World Food Day is celebrated to promote global awareness and action for those suffering from hunger and malnutrition. Access to and availability of nutritious food is increasingly being impeded by global macro challenges, including the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, persistent inequality and rising consumer prices all of which contributes to increased poverty. […]
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South Africa’s business, government and NGO leaders have come together to celebrate the 25th anniversary of MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet (MySchool), Woolworths innovative, multiple award-winning community loyalty and corporate social responsibility programme. The programme has provided support of around R934 million to more than 8 000 schools and NGO beneficiaries across the country, who have benefited
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For many girls across South Africa, getting their period means staying home from school, bearing the indignity of negative social stigma and the risk of related health issues. By Brent Lindeque – TheGoodThingsGuy Sixteen-year-old humanitarian Simran Sahib is using Heritage Month to create a legacy of dignity and empowerment for our girl child, addressing the
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Yumna Toefy, Managing Director of MAMAS Alliance is a social worker by profession with over 20 years’ experience working within the NGO and government sectors. She has eight years of academic experience as an Honours lecturer at the Social Development Department at the University of Cape Town. “When you intentionally use your everyday life to
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Matsi Modise is an avid entrepreneur and entrepreneurship activist. She has immense experience in corporate governance and building companies from the bottom up. She is an international keynote speaker, sits on various boards and is a member of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Shapers Community and the Young Presidents’ Organisation (YPO). Matsi joined the
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Charmaine grew up in a fragile community and when she left matric went straight into a working environment and found a mentor, a coach, who helped her demystify the ICT industry and walked her journey with her. She has over two decades of telecommunications experience working with private and public sector organisations across Africa. She
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MAMAS Alliance partners with a network of Mamas (NGOs) that offer daily care to thousands of children in South Africa. MAMAS Alliance gives the children a better future through interventions targeted at supporting their education, nutrition, medical care, recreational services, and other social development services. The NGOs that MAMAS Alliance partners with are spread throughout
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Tracey Henry graduated as a social worker and started her career with the Chamber of Mines, involved with employee assistance programmes, working with families with children, and doing counselling one on one. She soon realised that she wanted to reach a greater audience and joined Anglo American’s Corporate Social Investment Department. “That really gave me
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Taki Netshitenzhe, Director of External Affairs, Vodacom SA and Chairperson, Vodacom Foundation, is a lawyer by profession and spent 20 years in government as a law writer and a legal and policy advisor for the intelligence services. After 10 years within the intelligence and security framework, she ventured into cybersecurity specialising in communications security. Her
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Polo Leteka is the Chairperson and Founder of IDF Capital and a qualified accountant with extensive experience in both the South African Public and Private sectors. She concluded her articles by emphasising the importance of finishing something you start, thus making her highly marketable for corporate and investment positions. While not sure what type of
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