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New global H&M initiative to identify and support inspiring kids

H&M is encouraging people to share their own role model story as inspiration to others and nominate kids who are remarkable role models Fashion retailer has introduced a new global initiative to identify and support young role models who are making progress on social equality, sustainability, education, and other important civic matters. Through the initiative, H&M will […]

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Digitising CSI to maximise social return on investment

Thought Leadership / admin

South African corporates collectively spent R10.7 billion on CSI in 2020. Imagine if all that money achieved its intended outcomes. It could change millions of lives for the long-term. CSI has the power to be transformative, but only if the spend is commensurate with the social return. This is according to Nozizwe Vundla, Head of

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Financial behaviours SMMEs need to adopt during times of crisis

Small Business Development & ESD / admin

An emergency or unexpected occurrence can have a negative impact on your business. The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the need for SMMEs to adopt new ways of doing things and has pushed businesses to try and become more financially resilient. The need for financial resilience Speaking during a panel discussion during Money Smart Week South

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A newly empowered group of entrepreneurs graduates from the FLAME 2.0 programme

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Fifteen entrepreneurs graduated recently from the second phase of the ASISA Foundation Financial Literacy and Micro Enterprise Programme (FLAME 2.0) in Qonce, in the Eastern Cape. The FLAME 2.0 programme empowers beneficiaries from previously disadvantaged communities with basic entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills to foster financial capability and enable greater economic activity. In 2019, The

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Empowerment is about people, not things

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By: Paul Pereira, WHAM! Media. First published on Nation Builder in March 2021. Of the many things to get right in excellent social investment, the most difficult is keeping it people-centred. Yet that is probably the most critical thing. Private social investors and the state are working with different mandates. The state is enjoined

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Rotary International showcases Africa’s most impactful community development programmes at Centennial celebration

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Rotary International’s highlight for Africa: The Zone 22 Rotary Africa Centennial International Conference is fast approaching, with the highly anticipated African House of Friendship Virtual Projects Fair taking place from this Friday, 23 April. This platform will see over 50 organisations showcase their community development programmes to delegates from within Africa and beyond, gaining exposure

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Why monitoring and evaluation is essential for business development service providers

Community & Impact / admin

By: GIBS Business School Entrepreneurship Development Academy Monitoring and evaluating (M&E) programmes and interventions are considered vital in many large international organisations, foundations, and bodies. This is especially so when millions are spent towards a projected impact and it becomes imperative that we learn about the interventions, monitor what is working (and what is not),

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Millions of African women benefit from Coca-Cola’s women empowerment programme

Community & Impact / admin

Cola-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), Africa’s largest Coca-Cola bottling partner, has released audited results of the Coca-Cola system’s 5by20 women empowerment programme, which revealed that million women in Africa have been equipped through the initiative to succeed as entrepreneurs. The 5by programme aimed to assist women entrepreneurs across the Coca-Cola value chain – including agricultural producers, suppliers, distributors,

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Accounting graduate programme fuels South Africa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and empowers young graduate accountants

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By SAICA Enterprise Development By the end of 2020, approximately 3.1 million (29,8%) out of 10,3 million young people aged 15-24 years were unemployed in South Africa, summing to an alarming 63.2% youth unemployment rate, according to Statistics South Africa (Q4:2020). This statistic is still on the rise and thus it is imperative that we

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Bayer Pharmaceuticals partners with Unjani Clinics to offer affordable, quality healthcare

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This innovative enterprise development initiative addresses the inequality which exists between private and public healthcare services in our country… The aim of this clinic network is to eventually have 1 000 clinics around the country. Bayer Pharmaceuticals has partnered with Unjani Clinics, a network of black women-owned and operated primary healthcare clinics that provide accessible,

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