Tuesday, 17 January 2012
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New year, new opportunities
In a letter to our friends, partners and supporters, CEO Bridgit Evans describes the challenges and achievements of 2011 and the excitement and anticipation she feels for 2012.
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The right kind of volunteering
It’s resolution time, when people think about the all the great and good things they are going to do over the year. Things like volunteering for a good cause, giving back to the community, making a difference. But what many people don’t realise, is that sometimes volunteers can do more harm than good and place an unnecessary burden on organisations already struggling to survive. So we thought it was the perfect time to look at the right kind of volunteering. The kind of volunteering that can help grow organisations and change lives.
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Get with the plan
When President Zuma appointed Trevor Manual to chair the National Planning Commission (NPC) he was given an immense task: to come up with a twenty year plan to turn South Africa into the country we want it to be. It’s a task that has occupied Manual and his 25 fellow commissioners for the last 18 months. Last month, the NPC released its National Development Plan – a 444-page blueprint that sets out the vision for South Africa in 2030, and the action we need to make it a reality.
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A brief encounter changes lives
Situated in the heart of Devon Valley and approximately 10 minutes from the centre of Stellenbosch is Protea Heights Farm. The first farm in South Africa to cultivate protea flowers in the late 1940s, the first to export the flowers in the late 1960s and the farm that captured the heart of an American, Ginny Povall. Habitat for Humanity shared this story of new beginnings with us.
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Want to change the world?
Think of ten people who have changed the world… before you start counting off names like Mother Theresa and Mahatma Ghandi, try looking a little closer to home. Ten ordinary South Africans spent the past year making a difference in communities around the country through the first ever Vodacom Change the World programme. The programme, in partnership with The Sunday Times, mobilises skilled professionals to take time out and work for a community or non-profit organisation for one year. Now it’s your turn.
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Going on an EXPEDITION
After 6 months of operational planning and 10 years in the making, one of South Africa’s most ambitious and pertinent social/environmental campaigns launches this month. The EXPEDITION Project will tour the country, visiting 200 towns in 365 days in a bid to revive and inspire a country, a nation, and a continent.
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10,000 givers and counting
The Myggsa online giving community has just passed 10,000 registered givers. A big welcome to these smart South Africans who want to make a difference to reputable causes in whatever way they can. Find out how you can become part of this community for good.
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