CSI Events
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World Health Day 2010 – The challenge of urbanisation
7 April 2010 
Virtually all population growth over the next 30 years will be in urban areas, signaling that urbanisation is here to stay. It is associated with many health challenges related to water, environment, violence and injury, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and their risk factors like tobacco use, unhealthy diets, physical inactivity, harmful use of alcohol as well as the risks associated with disease outbreaks. Urbanisation is a challenge for several reasons.
- The urban poor suffer disproportionately from a wide range of diseases and other health problems, and include an increased risk for violence, chronic disease, and for some communicable diseases such as tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS.
- The major drivers, or social determinants, of health in urban settings are beyond the health sector, including physical infrastructure, access to social and health services, local governance, and the distribution of income and educational opportunities.
World Health Day 2010 will focus on urbanization and health. With the campaign “1000 cities – 1000 lives“, events will be organized worldwide calling on cities to open up streets for health activities. Stories of urban health champions will be gathered to illustrate what people are doing to improve health in their cities.
Tshikululu is commemorating World Health Day by profiling South African urban health champions – people and projects making a difference across the spectrum of this sector.
Read about the African Children’s Feeding Scheme here.
Read about the Bigshoes Foundation here.
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Merchants of Modernity – business briefing and discussion
21 April 2010 7:15 am to 9:30 am The perspectives and interests of those who live in rich, western countries dominate the current conversation about business and society. Activists, analysts and others – however well intentioned – do not grasp the realities of poverty and the hard choices of development outside the rich industrialised world. As a result, the debate about business, ‘responsibility’ and corporate involvement in development is distorted, with few voices from developing countries being heard and the positive legacy of business remaining unacknowledged.
Ann Bernstein, author of the recently published and much-acclaimed book The case for business in developing economies, urges business not to let such attacks stand unchallenged. It must find the confidence and strategic vision to stop apologising, develop its own public agenda, and start propagating the phenomenal benefits of competitive capitalism for the less developed countries of the world.
At the first Development Intelligence Series breakfast for 2010, Bernstein will be presenting a new approach, one that is required to cut through an increasingly flawed conversation, which has potentially dangerous consequences for the poor and for developing countries in particular.
Date: 21 April 2010
Venue: The Restaurant, Gordon Institute of Business Science, Melville Road, Illovo
Time: Breakfast is served at 07:15 and the briefing begins at 08:00
Cost: R250 per delegate, regrettably only accepted in cashPlease RSVP no later than 14 April 2010 to Dineo Lengane on 011 771 4249 or lenganed@gibs.co.za.
Click here for directions and a map to the GIBS campus
Ann Bernstein heads the Centre for Development and Enterprise, South Africa, the country’s leading policy centre for social and economic development. Supported by the Anglo American Chairman’s Fund, the Epoch and Optima Trusts, and the FirstRand Foundation, all managed by Tshikululu Social Investments, the CDE has a special focus on the role of business and its contribution to development.
Her new book, The Case for Business in Developing Economies was published by Penguin this year. She is a regular public speaker and has been published by newspapers around the country, often appearing on radio and television. Her many other publications and books include Migration and Refugee Policies (with M. Weiner, London, 1999), Business and Democracy: Cohabitation or Contradiction? (with P.L. Berger, London, 1998), and Policy Making in A New Democracy: South Africa’s Challenges for the 21st century (CDE,1999).
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Education MEC Creecy to meet retired teachers
11 March 2010 9:00 am to 1:00 pm The Gauteng MEC for Education Barbara Creecy is inviting retired teachers and principals to a retired teacher’s seminar that will be held at Gallagher Estate on 11 March 2009.
The seminar will involve teachers who taught in mathematics, science, accounting, technology, English second language, geography and biology. Those interested in volunteering a portion of their time will be registered on a database that the department can draw upon when needed.
The department recognises that retired teachers who are physically fit have a wealth of experience and are a resource that we can tap into. The aim of the meeting is to provide retired teachers with an opportunity to debate if there is any contribution they can make, how they would like to do it, and the assistance that the department can offer.
There are various ways in which retired educators can assist, including sharing their experience and abilities, assisting local children with homework, and with Saturday classes. The emphasis is on retired teachers volunteering some of their spare time and, in some cases, a small stipend can be paid to cover local transport and lunch.
The call is in line with President Jacob Zuma’s and Premier Nomvula Mokonyane’s statements that education is a priority for the country and province. The Gauteng Department of Education is committed to ensuring that every learner does well at school and leaves our institutions with the values, knowledge, skills and qualifications that will give them the best chance of success in adult life.
Retired teachers who are interested in attending are kindly requested to contact the following officials to RSVP:
Thebe Khumalo
Tel: 011 355 0225Tebogo Tlholoe
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International Women’s Day 2010
8 March 2010 Equal rights, equal opportunities, progress for all.
International Women’s Day is a day when women are recognised for their achievements without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political. It is an occasion for looking back on past struggles and accomplishments, and more importantly, for looking ahead to the untapped potential and opportunities that await future generations of women. -
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.
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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
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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.
