The past few weeks have been an emotion-filled time for our country. There has been a strange balance between crisis mode and business as usual. Together with this, there is a pressing need to keep infrastructures going to ensure that …
We know that good quality education does much to set someone up for success in life. Conversely, as Economics researcher Nic Spaull says, poor quality education is one of the contributing factors to children remaining in an intergenerational cycle of …
JAM SA provides sustainable solutions for issues facing a number of South Africans. While their current project on Different.org focuses on provision of water, JAM SA also has played a huge role in providing children with adequate nutrition. Jackie Vorster, …
It’s been just over three and a half years since we officially launched Different Life on the 12th of March 2015, and we just wanted to issue a big thank you to each of you for supporting Different Life, and …
Want to change South Africa and make a real impact? Statistics show that the best reward for giving comes from investing in Early Childhood Development (ECD). As well as giving children the mental stimulation and development needed to lay a …
Earlier this week, I got to visit a few of our NGO partners who are based in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. It’s always so encouraging to meet the people who NGOs are serving – it reminds you why you’re doing what …
We love sharing news from our NGO partners. Moira Simpson, the founder and director of Kids Haven, shares with us what drove her to start Kids Haven and her passion for making a difference. As a child I believed …
We love sharing news from our NGO partners. Jenna-Lee Strugnell of Tales of Turning gave us an update on their program that is helping vulnerable mothers reach their full potential. Thanks to your donations, 22 vulnerable mothers were able …
Photo Credit: Kids Haven We caught up with Kids Haven, an NGO doing crucial work to protect children, to hear more about some of the work they do. We’re excited to be partnering with them soon to crowdfund for their …
Photo Credit: iThemba Projects One of our partner NGOs, KwaZulu-Natal-based iThemba Projects, told us more about their home-based Early Childhood Development intervention programme, ‘Parents who Play’. Early Childhood Development (ECD) mentors like Lerato visit families in the community and …
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