Eyabantwana Trust

The Eyabantwana – For The Children Trust - is an independent Trust, established to support the work of the Eastern Cape Paediatric Surgical Service based at the East London Hospitals; Cecilia Makiwane and Frere Hospital.

The centre has become one of the four largest centres in Southern Africa – providing surgical care to a population of about 5 million people with Children being referred from virtually all regions of the Eastern Cape, specifically:

New Borns & Infants with complex congenital problems

Children with Cancer

Children with Burns

Children with Severe Injuries

Older Children with Surgical Conditions

Through regular fundraisers and sponsorships, we intend to change how restricted our capacity is, to upgrade our facilities and acquire essential equipment

Grandads Army - some of the cyclist's pictured below!

The Grandads Army, a group of social cyclists; was originally founded by doctors serving the Eyabantwana Trust, and has since grown into a group of over 100 cyclists who gather to raise much-needed awareness for the organisation.

Below: The Memorial Ride 2020

The Grandads Army manages to raise over R500 000 each year for the trust, which contributes towards the maintenance and equipment purchases the trust requires to keep up with their level of service.

Over the past five years, they have in fact managed to raise over R2 million through the organisation of the Grandads Army Memorial Ride. The group raised over R350 000 for the Eyabantwana Trust in 2020.

Below: The Memorial Ride 2020