A Restock Plea for The Real People Relying on One Small Act of Kindness
Good Things Guy | 03.03.2026 13:00
The providers of support, diginity and a hand-up currently find themselves in need of a helping hand to restock their bare cupboards in order to feed families whose daily hope rests on them.
Johannesburg, South Africa (03 March 2026) – One Small Act of Kindness (OSAOK), the Johannesburg charity dedicated to providing a “hand up” rather than just a handout, is currently facing a difficult chapter.
The food supplied for the organisation’s men’s shelter and charity school is critically low. Founder Kelly-Ann van der Meer describes the situation with sobering honesty:
“We aren’t just ‘planning ahead’ low. We are actually low.”
For Kelly-Ann and her team, this isn’t just about empty shelves; it’s about the many souls who rely on OSAOK for their only meal of the day.
“There’s something heavy about standing in a kitchen knowing you need to stretch what’s left. We never want to get to that point.”
The organisation is currently appealing to the OSAOK army to help restock on the essentials the team requires to help prepare hearty and filling meals for those who have nowhere else to turn.
These grocery items include:
- 5kg Chicken
- Fish fingers
- Viennas
- Maize meal 10kg (x8)
- Rice 10kg (x8)
- Pasta 5kg
- Fruit
- Potatoes
- Soya mince (x8 boxes)
- Tinned fish (x12 tins)
“These are the basics that keep plates full and stomachs settled. If you’re doing a grocery shop this week and you’re able to add one extra item, just one, it truly helps more than you realise. Community isn’t about grand gestures. It’s about showing up when it counts.”
If you are in a position to help, drop-offs can be made at:
- 24 Darnoc Avenue, Randburg
- 47 Magnolia Street, Sharonlea
Alternatively, monetary donations can be made to:
- First National Bank
- One Small Act Of Kindness
- Account: 62673388073
- Branch: 250655
- Ref: Men’s Shelter / Happy Hours
