Youth
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Find a Lift – ‘Connecting like-minded people on similar routes’
Carpooling with online platforms is an idea that is growing fast in Europe and North America. After a car accident…
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Ikamva Youth – ‘The future is in our hands’
The goal of Ikamva Youth, an organization born in Cape Town, is to give learners from disadvantaged communities the knowledge,…
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Fairtrade SA – ‘Choosing a product is similar to choosing a political party’
Fairtrade is more than a different way of doing business. This is an international movement present in more than 125…
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100in1day – ‘A citizen-driven festival of doing’
‘Encouraging the inhabitants of a city to take positive action during one particular day’: this is the concept of100in1day, a…
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Trade-Mark – ‘Enabling artisans from the townships to succeed’
In the South African townships, artisans are struggling to find job opportunities. To address this challenge, Joshua Cox created in…
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African Impact – ‘Voluntourism all across Africa’
African Impact is one of the biggest voluntourism organization in Africa. They offer to foreigners the opportunity to stay in…
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The Birches Pre-Primary School – ‘Involving children with sustainability’
In 1993, when Priscilla Edmonds, Principal of The Birches Pre-Primary School in Durban, had faced the lack of financial resources…
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Greenoffice – ‘Helping organizations to print in an eco-friendly way’
Today, the printing industry is not an example of environmental efficiency: most of the printers and cartridges are designed to…
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Durban Climate Change Strategy – ‘In 20 years the world will be a completely different place’
Climate change is a reality! Around the world, more and more people take action at a personal level and put…
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Use-it – ‘You can do amazing things with waste!’
Every day, 6000 tons of waste is thrown into Durban landfills: building materials, organic and electronic waste, paper, tires… Most…
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Mob Justice
“The mob is man voluntarily descending to the nature of the beast. Its fit hour of activity is night. Its…
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Things You Should Know When You’re Being Arrested
“You have the right to remain silent, anything you say or do can and will be used against you in the…
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Siyavuna – ‘A new model to empower rural organic famers’
Around Port Shepstone and Margate in South Africa, most of the people know the brand ‘Kumnandi’ which sells fresh and…
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Inyathelo – ‘Enhancing civil society’
Inyathelo is a South African NGO which wants to bring excellence to the civil society. To achieve this goal, they…
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Obesity: Not So Heavy On My Scale
A word of warning: if you’re an obese person and you’re offended by this article, I apologise, but honestly it’s…
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SA The Good News – ‘Creating a balanced narrative in South Africa’
In South Africa and in the world, the mass media tend to focus on negative news and largely ignore positive…
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