I am a proud member of the Little Hearts network.

Little Hearts is a network of South African photographers who are donating time and their creativity to help families with kids who are ill.  It’s just starting out, but the idea is to take photos for families who have got a child that is struggling with illness, whether that’s a life threatening illness like cancer, or a genetic disorder causing their precious child to be ill in some way.  Or in fact, in the case of a friend in Cape Town that I helped link up with a photographer a few months ago, use it to celebrate remission… in her case she wanted a shoot just before Wouter’s hair grew back after chemo.

Families with kids that are ill can normally not afford to get a professional photoshoot done, and that is where we come in.

And of course, this time of the year is perfect for planning something like this as a Christmas gift for example.

The network is mostly run through a Facebook page, and there’s also a blog that has been started.

If you know of a family that could benefit from this, then post a comment on the Little Hearts Facebook wall, or send an email to tanya@littleheartsphotos.co.za.

If you’re a photographer and want to get involved in this, please send an email to tanya@littleheartsphotos.co.za

If you can’t help in any of these ways, but do want to help kids with cancer… DJ Fresh is running a campaign to meet 100 000 people in 1000 hours to raise awareness for leukemia.  That’s quite a challenge!! And I see he’s already started. I actually think I want to do that too… but take photos of it   LOL!! You know me, right, can’t do anything without my camera

To get involved in that… go to the 1 in 100000 website and sign up to meet him… or donate some money to the Sunflower Fund.