The present Lesotho (then called Basutoland) emerged as a single polity under paramount chief Moshoeshoe I in 1822.
Category: Outreach
International Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
This month, in support of International Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, I am selling totes to raise money for an organization that is close to my heart in South Africa. It’s called “Little Fighters Cancer Trust“. They aim to support children who battle Cancer.
What, Exactly, Is Denim Day + Why Should We Care?
Denim Day grew from a 1999 court ruling in which the Italian High Court overturned a rape conviction, arguing that because the victim was wearing tight jeans at the time of the assault she must have been conferring consent. The ruling provoked outrage + wearing denim on the anniversary became an international expression of protest…
Inspired by: Charity Water New York
This week my spotlight is on an organisation called Charity: Water. Operating from New York, Charity: Water was founded by Scott Harrison in 2006 + aims at providing clean drinking water to people in developing countries. There are 748 million people on the planet who don’t have clean water. It’s hard to imagine what 748 million…
Inspired By: Victor Matom
Reading this month’s issue of The Coffee Mag, I was inspired by the story of Soweto-born photographer Victor Matom. He was featured because he uses coffee to process film. Here is an excerpt from the article written by Jazz Kushke:
Giving Back This “Madiba Day”!
This year for Madiba Day the Rotary Club of Algoa Bay gave back for 67 minutes – 1 minute for every year Nelson Mandela worked to make the world a better place – at The Provincial Hospital. The hospital is in Port Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa. In honour of his birthday, the call…
Rotary Heroes of Nelson Mandela Bay
I am proud to be associated with Rotary International through my involvement with projects of The Rotary Club of Algoa Bay in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa. Recently Rotary initiated 3 days of free healthcare to communities across the country in their fantastic “Rotary Health Days” initiative. I covered all the social media PR & marketing…
Successful Rotary Family Health Days for District 9370!
Running from April 2 – 4 2014, Rotary International together with the Department of Health in South Africa initiated 3 days of free community health checks + testing. Many add-on services partnered in order to provide a complete array of health testing. The aim? To promote a person’s basic human right to healthcare. It took place across 140…
Rotary Clubs of South Africa Bring Free Health Services To You!
Civil society, big business and the government will team up from 2nd to 4th April 2014 to promote family healthy living and disease prevention by implementing a massive, annual campaign that provides comprehensive, free health care services to tens of thousands of people in underprivileged communities. Services over the three days will include HIV counselling…