Volunteers do 15 years for SA

 Food security in a time of crisis
A billion hungry people. On 16 October, World Food Day, that is the statistic that we should all keep in mind. This year, for the first time, the number of undernourished people in the world has topped the one billion mark. The theme for this year's World Food Day is Achieving Food Security in a Time of Crisis, an acknowledgement that when one-in-six people in the world do not have enough food, the problem is too big to ignore - financial crisis or no financial crisis. Read More »

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 Networking for an ethical economy
In a recent report on 'responsible citizenship', Time Magazine notes how, since the onset of the recession, we have had to re-learn one of the most important lessons of the Great Depression. The report cites Franklin D. Roosevelt, who summed up this lesson in 1937 saying: "We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics." Read more »

Good connections

• Deidre is volunteering her time for causes in the Cape Town area. Read offer »
  
  
• Great Commission United in the Western Cape need help with marketing their project. Read request »
  
  
• Footprints Hospice in Orlando East, Soweto needs food, cleaning products, medical supplies. Read request »
  
  
• Looking for alternative Christmas gifting ideas? Contact our Make Christmas Matter team