The Amy Bell Centre for Children is the headquarters for a group of several projects in the community of Cradock South Africa that serves underprivileged children and young people throughout the community. It all began when Amy and her dad were on a hunting trip in Cradock with the Tam family. During their time with the Tams, Amy visited a project in the local community that was focused on supporting children in need who were orphaned because of the ravages of HIV Aids in that area. During her visit to the project, Amy learned about the work that the Tam family and others in that community were doing in support of these children and she simply asked, “Can I help?”
As a result of her interest in helping the Tam’s and their community serve these underprivileged children, what we know today as Amy Bell Charities began. Amy Bell visited a converted tool shed next door to the Cradock Hospice House. With a special gift from Amy, combined with the resources of the Tam family and other supporters in the Cradock community, the converted tool shed became a sizable day care center to better look after those HIV-Aids orphans.
Today, with the continuing support of Amy Bell Charities, the Tam family, and numerous other supporters throughout the Cradock community, Amy Bell Centre has become the hub for programs that include schools, classroom additions, child-care facilities, a hostel for our High School students on scholarship, as well as a school for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It also includes programs that provide after-school tutoring for younger children, a computer literacy center, a scholarship program for both gifted and talented high school students as well as a scholarship program for certain qualified Cradock students to attend University.
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The Classroom
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Zenande’s achievement is a powerful reminder of what’s possible when education is met with belief, support, and love.
A legacy lived forward, one child at a time. 🌍
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We celebrate Zenande Rasimeni, an Amy Bell Scholarship recipient and one of Cradock High School’s top matric achievers, with an outstanding 81.4% average and 5 distinctions⭐️
Zenande’s achievement is living testament to what happens when love and kindness that knows no boundaries, equip our children to be uplifted through education. We are extremely proud of you Zenande and look forward to the success that you will make out of you University journey.
To our generous donors in the wildlife industry, thank you for choosing to give, for opening your hearts, and for believing in futures beyond yourselves. Your generosity through Amy Bell Charities turns hope into reality and makes moments like this possible.
In Zenande’s own words🗣️
“𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴.”
To the teachers, mentors and extra lesson teachers, thank you for your patience, your sacrifices, and your unwavering commitment. Your quiet dedication does not go unseen, and today it shines brightly through Zenande’s achievements.
We are deeply grateful, proud and reminded that when love leads, lives are changed. ❤️📚
Awarded an Amy Bell Charities scholarship at just 13, Litha’s world began to open, through education, opportunity, and the belief that her future mattered. She matriculated from Cradock High School in 2021 and subsequently pursued further studies in Cape Town.
At the end of 2025, we celebrated Litha’s graduation as a Physiotherapist. 👩🏽🎓👐🏾
Today, she started her community service at Madzikane KaZulu Memorial Hospital in the Eastern Cape. 🏥
“Amy Bell became part of my life at 13, not only opening doors to education, but surrounding me with love, guidance, and life-changing opportunities. What began as educational upliftment grew into family, purpose, and hope beyond measure.”— Litha
Litha, we are so proud of you. We know you will carry the spirit of paying it forward wherever you go. 💙
Thank you to our donors and the Amy Bell family for making journeys like this possible.
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From Namibia’s open skies to the heart of Cradock, where Amy’s legacy lives and breathes every day. 🩷
The Amy Bell Ambassadors Team arrived in Cradock with so much excitement, standing in the very place where Amy first began her work to uplift the children of South Africa. 🇿🇦🌸
Our team visited the Amy Bell Children’s Centre, where little ones from kindergarten through grade 2 are nurtured with love, laughter, and learning. Their songs, smiles, and pure joy reminded us why these Blue Bags, simple love gifts, carry so much meaning.
We also visited Lena’s classroom, a space born from a dream to support children with special needs. Seeing that vision come to life was deeply moving, a true reflection of faith, compassion, and perseverance. 👏🏽
Another highlight of our time in Cradock was attending the official opening of the new boys’ dormitory at the Amy Bell Centre, a safe, loving home providing a strong foundation for young learners to thrive in school and in life. 🏠
Meeting the next group of Amy Bell Scholarship recipients, bright Grade 8 students full of hope and determination, reminded us of the heart behind every project: upliftment through education. 🌿
Cradock reminded us that Amy’s legacy continues to uplift: planting seeds of love and learning that will grow for generations. 🌿👩🏽🎓
A heartfelt thank you to Amy Bell Charities South Africa and the Tam Family for the incredible work you continue to do across South Africa. 🇿🇦🧡
This Thanksgiving time, we give thanks for the children, teachers, and community leaders who continue to bring Amy’s vision to life. 🤍
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From Darren Simpkins’s dedicated work in the field to Amelia Simpkins’s Walking4Water fundraiser, we are reminded that every act of paying it forward helps create lasting change.
Through the Amy Bell Charities Water Well Ministry, lives are being touched across Africa: children learning, families thriving, and hope flowing. 🌎💙
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Meet Bongi (photo 1), one of the earliest Amy Bell students, who has just completed his Master of Science in Zoology. From J.A. Calata High School in Cradock to research at Abagold Abalone Farm and a Master's from the University of Fort Hare, his journey is a testament to the transformative power of education.
And meet Sinoxolo (photo 2), an Amy’s Angel from Nelson Mandela University, who recently earned his Economics degree and is already continuing his academic journey in the field.
Their dedication is remarkable, and so is the support that helped make it possible.
To every donor and friend of Amy Bell Charities: thank you for believing in futures like theirs. 💙
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Congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉
Congradulations on a job well done!!
Remarkable accomplishments! We are very proud of both of you!
Well done! Congratulations!
Charneen (photo 1-2) was one of the very first recipients of the Amy Bell Scholarship. From Carinus Primary to Cradock High, and now a Psychology graduate from Nelson Mandela University, she’s our first graduate from the original group. A story of growth, resilience, and determination that continues to inspire. 💙
Lathitha Mbuzwana (photo 3-5), raised in Cradock and grounded in strong values, walked the halls of Cradock High as head boy in 2020. He went on to earn his Bachelor of Science in Sport Science from Nelson Mandela University, where he now serves as SRC President and continues with his postgraduate studies. A natural leader and passionate advocate for student voices, his journey reflects strength, vision, and purpose. 🌱
These milestones are a powerful reminder of what’s possible when education meets opportunity.
To our generous donors, thank you for helping turn dreams into degrees, and potential into purpose. 🏆🌍
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So great to see this!!
That is so wonderful to read this! Amy Bell continues to give back in this most wonderful way! 🙏🙏
Here’s to an inspiring start to the 2025 school year!
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Well done
Thanks to a lengthy collaboration between the Tam family, the Bell family and countless other individuals and organizations like the PHASA Foundation, the Amy Bell Centre in Cradock, South Africa 🇿🇦, has become a vital hub for programs that uplift and support children, including educational initiatives, after-school tutoring, scholarships, and a school for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 🏫👩🏽🎓
The PHASA Foundation’s annual support for Amy Bell Charities - South Africa plays a key role in ensuring the success of these programs, and their unwavering support continues to have a significant impact on the Cradock community and the region. Because they help us, we are excited to 'Pay It Forward' and assist them with their humanitarian projects in Pretoria and beyond. PHASA Foundation will also help us promote the Blue Bag initiative among their members. 💙
We are particularly excited about our partnership with the Safari Club International Foundation Bell Family Blue Bag project, which provides essential resources to children in need, embodying the spirit of giving and the power of collaboration.
Together, we are committed to making a difference in the lives of children in need. 🌍💙
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We are really looking forward to “Paying It Forward” in a special way with our friends at PHASA Foundation as we jointly seek to continue serving those less fortunate throughout South Africa.
Well done! Great news.