22 April 2020 | Mamelodi, Proud of my Town, Tshwane
The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown affects every single South African and the most vulnerable members of our society are undoubtedly the hardest hit.
As part of Nedbank’s Proud of my Town programme, we had the privilege today to support two...
6 April 2020 | Jamestown, People Development
Community. It has become such a loaded term in our society. And the textbook answer would be that a community is a group of people who find themselves living within the same geographical area. That’s it. Plain, clear and very simply defined. Is it really...
6 April 2020 | Community Safety, Magaliesburg, People Development, Proud of my Town
As part of the fight against Covid-19 in the area, the West Rand District Municipality launched its public spaces sanitizing programme in Magaliesburg last Wednesday. Work continued this morning after rain halted the process over the weekend.
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3 April 2020 | Collaboration, People Development, Stellenbosch
The clock was ticking. There were less than 12 hours to go before South Africa went into full lockdown.
A group of volunteers from multiple churches and NGOs in Stellenbosch (and across South Africa, we can safely assume!) were braving the endless queues...
11 March 2020 | Building Business, Magaliesburg, Proud of my Town
Our very first product showcase for community entrepreneurs in Magaliesburg had our team scurrying for (plenty of) extra chairs when more than double the number of RSVPs registered to participate on the morning of the event! A whopping total of 54 entrepreneurs from...
9 August 2019 | Jamestown, People Development, Stellenbosch
In 2019, Jamestown-based NGO, Usiko, launched a programme aimed at empowering a group of 20 dynamic women from the community to take them to reach new heights in their lives – and equip them to become local change agents. The project is funded by the Distell...
