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CSI that leaves a lasting legacy Corporate donors are beginning to shift their focus, from funding a wide range of projects for extended periods, to carefully selecting fewer projects that are closely aligned with their core business and are contributing to systemic social change. According to CSI and sustainability consultancy Trialogue’s 2018 corporate social investment (CSI) research, most companies (39%) had one or two flagship projects.
New Publication Explores SA’s Greatest Asset: Human Potential Ultimately, there are only two ways to improve the world – through technology and through behaviour change. The DG Murray Trust’s new publication, the Human Factor, focuses on the latter. “Far too often people are viewed as the ‘problem’ in development; through the lens of the Human Factor, we see them as development’s greatest asset,” explains DGMT CEO, David Harrison.
Climate Investment Funds Unveils New Facility, Evidence of Transformational Change at Ten-Year Anniv The announcements were made this week at the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) “The Power of 10: Shaping the Future of Climate Action” event at the Noor Ouarzazate Concentrated Solar Power Plant - the largest facility of its kind in the world - in Morocco. The summit convened over 300 climate leaders from the public and private sectors for action-oriented dialogue on fighting climate change.

Companies Making a Difference

One Small Spoon Christmas campaign raised R2 million to combat hunger

Christmas is a distant memory already, but thanks to Woolies and their customers, meals will be given to those who need it most throughout 2019.

WOOLWORTHS Rolls Out Paper-Stemmed Earbuds

Woolworths has kick started the year with its latest announcement in its journey to ZERO packaging waste to landfill.

Uber Eats gives back throughout the festive holidays

The team visited the Johannesburg Children's Home, ER24 paramedics branch in Bryanston, DARG (animal rescue centre) and a Fire Station

IMPLEMENTATION OF ZERHO WATERLESS TOILETS

The Zerho Toilet is a fast, cost-effective and permanent intervention, which can be implemented wherever safe & sealed waterless sanitation is needed.

KZN water-wise project wins Trialogue Strategic CSI Award

AECI - An innovative partnership between a JSE-listed chemicals group and rural communities in KwaZulu-Natal,

Feel the TSiBA magic & Applications for 2019 are now open!

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Karen Smit
Commercial Business Unit - Vodacom

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Foundations for Life Well Being Itinerary - 2019

Calling all Teachers - FREE events at CT Science Centre

Swing for charity and help us Feed A Future-GOLF DAY

Youth Empowerment Camp - DONATE

The Impact of Corporate Investment

This Video shows the impact of Corporate Investment in the Social Sector. By Investing in Organizations such as ours, we can begin to change our community and our world!!

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We die only once, and for such a long time!

Jean Baptiste Moliere

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“It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones”
— Nelson Mandela

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COMMUNITY CHEST CELEBRATES 90 YEARS OF SERVICE

In keeping with the objectives of South Africa’s National Development Plan’s Vision 2030 and the United Nations global Sustainable Development Goals, our key strategic focus areas - education, health, income generation, and community development - remain the foundation upon which we build our activities. see video ....

NGO's MAKING A DIFFERENCE

FOUNDATIONS FOR LIFE

Foundations for Life is a multi-disciplinary family Centre which includes a private practice and our recently established NPO, the Social and Emotional Learning Centre. Our therapeutic work at the Centre focuses on children, adolescents, young adults, their families and schools to promote mental, emotional and physical well-being....
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