When you go shopping for any item whether it’s food, clothing or a spic ‘n span frying pan, what are your key considerations? First you might recognise a brand and default to advertising induced action, next you may eye out the price tag deciding if it’s within budget or worth the money, lastly you may […]
This past Friday, 12 April, was International Day for Street Children, and its occurrence got me thinking: Why do we need a special day to remind us to see the potential in every street child – to recognise their humanity and to do what we can to help? Especially in a South Africa where we […]
If you are South African, you almost certainly remember the 1995 Rugby World Cup final. I, personally, can recall exactly where I was and what I was doing when Joel Stransky scored that magnificent winning drop goal in extra time. It was a momentous event, and not just for rugby fans, but for the country […]
Yesterday, Thursday, 21 March, was Human Rights Day, a public holiday designed to commemorate the progress South Africa has made in the promotion of citizens’ basic rights. To rectify ills of the past, we now have a progressive constitution that outlines the freedoms we’re entitled to – it exists to protect us, but also to […]
What would you say if I told you, that we could have over two and a half million individuals with a seat on the governing body of a nonprofit organisation in South Africa? As of 25 January 2019 there were 205 527 nonprofit organisations registered on the Department of Social Developments NPO Register in South Africa. The sector estimates […]
In celebration of Madiba’s centenary birthday, Africans from 11 different countries were encouraged to get clean about plastic pollution and waste. As part of our #ActforChange initiative hosted by Shoprite and Brownie Points, cleanup events were co-ordinated right across our continent. This was our chance to band together and make Mama Africa beautiful again. In […]
This week Carrie Leaver of Social Agents South Africa shows us why real social change begins with truly understanding your beneficiaries and their needs. In a small town in Kwa-Zulu Natal, a group of student teachers were overwhelmed by their Grade 8 and Grade 9 learners failing to pass their tests, exams and the school term. In this […]
Following from her previous post on the importance of understanding social problems in affecting real change, this week Carrie delves into the three cornerstones of sustainability. “We don’t have plan B because there is no planet B” – Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations Secretary-General from 2007 to 2016. This is the attitude that inspired the United […]
Introducing our first post from guest blogger Carrie Leaver of Social Agents Impact Consulting. Carrie is a strong advocate for social entrepreneurship and a hustler for South African dreams. In this first post on social impact, she reveals how we could be standing in our own way when it comes to addressing social issues, and how to step […]
This week we’re excited to bring you the first in our series of monthly guest bloggers! Meet Malcolm Boyd, Founding and Managing Partner of Third Sector Insights, an incredible organisation bridging the gap between the corporate and third sector world. Over to Malcolm to explain a bit more about what he does and why it’s […]