February 2024 - Africa Ngo

World NGO Day: Isiphosethu Foundation’s young founder wants to drive positive change in South Africa

The Isiphosethu Foundation, a Gauteng-based non-profit founded in 2020, wants to be a vehicle for social change. The NGO is dedicated to empowering marginalised communities through education, healthcare, and socio-economic development, will hold its third annual fundraising walk on Saturday, March 9 at the Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens in Johannesburg.Bandile Mathebula, 23, is the founder and chairperson of […]

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RSDSA exec calls on Transport Ministry officials

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In a bid to discuss issues relating to road safety and how to reduce accidents on the country’s roads, the executive of the Road Safety and Driving Standard Association (RSDSA), recently paid a courtesy visit to the officials of the Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure. The NGO in the past has been instrumental in

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NGOs Now Used To Fund Terrorism In West Africa – Commandant

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Federal government investigation has revealed that some parody non-governmental organisations (NGOs), within West Africa are being used to fund terror organisations. The commandant of the National Defence College, Abuja, Rear Admiral Olumuyiwa Olotu, disclosed this at the opening session of a five-day workshop organised by the Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa

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13 years of resilience, FLAF providing quality education, vocational training for less privileged

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In her 13 years of untiring passion to provide succour for the less privileged in the society, Fair Life Africa (FLAF) has shown resilience in its several charitable initiatives to reposition and give a brighter future to the less privileged, supporting them to complete their education, while others that preferred vocational training were not denied. Ufuoma

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The Beast Foundation launches transformative pan-African female-focused leadership and education initiative, Lead Like a Girl

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Durban, South Africa, 13 February 2024: The Beast Foundation, in collaboration with Elyseum Family Office (Elyseum), is pleased to announce the launch of the Lead Like a Girl programme aimed at empowering young women from underprivileged contexts in South Africa and Zimbabwe, providing them with opportunities to realise their full potential. Arising from a partnership established in

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Engen Maths and Science School celebrates its top Cape Town learners

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Cape Town Grade 12 learners who attended local Engen Maths and Science Schools (EMSS) achieved flying colours for their 2023 matric exams. The two EMSS Schools in the Mother City offer supplementary maths, science, and English classes to Grade-10-12 learners every Saturday at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology and Manzomthombo Secondary School. The programme has been

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Usindiso Building inquiry hears evidence from city officials

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A Joburg Water official, Siphindile Sikhosana, told the chairperson of the commission, Justice Sisi Khampepe, that the Usindiso building owed the municipality more than R4 million in unpaid water bills. “The account for the building is in the name of Usindiso Ministries. The account is in arrears of R4.3 million to date. This is an

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NGOs want Zondo to reconsider retirees

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The Council for the Advancement of the Constitution (Casac) has again written to Chief Justice Raymond Zondo to raise concerns over his appointment of retired Constitutional Court justices to assist with new applications in the apex court. Casac said it had written to Zondo again as his clarification letter last week only compounded their concerns.

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Seychelles’ NGO Week Celebrations to Launch On Bigger Scale

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Citizens Engagement Platform Seychelles (CEPS) will join the rest of the world to celebrate non -governmental organisations (NGOs) on a bigger scale this year. The chief executive of CEPS, Alvin Laurence, revealed week-long activities to the media in a press conference on Wednesday under the theme “Building a sustainable future.” He said, “We are holding

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Dialogues, Collaborations, And Platforms: The Voix EssentiELLES Link Actions And Words In Abidjan

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Public-private partnerships, multisectoral collaboration, self-esteem, gender-based violence, the intersection between gender and public health, and positive masculinity were among the topics discussed at the event “The Importance of Platforms, Dialogue Spaces, and Representation in the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence and for Achieving Gender Equality” organized as part of the Voix EssentiELLES initiative in Abidjan, on

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