you must donate to Elpida — Love Looks Like Something is not able to issue these. Email proof of payment to admin@elpidageorge.co.za and your certificate will be issued within 30 days.
Unless you instruct us otherwise, all donations received during this appeal go directly to emergency storm relief. To ringfence your gift for the Booysen family, note it on your reference and email us.