At events at Shoprite Greenacres, Port Elizabeth and its head office, Sovereign Foods, handed over cheques to Pink Drive, following its Don’t be Chicken, Check Them campaign which ran during October. Eastern Cape shoppers at Spar and Shoprite contributed R62,000 to the success of the Don’t be Chicken, Check Them campaign and witnessed Gerald Walter, Head of Commercial of Sovereign Foods hand over the cheque to a local PinkDrive representative, Elsabé Gerber. R2 per pack of Country Fresh … [Read more...] about Sovereign Foods raises over R187,000 for PinkDrive
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Significant impact on the Bay’s early childhood development centres
73 early childhood development (ECD) centres in Nelson Mandela Bay’s developing communities that received intervention from Early Inspiration across 2016/17 reflected an average of 15% improvement in terms of centre compliance at post-assessment. “124 passionate, dedicated practitioners from Nelson Mandela Bay, that work or volunteer in ECD centres and grade R classrooms took part in our level two skills programme," remarks Early Inspiration MD, Dr Lauren Stretch. "Each underwent a stringent … [Read more...] about Significant impact on the Bay’s early childhood development centres
Do4SA launches publication to connect corporates to causes
Do4SA, a non-profit and catalyst for the promotion of humanitarian efforts in South Africa, is producing a monthly online publication, The Altruist. Designed to provide readers with information on innovative, sustainable solutions to local problems, The Altruist aims to inspire entrepreneurs to support humanitarian efforts in South Africa Each edition of The Altruist will feature innovative approaches used by charities, NGOs and individuals to uplift communities and individuals out of … [Read more...] about Do4SA launches publication to connect corporates to causes
SMSPORTAL partners with two worthy causes in Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth-based Early Inspiration and Siyaya Skills Institute are now proud Corporate Social Investment (CSI) partners of leading software development house SMSPortal. Early Inspiration's guiding vision is to change children’s lives in South Africa. The organisation directly and indirectly positively impacts almost 10 000 children that it is working to develop into ambitious, confident, knowledgeable and dynamic leaders through teacher training, home visits and parent programmes in … [Read more...] about SMSPORTAL partners with two worthy causes in Port Elizabeth
Sovereign Foods ramps up CSR programme
Uitenhage-based poultry producer, Sovereign Foods, is ramping up its education and community development support programme with a recent donation of 217 pairs of school shoes to KwaNobuhle-based Sonwabise Community Development (SCD) and Rocklands Intermediate Farm School. The donation was coupled by R86,000 worth of food vouchers to SCD and five other community-based non-governmental organisations (NGOs) within the Uitenhage area. The donation follows a funding injection amounting to R200,000 … [Read more...] about Sovereign Foods ramps up CSR programme
Magnetic Storm helps local school bring fantasy to life
Each year, Magnetic Storm supports a local school and their drama production. For 2015 it has provided the sound, lighting and AV equipment, as well as hosted workshops and provided mentorship so the students of Alexander Road High School have the skills to set-up and operate most of their production of Shrek the Musical, themselves. With its opening night last night at the Savoy Theatre, the energy, anticipation and excitement was palpable amongst the cast and crew. “Being able to support … [Read more...] about Magnetic Storm helps local school bring fantasy to life
New opportunities for young entreprenurs
Three students: Lubabalo Akhona Twane, Thabisa Sylvia Ngesi and Bontle Lungelwa Kheletsane from NMMU have won an exciting opportunity, and tools to create their own bulk SMS business. The budding entrepreneurs won the tools, a PC and a Blackberry, as well as support needed to begin a successful web-based business from SA’s leading bulk SMS provider, SMSPortal. Charles Stretch, SMSPortal’s MD said of its initiative: “My business partner and I began our business as students, we want to … [Read more...] about New opportunities for young entreprenurs
Early Inspiration training to encourage school career success
A stream of 24 new students are taking part in Early Inspiration Training (EITP), a teacher training programme designed for current or prospective practitioners in underprivileged areas who deal directly with children aged between birth and six years. Early childhood education in the Eastern Cape has been targeted as a priority sector. There are 4.4 million babies and young children in South Africa and according to the Education White Paper 5 on Early Childhood Development (2001:2), 40% of … [Read more...] about Early Inspiration training to encourage school career success
