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GreaterGood News
November 2008
Break the mould
Do something different this Christmas by choosing gifts that will change lives. Make Christmas Matter is our annual festive season campaign offering a range of alternative Christmas gifts to help people make a difference at this special time of year.
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Over to you
Communication, like giving, is a two way street. Which is why we're always delighted to get feedback from our GreaterGood News readers and website regulars. We're highlighted some of the communication we've received from you this year and would like to encourage our readers to post comments and start a dialogue around giving and social development in South Africa.
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Everyone has something to give
Twelve year old Lexie doesn't earn anything except pocket money but she found a way to give that touched the hearts of the staff and children at Petals, a day care centre for orphaned and vulnerable children. Lexie donated all her birthday present money to Petals - a total of R1,500.
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Greed is dead
The days of huge bonuses for bankers and the accumulation of wealth on a scale that competes with entire country economies appears to be coming to an end. Unchecked greed has undermined the very fabric of the economic system it fed upon. While the current economic meltdown has been a wake-up call for those in the West, GreaterGood's Head of Communications, Sophie Hobbs, asks what this means for us in the developing world and looks at how the economic meltdown will change the way we think about social development.
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