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| September is Heritage Month in South Africa, with Heritage Day on 24 September celebrating all the achievements of South Africans past and present. An important part of our heritage is the committed work done by South Africa's thousands of community-based organisations, non-governmental organisations and social profit organisations - helping to meet the needs of our people, as well as animals and the environment. In this newsletter, read about why we're using the term "social profit organisations" instead of "non-profit organizations" to reflect this valuable contribution. With the 21st of September being international Gratitude Day, it's an appropriate time to thank all the Causes registered on our website - now over 600 of them - for the important work they do. |
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Theme of the MonthThe Giving Exchange 2006 |
Cause of the MonthGiving back to the community |
Good Lifestyle ChoicesSupport Khumbulani craft-workers |
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Experience the GiftThank you so much |
What are you good for?It's your last chance to contribute to this year's Donate-A-Book campaign, which ends this month. |
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Theme of the MonthFrom non profit to social profitIf you live in Gauteng or the Greater Cape Town area, you have the opportunity to visit the 2006 Giving Exchange, showcasing the inspiring work of 32 development and social profit organisations. Thanks to 18 highly skilled volunteer graphic designers, co-ordinated by Freelancentral, the stunning displays at this year's expos will give you a good understanding of the organisations' work. |
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The two expos are at Sandton City from 8 - 10 September and the V&A Waterfront from 15 - 17 September. Shop in selected stores at these malls and receive a free voucher to donate to an organisation of your choice when you visit the expo. |
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Khumbulani Craft Wood & Bead Bracelets R80 Khumbulani Craft is a poverty alleviation project that facilitates the design, production, marketing and sale of traditional and contemporary South African rural craft. High quality Khumbulani products are successfully marketed locally and internationally, providing income generation and job creation for crafters in Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal. These beautiful beaded bracelets have wooden interlays and are elasticised to fit any wrist perfectly. Can be combined with the matching necklace. Khumbulani Craft Beaded Serviette Rings with Cow-Horn Buttons (a pair in assorted colours) R80 These brilliant beadwork napkin rings with polished cow horn button detail are absolutely stunning for any table. Khumbulani Craft Stone Salt & Pepper Set R115 These beautifully crafted contemporary Salt & Pepper Sets are made out of natural black stone and will suit any dining table. |
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Experience The GiftThank you, This Is The fantastic difference you've made!Huge thanks go to the investors in the first two fully funded projects on the South African Social Investment Exchange - now ready for implementation. City Lodge funded the upgrading of the Book and Toy Library at the Inkululeko Day-care Centre in inner-city Pretoria, and Heifer International's project to boost nutrition and health through community food security in KwaZulu-Natal was funded by private donors. We are truly grateful to all of you for getting these exciting projects off the ground! Many thanks also to Afrox, who bought 1,000 shares in the Ingwavuma Orphan Care project to build homes so that orphaned children can continue to live together on their family land. Thank you also to all those individuals who helped make a Teachers Dream come true for 20 Grade 12 learners from Dingeka High School in Bulwer in KwaZulu-Natal, who visited the Mahwaqa Education Centre to undertake practical work around the scientific concepts of conservation of momentum, Ohm's Law and chemical equilibrium. The experience was also a powerful one for their teacher, who had not previously been able to access laboratory equipment. read more... Latest www.GreaterGoodSA.co.za Statistics
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What Are You Good For?The 2006 Donate-A-Book CampaignWith International Literacy Day being celebrated on 8 September, GreaterGood SA's Donate-A-Book campaign draws to a close on that day. So this is your very last chance to help establish starter libraries in under-resourced areas across South Africa. For as little as R50, you can make a genuine difference in someone's life. Find out about how to donate and Donate-A-Book options - ranging from single book donations to starter libraries, farm libraries and reading schemes for deaf children. Volunteer requests for Do it Day 2006Here are just a few of the 85 organisations in Gauteng, the Western Cape, the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Free State and North West provinces who are looking for volunteers to make a one-day commitment to help on Friday 20 October: |
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Teachers Dream looking for a Dreammaker |
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| As part of Heritage Month, support the Grade 9 learners of Laudium Secondary School, whose teacher would like to take them on a trip to the Pretoria Cultural History Museum to get hands-on experience of all the cultures of South Africa. read more... | |||||
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