Monthly Archives: January 2010
" alt="Matric results – not good enough, must do better" />Matric results – not good enough, must do better
29 January 2010
All provinces recorded declines in physical sciences, the most dramatic being KwaZulu-Natal where the pass rate in Physical Sciences halved.
Tshikululu Social Investment’s annual analysis of matric results is written by Epoch-Optima trustee Margie Keeton. More information on the Epoch and Optima Trusts can be found here.
The 2009 National Senior Certificate Results were released on 7 January 2010 to general dismay.
The pass rate declined for the seventh year in a row and learner performance in key “œgateway” subjects (specifically English, Maths and physical sciences) confirmed that much wished-for progress is still not in sight.
" alt="Education starts before Grade R" />Education starts before Grade R
28 January 2010
Professor Eric Atmore believes that early childhood development programmes are crucial to any plan to improve our society.
Guest contributor Professor Eric Atmore is Associate Professor of Social Development at the University of Cape Town and Director of the Centre for Early Childhood Development.This article originally appeared in the Cape Argus on 4 December 2009.
Last week, Premier Helen Zille made public the Western Cape government’s plan to improve education outcomes over the next ten years, described in Education MEC Donald Grant’s article “œThe DA’s 10-year plan for improving education outcomes is part of a greater goal” (Cape Argus, December 1).
The purpose of the plan is to create an “œopportunity society for all” in the Western Cape. Sadly, the outlined plan will not achieve much since it ignores the early education needs of some 610 000 children ranging in age from birth to six years. Our most vulnerable children enter formal schooling unprepared.
" alt="Give smartly to disaster relief" />Give smartly to disaster relief
24 January 2010
The SA Red Cross Air Mercy Service provides comprehensive emergency aero-medical and rescue services to the Western Cape, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Cape.
Written by Gina de Villiers, Tsihkululu Social Investments Communications Specialist.
It is a horrible irony that natural disasters seem to strike the poorest communities, where the very poverty of the area contributes to the devastation of the tsunami, flood or earthquake. This was true in Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina, in Soweto early last year where flash floods caused the Klip River to burst its banks, and it is true right now in Haiti.
MES Thursday Tours
11 February 2010 9:00 am to 1:00 pm 11 March 2010 9:00 am to 1:00 pm 14 May 2010 9:00 am to 1:00 pm 3 June 2010 9:00 am to 1:00 pm 8 July 2010 9:00 am to 1:00 pm 9 September 2010 9:00 am to 1:00 pm 14 October 2010 9:00 am to 1:00 pm MES (Metro Evangelical Services) is inviting anyone interested in their activities to join them for an informative tour of their programmes and facilities on Thursday mornings in the coming year.
MES is a registered non-profit organisation that has been serving the homeless and destitute community in the city of Johannesburg for the past 23 years. The organisation started as a feeding programme in 1986, handing out food parcels to the homeless and unemployed community of Hillbrow. At that stage, MES was part of the outreach project of the Dutch Reformed Church.
Booking is essential for planning purposes, so if you are interested in joining a tour or require further information, please email kevin@mes.org.za.
Visit Metro Evangelical Services online.
Serious Social Investing conference
25 February 2010 8:30 am to 5:00 pm 26 February 2010 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Whether your priority development area is education, health or sustainable livelihoods, the Serious Social Investing Conference will help you to make better decisions on how to spend scarce CSI resources in an increasingly competitive market.
Hosted by Tshikululu Social Investments in association with Anglo American, the Gordon Institute of Business Science and the Financial Mail,this is the not-to-miss CSI learning event of 2010.
Limited to 100 participants, those attending this hands-on CSI practitioner’s workshop should be prepared to be challenged and to engage in problem solving and collective learning. This is an active workshop where full participation will be required – and rewarded.
The workshop will provide participants with interactive learning, case studies and practical advice, access to experienced and established experts and useful and constructive networking.
Serious Social Investing – 25 and 26 February 2010
Gordon Institute of Business Science, Illovo campus, Johannesburg
R4 600 for 2 day workshop (VAT, all materials, lunch, teas included)To make a booking for this event please contact Lee or Hayley on 011 467 5377 or email creativespaceadmin@gmail.com
Calling all golfers
The annual MES Charity Golf Day takes place this year on 5 March 2010.
MES (Metro Evangelical Services) is a registered non-profit organisation that has been serving the homeless and destitute community in the city of Johannesburg for the past 23 years.
To make the day the success it was last year, MES are looking for corporates to sponsor the holes, corporate teams, sponsors for the day, sponsors for the prizes and lots of golfers who want to enjoy the day with us. Please contact juanita@mes.org.za for further information regarding sponsorship requests and to get an entry form.
Visit MES online at www.mes.org.za.
MES Charity Golf Day
5 March 2010 The annual MES Charity Golf day takes place this year at the new Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf course.
Please email juanita@mes.org.za for further information and entry forms.
Visit MES online.
" alt="Avoiding poverty pornography - communicating CSI" />Avoiding poverty pornography – communicating CSI
Written by Paul Pereira, Tshikululu Social Investments Executive: Public Affairs. The article first appeared in Issue 19 of the WITS Business School Journal.
We live in an era of crass exploitation of suffering for perceived image and commercial gain. It is a time when product or company and brand image is often being pushed on the back of communities and individuals who have fallen by the wayside of life. No ethical brand custodian, communications specialist, marketer or CEO should properly be a part of this.
