Health & Social Welfare Galleries

The Men's Foundation held two 'shave-offs' in Durban to officially mark the start of Movember in South Africa. For more than a decade and in 21 countries, men have been growing out their facial hair to raise awareness and funds for men's health during the month of November.

The Soul City Institute, a social justice communications organisation, in its new incarnation, will address social issues and how they affect young woman and girls who have been identified as an at-risk population group.

The Milpark Education staff recently raised funds for the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital paediatric ICU, the largest ICY for children in Africa. The private higher education donated a total of R20,000 to the appeal for donations, with Julian van der Westhuizen, Milpark Education CEO, matching this amount.

In September 2015, SASKO launched its SASKO Siyasizana Daycare Project to assist daycares in Tembisa in receiving much-needed items for their facilities. In five months, 350 participating daycares collected 300,000 SASKO bread bags. To acknowledge their hard work and perseverance, SASKO awarded 1,385 prizes at the first Prize Giving on 10 March 2016.

The Movember Foundation is fighting for men to live happier, healthier and longer lives by shaping the landscape for male specific diseases through research and survivorship programmes.

Humane Society International launched Green Monday in South Africa. The new initiative aims to improve animal welfare, human health and environmental sustainability.

The 27th Vodacom Aryan Benevolent Home (ABH) Chatsworth Fair proved to be a resounding success attracting tens of thousands of people to Chatsworth's Arena Park from Thursday 30 July to Sunday 2 August.

On Friday, 17 July 2015 - ahead of Mandela Day, the Sasko team gathered at the Bakery in Epping Industria with one purpose in mind: To yield their butter knives while making sandwiches and share the goodness in honor of Nelson Mandela.

The Spur Foundation hosted their inaugural fundraising dinner at Emperors Palace, Johannesburg on 14 March 2015. Well attended by 500 generous guests, the event raised over R450,000 for the foundation, which is charged with providing support to children and families from vulnerable communities in South Africa.

Lifebuoy has reaffirmed its commitment to championing health and hygiene in South Africa at a recent media event held at the Soweto Theatre in Johannesburg.

East Coast Radio's Toy Story with Game Corporate Day Challenge took place on 21 November 2014 to raise funds for KZN's disadvantaged children.

World Toilet Day is celebrated globally on the 19 November. Domestos has brought on board local comics, Trevor Gumbi and Celeste Ntuli to drive awareness of World Toilet Day and South Africa's sanitation crisis.

Many a VIP showed up for the PinkDrive, Pink Tie Dinner at Emperors Palace on Saturday evening, 18 October 2014.

GfK, a global market research company, started "Mandela Day Celebration" early by taking part in the Kaya FM 67km Relay for Mandela Day.

History was created on Sunday 13 July when more than 17,000 runners participated in the second successful 'Kaya FM 67km Relay for Mandela Day' creating the biggest corporate relay ever seen in Africa.