Fundisa July 17, 2008
Posted by marcashton in Uncategorized.Tags: ACI, Children, CSI, CSR, Education, Fundisa, Nedbank, Post Office, Standard Bank, STANLIB
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I only learnt about Fundisa today, but I think its a brilliant and AFFORDABLE CSR / Corporate Social Investment project for ordinary South Africans to get involved in.
Basically the Department of Education and the Association for Collective Investments (www.aci.co.za) have gotten together to put together a system where people or businesses can sponsor a childs education for as little as R40 per month.
As your savings in an account are built up the partners involved in the project will then contribute a bonus amount for the savings meaning that it will compound the savings you are making upfront.
You can either nominate a learner (anyone up to 35 years old) or you can adopt a learner from the programme.
It’s important to remember that the system is built along the lines of an investment - the earlier you start, the greater the value that will have accumulated when your elected child will need the funds.
With so many South Africans craving a quality education, here is a seriously effective way of raising funds for them. Already the model has been viewed with envy by other foreign countries and it is highly regarded because the funds that are raised are ONLY used for the purposes for which they are intended rather than squandered by learners who suddenly find themselves with a cash pile.
If you would like to make a donation you can go into any Standard Bank, Stanlib or Nedbank and ask for the relevant forms.
For more info - check out their website - www.fundisa.org.za
(Sponsor Link: assetant.co.za)
Goal4Africa to help create a legacy for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ July 16, 2008
Posted by marcashton in Uncategorized.Tags: charity, Children, Sports
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Inspired by both the legacy of Nelson Mandela - who celebrates his 90th birthday shortly – and in particular the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup™, a new global initiative aimed at bringing together education and football has kicked off.
The Goal4Africa Foundation was founded by AC Milan and Holland star Clarence Seedorf with the aim of raising funds for educational and development programmes in Africa, while at the same time promoting the development of soccer on the continent.
According to the foundation, the objective is to create a legacy for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ by raising funds for both football development and educational programmes in order to contribute to an African Legacy Programme that will promote peace and nation-building, help alleviate poverty, and support economic development and opportunities. The funds raised will also be used to establish and boost development programmes for children.
The latest Goal4Africa campaign, which will lead up to the 2009 Confederations Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, was launched with a charity football match hosted at Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany this past Saturday (July 12).
The match featured a number of the globe’s top players, including Seedorf, Michael Ballack, Didier Drogba, Kaká, Frank Lampard, Robin van Persie, Gianluigi Buffon, Emmanuel Adebayor, Stephen Gerrard, Samuel Eto’o, and Michael Essien and in their presence, Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Sizwe Mandela, scored the first goal.
This is just the first of many goals that will help raise funds for the project, as more businesses and private individuals are now encouraged to come on board and help raise funds by donating a specified amount of money for every goal scored by their chosen team or favourite player.
The organisation’s Web site (www.goal4africa.org) also points out those digital goals will be scored through an interactive goal kicking game on the World Wide Web, as well as through a similar game available on mobile phones and another through consoles
How this will work is that a fan playing the interactive game can choose to donate an amount of money for every goal scored during the game they are playing.
In keeping with the World Cup’s concept of sporting brotherhood, Goal4Africa claims to support FIFA’s ‘Win in Africa with Africa’ initiative, the 2010 Local Organising Committee’s African Legacy Programme, as well as the African Union’s mission to eradicate poverty in Africa.
Or as Seedorf points out: “The Goal4Africa Foundation is committed to leaving an enduring positive legacy on the whole of the African continent”.
Visit: http://www.goal4africa.org
by Rodney Weidemann
(Sponsor Link: assetant.co.za)
Children of Fire July 13, 2008
Posted by marcashton in Uncategorized.Tags: charity, Children
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Children of Fire (http://www.firechildren.org) had an excellent advert on the radio this afternoon. The advert made me aware of their website and some of the initiatives they are trying to drive and I thought I would use this blog to try and rustle up some support for them
Children of Fire is a group of charities aimed at supporting children who have been burnt in fires. In many rural communities, shack fires break out with alarming regularity, with many open flames and gas fires operating in unstable environments. When these shacks go up in flames, the fires spread rapidly and very often the people that get caught in the fires are those children who are unable to run.
Children of Fire and their associated charities aims to raise funds to assist with various medical expenses and in some cases assist with plastic surgery to help these kids lead a better life.
Check out their website at http://www.firechildren.org and see if you can get involved!
(Sponsor Link: assetant.co.za)