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GreaterGood News
April 2008
Reading is freedom
South Africa faces a literacy crisis - with our children performing the worst out of 40 other countries in the recent Progress in International Reading Literacy study. Unless pre-school children get experience of books and reading in their home language, they spend their lives struggling to catch up. Books liberate the mind and boost educational achievement, giving children real choices in life.
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Get networking
GreaterGood SA's social benefit networking website - www.greatergoodsa.co.za - is the first of its kind in South Africa. It's like a 'Facebook' for giving, connecting good causes with committed donors across South Africa. But like any social networking website, what you get out depends on what you put in.
Read our social benefit networking tips
Youth Pledge proves unpopular
In last month's Youth Pledge poll 40% of you said you didn't like the idea of a pledge at all; 25% thought it was a good idea but that the wording should be changed; 20% thought it was a great idea and 15% thought it was a waste of time. A few of you offered alternative wording for the Pledge. We liked this one the best:
"We the youth of South Africa will respect and protect the dignity of each person. We sincerely declare that we shall uphold the rights and values of our Constitution and promise to act in accordance with the duties and responsibilities that flow from these rights."
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Consumer power driving change
Would you choose one brand of bread over another if you thought it would make a difference to the lives of the poor in South Africa? Consumer choices are playing an increasingly powerful role in development and the latest buzz-word - cause-related marketing - is a way for ordinary people to give as they spend. But who really benefits? GreaterGood SA's CSI Consultant, Rose Baronetti investigates.
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Good connections
- QuickGuides - a series of short, information booklets for non-profit organisations covering all aspects of fundraising, marketing and administration - are offering a very special price to GreaterGood SA-registered causes of R40 per guide or R1,000 for a complete library (plus postage & packaging). To order go to www.quickguidesonline.com and quote the special offer code: GGSAT.
- Ikhaya Labantu Homeless Shelter & Eyabantu Educare in Langa has posted a wishlist for their crèche which needs everything from blankets to stacking cups. View request
- The South African National Tuberculosis Association (SANTA) is raising funds to upgrade their income-generating Santarama Miniland in Johannesburg. View project
- Lydia Orsmond from Johannesburg is an approved Foster parent who is offering her time to help out at a baby haven or place of safety. View offer
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