South African women are increasingly rallying behind the victims of recent natural disasters including the peoples of the Haiti and Chilean quakes and devastating mudslides in Uganda. A deadly landslide in Uganda, tens of thousands of locals continue to be moved from hilly regions in that country. South African women are now raising funds for these countries

ANC Womens League’s Edna Molewa says: "Every little donation is welcome. We believe that it’s necessary as South Africans, when people are in need, especially in dire need as they are, from a woman's point of view, let us really help them." The Haiti tragedy continues to haunt the memories of those who witnessed it first hand.

South African volunteer in Haiti, Nomsa Sindani says of her experience: "We saw 60 the first day then the number increased to 300, mostly were children that were malnourished. I remember this will remain in my heart, when I saw one old lady she said to me; if you can just put a drop of water on my tongue that will make a difference to me; I ended up giving her my whole litre of water."

Over 200 000 people were killed in the quake in Haiti, with millions more left destitute.

The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately 25km west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital.

By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. As of February 12, an estimated three million people were affected by the quake; the Haitian Government reports that between 217 000 and 230 000 people had been identified as dead, an estimated 300 000 injured, and an estimated 1 million homeless.

Many countries responded to appeals for humanitarian aid, pledging funds and dispatching rescue and medical teams, engineers and support personnel. Communication systems, air, land, and sea transport facilities, hospitals, and electrical networks had been damaged by the earthquake, which hampered rescue and aid efforts; confusion over who was in charge, air traffic congestion, and problems with prioritisation of flights further complicated early relief work.

The 2010 Chilean earthquake occurred off the coast of the Maule Region of Chile on February 27, 2010 rating a magnitude of 8.8 lasting about three minutes. President Michelle Bachelet declared a "state of catastrophe". She also confirmed the deaths of at least 723 people, although later reports from Chilean officials reduced the estimated death toll to 279. Many more have been reported missing. Seismologists estimate that the earthquake was so powerful that it may have shortened the length of the day by 1.26 microseconds and moved the Earth's figure axis by 8 cm or 2.7 milliarcseconds.