Health & Welfare Multimedia South Africa

FCB Joburg MD Thabang Skwambane founded Aluwani in 2007 when he cycled unsupported from Johannesburg to Kilimanjaro, and then summited the mountain. Warren Handley and Tom David are former Aluwani interns from SA walking the same distance in reverse to mark the 10th anniversary of that trip. As they walk, they reach out to the rural communities to talk about the importance of early childhood development.

FCB Joburg MD Thabang Skwambane founded Aluwani in 2007 when he cycled unsupported from Johannesburg to Kilimanjaro, and then summited the mountain.

The South African Council for the Architectural Profession, (SACAP) in partnership with the Khora Group, lent a helping hand to Kgothalang Primary School in Benoni this past Mandela Day.

In the spirit of former President Nelson Mandela, Lafarge South Africa supplied the Retshwenyegile Relief Givers in Bodibe with groceries. Lafarge also distributed meal packs to 11 local schools in underprivileged communities in and around Bodibe.

To do their bit for Nelson Mandela Day, members of staff at Diageo SA dedicated their 67 minutes to build houses with Habitat for Humanity in Orange Farm and feeding the less fortunate with Meals on Wheels at the Thabo Mbeki settlement in Johannesburg. Diageo SA staff members use the funds that they collect in their VEO Community Fund, an employee-led charitable initiative that is funded by their personal contributions from their monthly salaries and matched by the company, to assist in similar activities throughout the year....

The sixth annual 5 for Change Charity Fundraiser was held at the Cape Town City Hall on 15 July 2017.

The Wonderbag Foundation has given back this Mandela Day by feeding hundreds of people from a local community with warm and nutritious food.

To honour the legacy of former President Nelson Mandela, the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) spent its 67 minutes on Mandela Day with underprivileged and displaced children and families in Johannesburg and Cape Town.

McCain Food South Africa dedicated its 67 minutes for Mandela Day to planting vegetable gardens at the Johannesburg Children's Home and the St Francis Care Centre.

Cipla has sponsored the Rock'A'Fellas Football club under 12 team with 20 kits, which included branded soccer outfits, boots and caps.

This Mandela Day, KFC staff members, along with NGOs, and other stakeholders spent the day volunteering and participating in fundraising initiatives linked to its Add Hope feeding initiative and the charities it supports. The KFC head office in Johannesburg ran a can collection drive that led to the packing of 720 boxes of food for JAM; one of the 137 NGOs that Add Hope supports.

Appliance brand GRUNDIG has donated two eye level ovens and a counter top hob valued at over R20,000 to the Ikusasa Culinary School.

To mark 14 years since its unveiling, the Cape Town International Convention Centre made a donation of R70,000 to its five Western Cape-based community partners; Ikhaya le Themba, Abalimi Bezekhaya, the Foundation for Alcohol Related Research, Journey of Enrichment, and Mothers Unite.

Kimberly-Clark recently partnered with Mango Airlines and BidAir to provide Missionvale Care Centre in Port Elizabeth, which was affected by the recent fires, with BabySoft toilet tissue and Huggies pants.

The Knysna fires, which began raging on 7 June 2017, saw families left destitute. Through a joint partnership between DHL Supply Chain, DHL Global Forwarding and DHL Express, 15 superlink trucks became available to transport stock, which included blankets and other items donated from various corners of the country, from Gauteng to both Knysna and Cape Town.