Call for organisations involved in addressing GBVF to apply for grant funding “The unacceptably high levels of gender-based violence and femicide in South Africa are a blight on our national conscience, and a betrayal of our constitutional order for which so many fought, and for which so many gave their lives”. These are the words […]
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It is no secret that South Africa faces major social, political, and economic ills. We have not yet emerged from the shadow of Apartheid; we have some of the starkest examples of inequality on the globe, ordinary citizens are feeling the effects of a deteriorating state apparatus that is incapable of dealing with the complex
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The Wot-if trust The Wot-if trust are considered leaders in the fields of transformation, social innovation and community development, and their mission is to create self-sustaining initiatives based on innovative models that are replicable, scalable and measurable. The key focus is on developing women and youth, nurturing education, and cultivating a spirit of entrepreneurship, to
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Spiraling debt and less money to buy monthly groceries are the grim realities facing millions of domestic workers. The fourth annual SweepSouth Report on Pay and Working Conditions for Domestic Work across Africa has just been released and its findings paint a bleak picture of the pandemic’s socio-economic cost on their lives. The 2021 SweepSouth
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Cassie Jaganyi is the Corporate Affairs and Citizenship Leader for Sub-Sahara Africa at Procter & Gamble. We spoke to Cassie about The Always Keeping Girls in School program which is inspired by the Always brand purpose (to unleash women and girl’s confidence so they can be whoever they want to be) and by Procter &
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Nation Builder inspires and equips the Business Community to lead in sustainable social change by facilitating cross-sector learning and co-creating social impact resources. Attend virtual & interactive Masterclasses, designed to provide detailed learning around the Impact Management Reporting Guideline’s four main sections – Partnerships, reporting principles, reporting processes and financials – all co-created for the South African context by the Nation
Source: mrpfoundation.org Youth Development is essential to helping the youth of South Africa prosper in life. There are far more prospective workers than there are jobs available for them, and many youth are not able to afford to study further and become more specialised. This is where youth development programmes come in. Offering young people work readiness programmes,
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The Thebe Foundation Trust (TFT) was established in 2011 by the Thebe Investment Corporation (TIC) founded in 1992, to maximize and continue driving community development leading to empowering communities and changing lives. Lehlohonolo Chabeli, CEO of the Thebe Foundation, speaks on how Covid-19 has impacted our society.
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With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting many Mandela Day CSI initiatives for the second year running, CSI Agency MAMAS Alliance has some advice and guidance to offer corporates this year. MAMAS Alliance prioritizes the empowerment and upliftment of vulnerable youth and children across South Africa, with a network of 2 200 Mamas across 37 independent autonomous NGOs operating
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The economic cost of gender inequality The inextricable link between gender-based violence (GBV) and economic vulnerability means that economic empowerment of vulnerable women is a crucial element of any work to reduce GBV in a community. This is particularly the case in a country like South Africa with one of the worst rates of violence
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