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[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Free-to-air TV station e.tv this year joined forces with Edcon Group to take the seven-year-old Jet Community Awards to another level - to create awareness around community projects participation and give exposure to those who are working hard under difficult conditions to improve the lives of ‘forgotten' people living in socially-disadvantaged areas of Southern Africa. 5 Nov 2009 08:20
AFRICA
[Thabani Khumalo] The brand new world created by globalisation, informed citizenry and consumer's demand for brand experience presents a challenge for global brands to balance their aggressive marketing campaigns with social responsibility. 15 Oct 2009 11:45
AFRICA
FoodBank is planning an extensive media and publicity campaign, as well as launching its donations platform internationally to highlight World Food Day, an UN-sponsored event to highlight the issues of food security and global hunger that culminates on Friday, 16 October 2009. 13 Oct 2009 10:32
AFRICA
[Carole Kimutai] East Africa Breweries (EABL), through its corporate social investment division - EABL Foundation, has confirmed plans to step up environmental promotion and awareness programs in four East African countries. 8 Oct 2009 07:26
AFRICA
WASHINGTON: The World Cocoa Foundation, late last week, announced a public-private partnership for rural education with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Africa Education Initiative and its members as well as The Jacobs Foundation and the Norwegian Association of Chocolate Manufacturers. 5 Oct 2009 09:00
AFRICA
Diageo was recognised yesterday, Thursday, 24 September 2009 by the Clinton Global Initiative for its work in providing poor regions in Africa with access to clean water. At the Clinton Global Initiative, Diageo announced a new project whereby the company will provide funding in West Africa through its Arthur Guinness Fund, which has been created to celebrate Guinness's 250th anniversary. 25 Sep 2009 09:15
AFRICA
NEW YORK: The Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council and the US Chamber of Commerce and other non-profit organisations announced yesterday, Tuesday, 15 September 2009, a global business and public sector coalition to benefit charities through donations to causes on behalf of individuals participating in funded market research programs worldwide. 16 Sep 2009 12:04
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[Titus Kaloki] Many buckets of ink have been spilled on how important it is to have corporate social responsibility (CSR) such that companies are falling over themselves rushing to start their own CSR project before their rivals do. 15 Sep 2009 08:38
AFRICA
According to the organisers of the Southern Africa grassroots awards programme, the annual Jet Community Awards, entries have doubled since the 2008 competition. Almost 1000 entries were received from community projects and non-profit organisations (NGOs) from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland. 3 Sep 2009 10:00
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KENYA: Dr Rajendra K. Pachauri, chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) will keynote at the inaugural Green Business Africa Summit and Expo 2010 (GBASE2010). Kenya, Nairobi will host the event to be held from 2 - 4 June 2010. 24 Aug 2009 09:52
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[Carole Kimutai] The first Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Kenya Awards will be held in June 2010. Companies will be awarded for outstanding, innovative and world-class products, services and projects that create a high social and environmental benefit for the community and the business. 29 Jul 2009 12:24
AFRICA
Radio personality, social entrepreneur and Umlazi website founder, Phumlani Dube has teamed up with African disaster relief organisation, the Gift of the Givers Foundation to donate approximately R500,000 worth of humanitarian aid to the community of Umlazi in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 9 Jul 2009 12:00
AFRICA
The Southern African NGO Network (SANGONeT), in conjunction with the Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN) in Kenya have launched TechSoup Kenya, an online technology donation portal aimed at the Kenyan NGO sector. 22 Jun 2009 10:58