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Ever Wondered What It’s Like To Be Homeless?

MES (Mould Empower Serve), a Hillbrow-based organisation, has run awareness campaigns that highlight the issue of homelessness in the past. Part of their campaigns has been to challenge the public to experience some of the obstacles homeless people experience on …

Lesa | October 13, 2016 | Causes, Health Care, Job Development, Poverty Alleviation, Social Need |
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Introducing iThemba Projects’ ‘Parents who Play’ Programme

Introducing iThemba Projects’ ‘Parents who Play’ Programme

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 …

SimoneG | September 15, 2016 | Causes, Education, Poverty Alleviation, Profiles, Social Need |
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Tale of Turning Celebrates Vulnerable Mothers

Tale of Turning Celebrates Vulnerable Mothers

We love sharing news from our NGO partners. Jenna-Lee Strugnell of Tales of Turning gave us an update on their celebration to honour vulnerable mothers.   Last week our dedicated mothers graduated from our program. To celebrate, they were awarded …

Lesa | August 17, 2016 | Causes, Health Care, Job Development, Poverty Alleviation, Social Need |
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Picture of the Week: MES

We visited MES’ GROW Hillbrow Programme earlier this week. As well as meeting some of the members of the GROW Hillbrow team, we also got to see the Ekhaya Shelter, which is also run by MES. Many of the men …

Lesa | June 9, 2016 | Causes, Job Development, Poverty Alleviation, Social Need |
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Where Hope Hides

Where Hope Hides

The rich red tie, neatly knotted and ready to add to its owner a sense of purpose – and maybe even importance, was contrasted starkly against the cobalt blue locker. Under this bold red tie hung a few more ties …

SimoneG | June 9, 2016 | Causes, Education, Job Development, Poverty Alleviation, Social Need |
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Vulnerable Mothers Learn to Make Educational Toys

Vulnerable Mothers Learn to Make Educational Toys

We caught up with Jenna-Lee Strugnell, facilitator of the Tales of Turning project, who told us a little more about what they do. During the Tales of Turning program vulnerable mothers learn to make educational toys for their children out …

SimoneG | June 8, 2016 | Causes, Education, Job Development, Poverty Alleviation, Social Need |
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How Fix Forward Changes Lives

How Fix Forward Changes Lives

We’ve briefly introduced you to Fix Forward (previously known as Trade-mark), an NGO that connects skilled tradesmen with potential clients in need of their skills, and also upskills them in a number of ways. We’re excited to be partnering with …

SimoneG | June 2, 2016 | Causes, Education, Job Development, Poverty Alleviation, Social Need |
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Q & A with Children in the Wilderness

Q & A with Children in the Wilderness

We like getting to know the people behind the non-profit organisations that we partner with. Today, Dr. Sue Snyman, Regional Director of Children in the Wilderness, tells us more about running a non-profit organisation.   In 10 words or fewer, …

SimoneG | June 1, 2016 | Causes, Education, Environment, Job Development, Poverty Alleviation, Social Need |
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Spreading The Joy of Toys

Spreading The Joy of Toys

This week, we share an update from Cotlands’ newsletter, telling about the great success of their toy library programmes. Cotlands’ Toy Library programme has been whole-heartedly embraced by children, as well as our toy librarians. Olievenhoutbosch toy librarian Brutus says …

SimoneG | May 25, 2016 | Causes, Education, Poverty Alleviation, Social Need |
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Q & A with Tales of Turning

Q & A with Tales of Turning

We like getting to know the people behind the non-profit organisations that we partner with. Today, Jenna-Lee Strugnell, who is involved with Tales of Turning which is run by the Narrative Foundation, tells us more about running a non-profit organisation. …

SimoneG | May 19, 2016 | Causes, Poverty Alleviation, Social Need |
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