Social Responsibility
Proudly Supporting Local Charities
NOMU has developed close relationships and contributes regularly to all of these worthy groups of initiatives and organizations, but we would also love to invite YOU to also be a part of assisting these groups. Any extra help they receive is invaluable, no matter how big or small. Each month we will focus on one, specific cause to support with a micro-donation on every online order.
Social Responsibility
Proudly Supporting Local Charities
NOMU has developed close relationships and contributes regularly to all of these worthy groups of initiatives and organizations, but we would also love to invite YOU to also be a part of assisting these groups. Any extra help they receive is invaluable, no matter how big or small. Each month we will focus on one, specific cause to support with a micro-donation on every online order.
The Volunteer Wildfire Services
Living in Cape Town, we are incredibly spoilt with access to some of the world’s most beautiful national parks, right on our doorstep.The Volunteer Wildfire Services (VWS) has been combating dangerous and sometimes deadly, runaway wildfires in these areas since 1999/2000. With over 200 volunteer members at four stations, VWS is a highly deserving and professionally-organised Non-Profit Organisation, run and managed by a team of volunteers. When fires break out, this team is the first responder and always ready put themselves in harm’s way to protect the city and its citizens.
Ladles of Love
Beginning on a chilly July evening in 2014, a small team of volunteers came together to serve 70 hot meals at the first official soup kitchen. That same kitchen now happens every week – along with many others – serving hundreds (and sometimes thousands) of nutritious meals weekly, not just filling tummies but also helping to restore dignity and give hope.
Ladles of Love was created by Danny Diliberto as a project to give back to society, one pot of soup at a time and it has now become a much-loved and much-needed Cape Town institution. And whether it is in volunteering your time, or just making a donation of cash or ingredients, every bit really helps!
Mdzananda Animal Clinic
The Mdzananda Animal Clinic strives to see a community that cares for every animal be it a pet, neighbour’s pet, stray or farm animal. A community that loves animals is a healthy community. By looking after an animal people learn responsibility, respect for life, compassion and non-violence.
Mdzananda focuses on community empowerment and education, and working to enhance the wellbeing of animals and their human companions through providing low cost veterinary health care services, education and by forming partnerships inside and outside of the community.
St Luke's Combined Hospice
There are times, when a disease no longer responds to curative treatment, and when a terminally ill patient needs more than just relief from physical pain, they need psychosocial, spiritual and bereavement support.
St Luke’s Combined Hospice was established in 1980 to provide exactly this sort of care, for patients facing a variety of incurable and life threatening illnesses and diseases. Their unique and holistic approach creates a caring and compassionate environment that focuses on quality of life, and on making every moment count, no matter how many of those moments are left.
Two Oceans Aquarium
The Two Oceans Aquarium is a leader in environmental education, wildlife conservation and research, and marine sciences training.
By establishing the non-profit public benefit organisation, Two Oceans Aquarium Education Foundation, in 2018, they can now provide incredibly valuable and far-reaching, inclusive education programmes, rigorous research practices, and dedicated conservation projects, but not without the support of the community.
Help a baby turtle with an ear infection or a sting ray who can‘t find his way home today!
GREENPOP
Greenpop is the brainchild of Capetonian Misha Teasdale and was originally conceived with the ambition of bringing people together, getting their hands dirty and planting 1000 trees during the month of September (Arbor Month) in Cape Town’s under-greened, marginalized communities.
The organization has grown and developed since then, but the incredibly driven Greenpop team remains focused on sustainable urban greening and forest restoration projects, spreading environmental awareness, and activating people to become environmental stewards across Sub-Saharan Africa.
OSCAR'S ARC - WOOF PROJECT
Oscars Arc is named after Oscar, the adopted dog who became the only dog to ever travel around the world, visiting 42 countries across 5 continents in order to promote and inspire dog adoption. Highlights of the 2009 ‘World Woof Tour’ included Oscar and best friend Joanne Lefson. Oscar’s travels made him an international ambassador for homeless dogs, raising awareness and helping to home so many deserving pooches.
Learn more about Oscars Arc – a tribute to the adopted dog whose life and endearing friendship inspired so many – and it’s Oscar’s legacy that drives the passion and purpose behind the wonderful WOOF Project and their dedicated mission to home them all.
Fundza
Without a literate, educated and informed middle class, South Africa will eventually fail. We believe this as seriously as we believe in the certainty of death, taxes and the fact that George Lucas has sold out.
Click here to learn more about this wonderful project, its organisers and how you can get involved with helping to build a better educated, informed and more empowered, future South Africa. It ALL starts with reading.
Sea Rescue South Africa
NOMU actually lives by the sea. We all love and enjoy access to it and can often be found in (or on) it too.
It stands to reason then that sooner or later, if we ever needed rescue, we would want to know that we (and anyone else enjoying our beautiful shoreline) had a well-equipped and professionally organised sea rescue team in place, just we needed them.
The NSRI is there, every time to do whatever it takes, in any conditions, to bring all of our beachgoers home safely to their families. The NSRI is staffed largely by volunteers who need your support to do what they do. Click here to see how you can help out!