Two Durban companies, Wonderbag and the Oyster Box Hotel, launched their first educational and economic-inclusive initiative for underprivileged communities in South Africa bringing new hope. The launch of the first…
Nisha Varghese is a 23-year-old blogger and aspiring philanthropist living in South Africa who just happens to have cerebral palsy. South Africa (25 June 2016) – Knowing that her…
It has been 40 years since students in Soweto rose up and protested against Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in schools. Looking back at some defining contributions of youth…
MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet has announced a new partnership with loot.co.za, one of South Africa’s Top 5 online retailers. And it’s epic! I am a MySchool supporter and I love to browse…
At the age of 90‚ Johannesburg pensioner Maurice Creswick is still the world’s oldest regular blood donor. A title he has held for the past 11 years. Creswick was inspired…
Today, the Walt Disney Company is announcing a $1 million cash commitment to the OneOrlando Fund, established by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer to assist those affected by the tragic events…
Darryn August, who was thrown from a fast-moving train for trying to intervene while his fellow commuters were being robbed, is hopeful he will eventually be able to walk again….
Nicole Heiman is a South African that is making life colourful for hospital patients and even our 4-legged friends, just by painting murals. CEEP began in 2002 when Nicole Heiman…
For homeless people, asking for a drink or food is incredibly demoralizing, especially since most individuals react negatively. Small businesses are often able and even more often WANT to help…
On Saturday 28 May a group of volunteers from the HOPE NGO group went to spend their day at the Alexandra Hospice to assist with daily chores, such as laundry,…
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“A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
