‘The Wife’ star Gaisang Noge gears up for adult nappy drive this Christmas

The Wife actress Gaisang Noge's love for children led her to start an adult nappy drive for children living with disabilities.

Her first charity drive was for the Lebohang Centre for children with disabilities in August.

This Christmas will be her second since she started the drive in partnership with a foundation and donations from people. 

Speaking to TshisaLIVE she said her love for children propelled her to lend a helping hand.

“I love children. I think they're the future and I don't understand why they should suffer. I don't think they should need food, clothes or sanitation. Whether it's a child considered normal by society or a child with a disability,  children shouldn't struggle."

The actress said she was reluctant to post on social media but was advised by her team that donors needed to see the work they do.

“I'm doing it in partnership with  Pads-R-US,  a foundation that focuses mainly on giving sanitary pads to girls and women. I always believe in giving back and trying to find ways to better our communities. My passion has always been helping children. Children's lives should be easy. I prayed to God and asked I can do to give back, particularly to children. I was thinking music and school shoes.”

She said she spoke to a man where she grew up in the Vaal .

“He does a lot of community work. He said I should focus mainly on children with disabilities because they are sometimes forgotten. So it began at Lebohang Centre for children with disabilities . I asked the manager what they needed and she said adult diapers.”

Gaisang said the drive was supposed to be for one month but the call had been great to do another. 

 “ I was nervous because you don't want to expose children. I didn't even want them to take pictures and the centre manager asked why because we were all having fun with the children. The team said we were going to struggle to get people to donate because we never showed them anything. "

Gaisang said she had aspirations to open a family foundation next year.