A fashion statement, a necessity or anything in between – love ‘em or hate ‘em – shoes are pretty much part of everyone’s life. Although many of us may take having shoes for granted, for some children in South Africa, …
We like getting to know the people behind the non-profit organisations that we partner with. Today, Lois Moodley, National Communications and PR Manager for Cotlands, tells us more about working for a non-profit organisation. What does Cotlands do? Cotlands …
The Refilwe Community Project implements many projects simultaneously to assist the adjacent Joe Slovo community. They provide foster homes, assist in early childhood development programs, help with abandoned orphan care and run programs assisting the community to earn a living. …
$88 million dollars. That’s about R1.14 billion rand… for a video game. This is the amount of funding received for the Star Citizen video game on Kickstarter, a crowdfunding site where ordinary people ‘donate’ their money to projects they want …
Her eyes were swollen from crying – real, genuine, heart-broken tears, not the manufactured kind. Her tiny frame was hunched over, as if in pain. There was a grubby bandage around her leg and on her feet, she wore slippers. …
Cotlands continues to help the children in Ducats North in the Eastern Cape. Their early learning playgroups are giving the children a solid educational foundation before they enter the government schooling system. We recently received this photo update from Lois …
Amidst its challenges it is sometimes easy to forget that South Africa has the prestigious reputation of being the most beautiful country in the world. An article by Buzzfeed said this about South Africa, ‘Unsurpassed wildlife and mountains, whales and …
Bovines are typically classified as slow and gentle creatures. Yet this is certainly not the case with the CHOC Cows, a fundraising arm of CHOC (Childhood Cancer Foundation). Dressed in fluffy spotted cow suits, this group of passionate activists push …
We can’t believe that it’s been almost a year since our pilot project with Children in the Wilderness, based in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, was fully funded. This photo was taken on the day that the library renovations were completed. “The library …
On Mandela Day, we had the pleasure of spending time with Starfish Greathearts Foundation, one of our partner organisations, and one of their community-based partners, Nokuphila Community Foundation. The objective: to assist five families in Kwathema, near Springs, whose circumstances rendered …
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