Non Profit Company Reg. 2021/392948/08

About Sister Basha CSI

Sister Basha CSI (formally known as Women and Beyond) is a non-profit organization that began fourteen years ago in 2007. We offer medical-surgical support and social welfare to children from disadvantaged communities and backgrounds living with special needs. These are cases of children who need medical/surgical intervention who can not afford to be put on waiting lists at government medical institutions in some cases and can not afford private care. The aim is to manage pain, alleviate suffering, and improve the overall quality of life.

About The Legacy Program

The Legacy Program (a project under Sister Basha CSI) is an initiative that began in 2010 at CTICC with the mandate of providing opportunities for young women and men who come from disadvantaged backgrounds. We, as the CSI, acknowledge the value of empowering the youth and the importance of equipping one with skills, knowledge, and education to succeed in life despite all odds. The Legacy Program works with school-going adolescents within their FET phase (Grades 10, 11, and 12) with school outreaches where health education, mental health talks, and screenings are performed at schools in disadvantaged areas/communities.

How you can partner with us

To make this excellent initiative a reality we need your help. We have currently outsourced a property that fulfills all of the organization’s needs. We are fundraising the deposits and rental to move in and begin the work in January 2024 ASAP. Not only are we fundraising for deposits but we require keen prospective sponsors who will partner with us to sponsor a portion of the rental towards the new women and children’s centre.

Apart from monetary donations, you can donate:

  • Food items (non perishables)
  • Monetary pledges
  • Toiletries
  • Baby items (nappies, formula, clothes, etc)
  • Clothes/shoes

The aforementioned donation options go towards the children we help aid through our CSI program. A portion of every patient’s consultation fee at the medical practice will be going towards our CSI cases involving children who will be in need of medical and surgical intervention and are coming from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Email us to arrange drop-offs or collections of donations on csi@sisterbasha.co.za

2024 Accomplishments

Throughout the years the work we have done has allowed us to play a positive role in the community and provide relief and change in the lives of the women and children we serve. We have successfully managed to locate a venue/office space for CSI to coordinate its initiatives and administrative needs. in October of 2024 we celebrated that huge milestone as our new doors opened in Parklands, Cape Town. The new office space allows us to store and serve as a drop-off location for all your donations

In July of 2024, we hosted our 3rd annual Legacy camp that hosted over 20 of our Legacy mentees who have risen above and show prospective and bright futures through their hard work and dedication. The camp involved activities and workshops that equipped the mentees with skills and knowledge that they can apply to their future prospects

2023 Accomplishments

In 2023, we processed around 568 paediatric social welfare cases alone. We have also processed 503 paediatric medical cases including 244 successful paediatric surgeries. For our Legacy program for girls, we have been able to mentor 473 girls across the nation providing access to our multidisciplinary team of mentors who are pioneers in their respective fields and provide career opportunities. We have accomplished 18 school visits, 11 university visits, and 39 community visits as the Legacy Program for girls. We were also able to pull off our annual Legacy Camp at Phillipskop Mountain Reserve during the winter holidays where 20 of our most promising bright minds were able to attend. e have also recently hosted 8 talks on gender-based violence.

2022 Year Accomplishments

In the 2022 year, the CSI was able to process a total of 82 medical and surgical cases pro bono. We processed a cumulative total of 122 paediatric welfare cases and 203 paediatric medical welfare cases. The Legacy program for girls ended the year off with a total of 472 members registered on our program. The Program was proud to host our first annual Legacy camp where we brought a handful of the girls in our program to Plettenberg bay to be a part of an enriching experience filled with workshops, seminars, fun team building activities and more

2021 Year Accomplishments

In the 2021 year, the CSI was able to process 95 medical/surgical cases. We processed a cumulative total of 219 paediatric medical and welfare cases. Throughout the year we have been able to facilitate hospital visits to children hospitals and hospices and collecting groceries and toy items for the children we have visited. The Legacy program for girls had registered over 386 girls in the program. With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions we have been able to relaunch our school visits to secondary education facilities in rural and township settlements. We also launched our mentor/mentee shadowing campaign where we had a number of professionals who work with the organisation to take some of the girls to their place of work to shadow and learn about the respectful careers fields.

2020 Year Accomplishments

In the 2020 year, Sister Basha Practice had successfully facilitated 35 medical/surgical cases. Our team at Sister Basha Practice outsourced specialists, medical equipment/prosthesis, etc and funds/sponsorships to execute these cases. Our Registered Nurses and Social Workers conduct a full psycho-social evaluation for each case for Sister Basha Practice.

The team


Director: Basha Tlhapane

•⁠ ⁠Janike Tait — Ambassador
• Cleo Mshumpela — Paediatric Surgery & Mentor
• Dikeledi Maboea — Lecturer (WITS) & Mentor
• Mushfiquo Samodien — Aspiring Solutions & Mentor
• Tando Nkwane — Master’s Candidate & Mentor
• Tandokazi Mcebula — Honours Graduate & Youth Leader
• Merisa James — Speech Therapist & Mentor

Social Media Handles

Instagram and Twitter: @sisterbashacsi

Facebook: Sister Basha CSI

Our Partners

1. Sister Basha Practice

2. Intercape iFoundation

3. PBN Mawila Attorneys

4. Aspire Solutions

5. Christ Cornerstone Ministries

6. Surve’ Philanthropies

7. Modus Motors

8. Milnerton Methodist

9. Table View Methodist

10. Parklands Home Owners Association