During these trying times, every aspect of our lives has been affected. We are aware that this must be a challenging time for you and your organisation. And we want to support you. Brownie Points has launched the #BeatCoronavirus campaign to help the community do their part and #FlattenTheCurve. This campaign allows everyone, including you and your employees, […]
We all want the best for future generations. We want them to thrive, and not just survive. Part of thriving is for kids to learn, from an early age, that we all play an individual role in making the world a better place. Take Greta Thunberg, a young environmental activist, who at the age of 15 organised […]
B-Leaf is planting 229 trees! B-Leaf is on a mission to plant trees not only to help fight the global climate crisis but to uplift and support disadvantaged communities. With RDP housing going up, very little has been invested in environmental health care and building green parks, corridors and living environment. Every child should be […]
‘Volunteer Ideas’ is a weekly blog sharing volunteering opportunities and ideas for us all to make a difference. It’s November and the start of Movember Movember is a charity focused on men’s health, prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention – Movember is taking them all on. How to get involved? Grow […]
Today the world celebrated World Food Day, a day dedicated to drawing attention to world hunger. The stats are frightening. Approximately 870 million undernourished people in the world and an estimate of 13 million South Africans going hungry every day. The Do More Foundation set an ambitious goal to break a world record by making […]
16 October is World Food Day and Do More Foundation is attempting to break the world record by making 100,000 sandwiches in 1 hour. Companies and volunteers have signed up on Brownie Points, committing time and donating food to make this possible. The momentum really started building last week. Just 7 days ago, Do More […]
Volunteering can be an incredibly rewarding experience, but it can also be draining, disheartening and disenchanting. Many well-meaning individuals enter into volunteer arrangements with grand hopes and goals, only to find that they aren’t able to foster the kind of change they desire to. Many others give far too much of themselves, far too quickly, […]
It’s time to get active about the future of our planet and grow rather than wither in the face of climate change. It’s time to dig in, get our hands dirty and our hearts cleansed, reconnecting to Mother Nature and her beautiful bounty. It’s time for the Eden Festival of Action. This July, Cape Town […]
“Self love” needn’t be a sniggered at phrase like the ubiquitous and undesirable “selfie” and it certainly needn’t require extra support from sticks and lenses to perfect its place in our life. Self love doesn’t require you to pose pouted for hours on end as you put your phone’s front camera to the test and […]
Each year since 2007, our world has celebrated Earth Hour – a single 60 minute cycle where our lights go off and our awareness lights up. For one hour we turn down the power supply from non-renewable energy sources and dial up the voltage on our responsibility for the plight of our planet. […]