12 January 2010
A vision of a sustainable South Africa by Halima Chande, UNV Programme Officer, Johannesburg
Limpopo Province, South Africa: "We worked hard," said Halima Chande, one of the organizers. "But with work, songs, drama, local dances and a good lunch with drinks, it was not viewed as a social function by the young generation. I was so moved that after establishing almost one acre of orchard, these young people did not feel tired..."
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20 June 2007
Five-country cross-national study on civic service and volunteering in SADC
VOSESA has conducted a cross-national study on civic service and volunteering in five southern African countries: Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The study focused on the form and extent of civic service programmes in these countries.
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Research Partnerships Build the Service Field in Africa
This research demonstrates how different actors in the South African region are co-operating to address the human development challenges in the five countries - Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The service initiatives reported on contribute to developing knowledge and good practice, and demonstrate the role that service and volunteering can play in promoting the achievement of national social development goals and priorities.
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Volunteers fight crime in South Africa by Sipho Masondo
Knysna, South Africa: Community members in the crime-ridden areas near Knysna, South Africa have declared war on lawlessness. Through Bambanani (sticking together), a volunteer group, Knysna residents attempt to stop criminal activities illegal drinking establishments and drug dealing by continuously patrolling their community.
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16 October 2006
Empowering communities to protect children
Through volunteers' help, a project in South Africa's coastal Western Cape Province is trying to empower communities to protect their children from violence and substance abuse.
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