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#Spotlight on: @HeartsofHopeZA
“Raising a vulnerable child requires more than food, water and clothing. It requires love, attention, education, discipline and commitment regardless of their actions.”
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"United Nations Day highlights the enduring ideals of the Charter, which entered into force on this date 75 years ago. Amid stormy global seas, the Charter remains our shared moral anchor." — UN Secretary-General António Guterres #UnitedNationsDay #UN75thAnniversary #UN75
Spotlight on: @BGCSA_Pimville
“Great futures start here”
BGCSA is a non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting school-going and school-aged children during non-school hours when they are often unsupervised and idle.
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#Spotlight on: @Uconomy_SA
"Uconomy aims to address the need for small and growing businesses that are potentially sustainable and successful enough, to create jobs."
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Fear, worry, and stress are normal responses to perceived or real threats, and at times when we are faced with uncertainty or the unknown. So it is normal and understandable that people are experiencing fear in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Many non-profit organisations could not operate at full capacity during the lockdown as a number of corporate and private sponsors cut back on funding.
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According to our executive director, Bianca Lima-Boekhoud, it is, therefore, the most opportune time for corporate South Africa to rethink its strategy on the way in which it engages with NPOs.
Full article: bit.ly/3jGnOXv
It takes a big heart, perseverance, and great determination to shape the minds of others. Thank you for all your endless guidance and for taking on one of the most noblest professions dear teachers and educators! #TeachersDay 💕
#WorldTeachersDay
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Don’t forget to wash your hands! Coronaviruses are part of a family of enveloped cells, which means that they’re wrapped in a protective layer of lipids (fat) and proteins.
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#Spotlight on: @ReachForADream
"Our vision is to grow the Foundation to enable us to continue giving hope to children fighting life-threatening illnesses through the fulfilment of their dreams and making our national projects available to as many of the children as we can."
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According to National Institutes of Health studies, Coronavirus can live for up to 2-3 days on plastic and stainless steel surfaces. @WHO advises the use of diluted Sodium Hypochlorite (bleach) at 0.5% to regularly disinfect frequently touched surfaces.
"Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures." - John F. Kennedy
We choose peace. Happy #InternatonalDayOfPeace
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PSA; Your mask needs to sit OVER your nose, NOT UNDER
Face masks are one way to protect yourself & others from the spread of COVID19, but they're only effective when worn properly. When you put one on, make sure it covers the most vulnerable spots on your face: the nose & mouth.
The process of starting and growing a business can be daunting at best, we've found some useful resources to make your life easier!
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- Need a business plan template 👇
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- Registering your business how to guide 👇
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- @DSBD_SA 👇
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Did you know:
Some 99% of the world’s children are living with restrictions on movement because of COVID-19? More than 60% live in countries under full or partial corona-virus lockdowns and 1.5 billion children are out of school globally?
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As an answer to these alarming figures @UNICEF created “My Hero is You” a new fictional book developed by and for children aims to help families understand and cope with COVID-19.
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Today is #InternationalDayOfCharity. We all take so many little things in life for granted that some people in the world only dream of. If you do a good deed every day, throw an extra one in today 🙏🏻🙌🏻
#Spotlight on: @WMACAKidz
“Help us to help them”
Women & Men Against Child Abuse is a non-profit Child Protection Organisation committed to fighting for the rights of the child and to end the abuse of children in South Africa.
Through a multifaceted, dynamic and aggressive offensive against any form of abuse and gender violence.
Click the link to find out how you can support WMACA: bit.ly/3gMsush
Happy #HeritageMonth South Africa! Now more than ever let us strive to foster greater social cohesion, nation building and a shared national identity.
As we go through this pandemic not knowing how long it will be with us, we will continue engaging with our communities as a team. An adaptable attitude will help us affect our communities and children in a positive way. - Kevin Barbeau - @WMACAKidz
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Beating COVID-19 is a team sport: 100+ influential South Africans show us the many ways we can play our part.
Read the article by @treeshake here: bit.ly/3je4q3e
