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Greetings! Every year on the 15th of May, the United Nations observes the International Day of Families. It is an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the importance attached to families as the first circles of societies rippling out into the wider world. In the family nest, we first realise our own humanity, and first make sense of the humanity of others. No wonder then that the UN Declaration from the Special Summit on Children, September 2001 states: "All institutions of society should respect and provide protection and assistance to parents and families so that children can grow and develop in a safe, stable and supportive environment." www.GreaterGoodSA.co.za is commemorating the International Day of Families by celebrating the work of one of our registered NPOs, The Parent Centre. It is an opportunity for us to highlight that www.GreaterGoodSA.co.za is far more than a funding portal because The Parent Centre is one of the many South African NPOs who give out their substantial energy and expertise to the general public. The Parent Centre promotes positive parenting and actively builds the capacity of parents, caregivers and teachers. By supporting people with children, The Parent Centre encourages the well-being and self-esteem of both child and parent/caregiver. In this way, they work to stem the rising tide of child abuse, victimisation and neglect. The Parent Centre enables the establishment of loving, nurturing familial environments that ultimately strengthen communities and society. With twenty-three years of dedicated work behind them, The Parent Centre is rich in experience and expertise. You can access this knowledge and support through the Parenting Pages This month we have made a number of The Parent Centre articles available on the site including topics such as '10 Things Parents Do Right', 'Back In Charge', 'Being Together', 'Teens Move in a Pack' and 'Mother-Baby Bonding'. You can also email any personal parenting queries via www.GreaterGoodSA.co.za and an expert from The Parent Centre will respond to you directly. You can further the valuable work of The Parent Centre by giving a gift of support to your family members and friends who are parents and caregivers. What better way to honour a mother on Mother’s Day or celebrate the birth of a new baby.
All proceeds from these Gift Certificates go to The Parent Centre's Mother-Infant programmes in disadvantaged communities. |
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GreaterGood donors are keeping a home fire going at Baphumelele Children’s Home I, Rosalia Mashale, would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for donating funds to enable us to purchase of three gas burner stoves which will be used to cook in our respite centre / soup kitchen. Baphumelele Childrens Home has engaged itself to help the infected teenagers who are being rejected at their homes due to the stigma of AIDS. They come to our kitchen on a daily basis to get the breakfast, lunch as well as afternoon snacks they need, while on the other hand we will closely monitor their medication. In our little research done in all the townships we have found that most of the teenagers die very quickly as soon as found infected because of poverty, rejection as well as taking medication on empty stomachs, not having balanced healthy foods, the same frustration made some to abandon their babies and so on. At the present moment we have managed to take care of some teenagers – some very sick, some doing well – in our premises whilst we continue to raise funds to put up a structure to provide respite to these teenagers in the longer term. |
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As www.GreaterGoodSA.co.za develops and grows we have drawn a distinction between the wonderful goods that we offer in order that you can be clear about the impact you have when you shop at www.GreaterGoodSA.co.za. The Good Shop includes a wide variety of shopping options where the retailer or service provider makes a percentage donation on your behalf to a cause of your choice, at no additional expense to you. It is our aim to offer you more and more of these products and services so that you can increasingly make good life choices when you shop. Greater Goods are the stunning ranges of carefully selected, high quality products made by various NPOs. When you make a purchase from these ranges the proceeds go directly towards the funding of the particular organisation that made the product. |
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May is the month for family – treat your loved ones and at the same time make a contribution to strengthening and supporting families and children throughout South Africa.
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www.GreaterGoodSA.co.za offers more opportunities to people who are conscious of being responsible consumers. It is a good life choice to make purchases of particular products where a spin-off of the sale is that a donation is made to assist others in need. One of our ongoing good life choices, DAT has changed its name to Virtual Airtime Services so look out for their new logo on the website. Virtual Airtime Services continues to offer you pinless, hassle-free prepaid airtime delivered directly to your cellphone – and the best part of purchasing your airtime through www.GreaterGoodSA.co.za is that Virtual Airtime Services donates 5% of your purchase price to a cause of your choice AT NO COST TO YOU! You can purchase airtime as and when you need it or with one easy monthly payment via debit order, electronic transfer, stop order or internet banking you can buy airtime for your whole family as Virtual Airtime Services delivers to any number of cellphones. Subscribe to The Star here - 30% of the cost of your subscription goes to charity! |
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The Good Shop welcomes Ubunye, a group of innovative crafters who have collaborated on a top quality range of products to delight children. Combining fantastic ideas and meticulous handiwork the Ubunye range is unique and outstanding. With every purchase, Ubunye makes a 10% donation to your favourite cause. |
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Telling your friends, family and colleagues about www.GreaterGoodSA.co.za and how it makes it so easy support good causes, is one of the most powerful ways that you can contribute to a better South Africa for all. Please make a point of mentioning us as often as you can to the people in your life. Let them know just how they can make good life choices that can benefit the greater good at no extra cost to them.
You can also join our email campaign, Register a Friend, and to thank you, www.GreaterGoodSA.co.za will give you 5% off your next purchase at The Good Shop.
All you need to do is the register the names and email addresses of the friends you would like to tell about GreaterGood South Africa, edit the e-mail message below to your liking and click "Send". When you "Send", you will receive a 5% discount on your next Good Shop purchases as our thanks. We respect the privacy of the information you give us. We will never sell it to a third party. Click here to Register a Friend |
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| We are delighted at the generosity extended by so many of you in response to our Donate-a-Book campaign which started in April to celebrate World Book Day. As most of us know, poverty excludes so many people - especially children - from the enrichment that reading brings. Being able to read, and having access to books, plays a critical part in the unlocking of potential in a human being. A brighter, better future for all South Africans becomes more likely if we are busy now raising generations of thoughtful, independent life-long learners - and reading is the key to that! We will be continuing this campaign until Literacy Day in September when the sponsored books will be distributed. If you haven't yet donated your book, please join this campaign. Click Here to Donate-A-Book to a South African children | |||||||||
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