Dance for All
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Our mission is to provide children in historically disadvantaged communities with the opportunity for enjoyment, empowerment and promotion of self esteem through the medium of dance, as well as training professional dancers and developing a unique, indigenous dance company. “While I dance I cannot judge, I cannot hate, I cannot separate myself from life. I can only be joyful and whole. That is why I dance.” – Hans Bos And that is why Dance for All
Bright Start
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Bright Start is an Education Support Programme, based in Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa. Our objective is to offer previously disadvantaged children a brighter future, by placing them in prominent local schools with proven excellent educational standards. We provide ongoing support and guidance through an Education Support Programme to ensure the child reaches his or her full potential. Founded in July 2008, we are a registered non-profit making (section 21) company based in Hout
Diabetes South Africa
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Diabetes South Africa is a non-profit organization, founded in 1969 to be a support and an advocate for all people with diabetes in South Africa. MISSION STATEMENT Promoting Diabetes care and support for all. ORGANISATION Diabetes SA has a National Office in Johannesburg and 8 branches around the country. Branches are run primarily by volunteers drawn from the ranks of the membership base. Our branches have a strong network through linkages with over 100 smaller
Community Chest
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The Community Chest of The Western Cape was founded in 1928. That year 7914 pounds was raised and distributed to 15 member organisations. By 1938 the Community Chest was an accepted part of the Cape Town community and an unqualified success and has therefore, been in existence for the past 80 years. Today the Community Chest supports more than 520 social welfare and development organisations with an annual spend of close to R 20 million.
The Princess Project
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The Princess Project was started by the late Helga Leurs and Erica Pienaar in 1996. Helga was quoted saying “I’m still not sure what contributed to the fact that an extraordinary idea entered my mind without routing to my brain and just inspired me to spread the word. So what’s this all about: Checking my e-mails a few weeks later, I realized that I received over 300 responses from the initial e-mail. What an overwhelming






