This week, we caught up with Innocent Mtimande, a final year Public Relations student at University of Johannesburg, and Let’s Build Our Country Fund bursary recipient. How did you hear about the Let’s Build Our Country Fund (LBOC)? I …
Thinking of starting an NGO? Here’s some advice from a few experienced NGO leaders. NPOs (Non-Profit Organisations) are not for profit, so giving should be in your DNA otherwise you won’t last. Have passion for whatever the cause you are …
Today, we introduce you to Philip Tomlinson, CEO of Different Life, the Life Insurance company which is the business engine behind Different.org. Briefly tell us what Different Life does and how it fits in with Different.org. Different Life is …
We got to sit in on a training session for trauma counselling for children held at The Papillon Foundation’s Community Centre last Saturday. We love the work they do and look forward to enabling them to host more of these …
We’re excited to be partnering with The Papillon Foundation, a community based organisation in Rosettenville, in the south of Johannesburg. We’re helping The Papillon Foundation fundraise so that they can offer the well-known LAMB International Trauma Training Course for child …
Joyce and her grandchildren, who used to walk her back from the taxi drop-off point whenever she needed to travel anywhere. They’re pictured in the living area of the house whose construction Joyce had to oversee. She ran her …
We’re excited to be partnering with Ripple Reading! The organisation focuses on literacy and leadership development of children within disadvantaged communities. Learners with poor reading skills and identified behavioural problems are placed in a learning program focusing on visual, auditory …
Imagine living in darkness your entire life. This is the reality for an estimated 100 000 visually impaired children in South Africa. Fortunately, for children living close to medical facilities, the most prevalent condition is cataracts, which can be treated. …
We like getting to know the people behind the non-profit organisations that we partner with. Today, Leona Pienaar, Executive PR and Resource Development Manager for Mould Empower Serve (a community upliftment programme), tells us more about working for a non-profit …
We caught up with Pieter Bosch, who is the Programme Manager for Social Relief and Outreach for MES. He gave us an update on their GROW Hillbrow Project. The GROW Hillbrow Programme launched in October 2014. During the 159 days …
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