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Celebrating Partnerships : The Department of Health

2022-07-14T09:12:48+02:00

Our Celebrating Partners Project aims to recognise and highlight the work that is done by our implementing partners. We look at how book-sharing has benefited them as an organisation and their beneficiaries. Today we celebrate our partnership with The Western Cape Department of Health. Importance of the first 1000 days The First 1000 days of a child’s life starts from conception until a child’s second birthday. These first 1000 days are “a critical window to ensure that children survive and thrive”, as described by UNICEF. The 1000 Days Organisation says that “the first 1000 days are a time [...]

Celebrating Partnerships : The Department of Health2022-07-14T09:12:48+02:00

Celebrating Partnerships: City of Cape Town Libraries

2022-07-14T09:11:04+02:00

Our Celebrating Partners Project aims to recognise and highlight the work that is done by our implementing partners. We look at how book-sharing has benefited them as an organisation and their beneficiaries. Today we celebrate our partnership with: City of Cape Town Libraries. Libraries play a fundamental role in our society. They act as gateways to knowledge and culture. They provide resources and information, and they support the development of literacy and education. The City of Cape Town librarians were our first ever group of book-sharing facilitators to be trained online - when South Africa went into the first national [...]

Celebrating Partnerships: City of Cape Town Libraries2022-07-14T09:11:04+02:00

Celebrating Partnerships: Living Hope

2022-04-29T10:59:55+02:00

Our Celebrating Partners Project aims to recognise and highlight the work that is done by our implementing partners. We look at how book-sharing has benefited them as an organisation and their beneficiaries. Today we celebrate our partnership with Living Hope. What started as a grassroots initiative by a local church in the year 2000 is now a multi-faceted, faith-based organisation focusing on community development. What is Living Hope? “We’re a Christian ministry and we serve in under-served or under-resourced communities”, explains Sive Vaaltein, the Family Strengthening Manager at Living Hope. Living Hope is based in Cape Town and East London, [...]

Celebrating Partnerships: Living Hope2022-04-29T10:59:55+02:00

Celebrating Partnerships : Seven Passes

2022-04-29T11:00:03+02:00

Our Celebrating Partners Project aims to recognise and highlight the work that is done by our implementing partners. We look at how book-sharing has benefited them as an organisation and benefited the families they work with. Today we celebrate our partnership with The Seven Passes Initiative. “Global research — including in Khayelitsha — has found a link between book sharing with young children and a reduced likelihood of violence later in their lives. In South Africa, where violence rates are high and resources are few, cheap and easy interventions for parents that directly affect the violence risk factors [...]

Celebrating Partnerships : Seven Passes2022-04-29T11:00:03+02:00

Celebrating Partnerships : Denis Goldberg House of Hope

2022-04-29T11:00:10+02:00

Our Celebrating Partners Project aims to recognise and highlight the work that is done by our implementing partners. We look at how book-sharing has benefited them as an organisation and their beneficiaries. Today we celebrate our partnership with Denis Goldberg House of Hope. Denis Goldberg was one of the Rivonia Trialists. In 1964, he was sentenced to life in prison alongside Nelson Mandela. “Denis Goldberg House of Hope was set up as the realisation of the dream of Denis Goldberg,” explains Debbie, the manager of the Denis Goldberg House of Hope. “He wanted to give something back to [...]

Celebrating Partnerships : Denis Goldberg House of Hope2022-04-29T11:00:10+02:00

Celebrating Partnerships : Inceba Trust

2022-04-29T11:00:20+02:00

Our Celebrating Partners Project aims to recognise and highlight the work that is done by our implementing partners. We look at how book-sharing has benefited them as an organisation and their beneficiaries. Today we celebrate our partnership with Inceba Trust. A well known African proverb says “it takes a village to raise a child”. When we reflect on our work at Mikhulu Trust, this proverb rings true. Together with our partner organisations, we aim to ensure nourishing relationships and networks between parents and children in South Africa through the use of book-sharing. Who is Inceba Trust? Inceba Trust is an [...]

Celebrating Partnerships : Inceba Trust2022-04-29T11:00:20+02:00
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