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Call 2 Care
- Jul 21, 2018
- 2 min
Nelson Mandela Day 2018 | Corporate & Public Volunteer Event Retrospective
What an honour it was to host our biggest Nelson Mandela celebration yet at Saint Joseph - a truly wonderful beneficiary we have supported since 2017 and are family to us. In commemoration of Nelson Mandela's legacy, volunteers from the public and a number of corporate organisations came together to leave their mark. Thanks to MiX Telematics, water-wise vegetable gardens were built that are now accessible to the wheelchair and crutches bound students. This means these student
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Call 2 Care
- Jun 30, 2018
- 2 min
Sister School established between Gugulethu & Mountain View Academy
Call 2 Care could not be prouder to be a witness of the establishment of a beautiful bond between two sister schools: Mountain View Academy located in Monte Vista and The Philile Project's Program in Gugulethu. On Thursday, 21 June 2018, the educators from Mountain View Academy whom on behalf of their students' efforts, brought over a trolley full of food and stationary for the Gugulethu students including delicious sweet treats. According to Danielle Winzer, an educator at M
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Call 2 Care
- Jun 30, 2018
- 2 min
CIEE: Education framework implemented at Siseko Educare
Call 2 Care are so fortunate to host students from the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), an organisation affiliated with the University of Cape Town. The partnership between CIEE and Call 2 Care allows students to volunteer in the field of community development at Call 2 Care, while also completing an academic seminar to enhance their overall internship experience. We are so excited to already see results of the great work that the students have learned an
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Call 2 Care
- Jun 27, 2018
- 2 min
Community Development is part of Pentravel's Corporate Culture
For the past few months, Pentravel has set a stellar example by actively involving business branches in various community development volunteer opportunities at a number of vulnerable communities in Call 2 Care's care. The results have been improving team morale while improving lives of vulnerable communities across the Western Cape. At the most recent event hosted at Saint Joseph School for the Chronically ill, the Pentravel delegates achieved the following as part of Call 2
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Call 2 Care
- Jun 26, 2018
- 1 min
Call 2 Care partners with CIEE Council on International Educational Exchange
A HUGE WELCOME to the international interns from the CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange. We are so looking forward to sharing our journey, and working with you for the next few weeks! Contact us today to join a Call 2 Care internship program. Internship Programs include Leadership Mentorship Programs, Social Enterprise Foundation Learning, Community Voluntourism programs amongst many more. Call 2 Care delivers sustainable solutions in local Cape Town communit
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Call 2 Care
- Jun 7, 2018
- 4 min
Why corporate social responsibility is a must for South African businesses
What is corporate social responsibility (CSR) and why is it so important for businesses to include CSR as part of their brand strategy? We’re taking a deep dive into the ins and outs of corporate citizenship and how it contributes to building a bright future for South Africa. The discussion around corporate citizenship and responsible business practices isn’t new to South Africa. Just look at recent events, like Steinhoff finding themselves under the microscope for a series o
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Call 2 Care
- Mar 22, 2018
- 1 min
Sage & Pentravel Revamp a Babies Nursery
Thanks to enthusiastic volunteers of Pentravel and Sage Pay, the transformation at Sibongile Creche in Kayamandi continues. So far, the creche has seen a fresh coat of paint to the interior and exterior of the Creche's classroom, and exterior of the main Trauma Center, and the playground has been improved with a new jungle gym for the kids. This volunteer program included another energizing morning painting activity that turned the dark pink walls into a lighter, more neutra
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Call 2 Care
- Sep 15, 2017
- 2 min
Our iGardi Farmers now growing their own food thanks to the Future Foundations, a Novus Holdings Ini
Thanks to Future Foundations, a Novus Holdings initiative, the following schools are now reaping the benefits of The iGardi Project: - William Lloyd Primary School in Paarl - Marconi Beam Public Primary School in Joe Slovo - Zusakhe Educare in Dunoon The iGardi Project offers a fun, unique way to increase the diversity of food and improve nutrition through our proven model for drought resistant vegetable gardening that educates and empowers underprivileged communities.
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Call 2 Care
- Sep 15, 2017
- 2 min
MiX Telematics revamp Sibongile Creche
We feel so much love for the MiX Telematics team who worked together in record time to paint the entire Sibongile Crèche in Kayamandi! Over 50 MiX Telematics International staff members spent spring day having loads of fun splashing a new coat of paint over the entire center as well as connecting with each other and the Kayamandi community ❤️ The MiX Telematics team contacted the Call 2 Care team in order to treat their employees to a CSR program that would leave their team
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Call 2 Care
- Sep 15, 2017
- 2 min
Empanda staff treated to a creative Paint & Sip Experience and team build
An incredible celebration with the staff at Empanda with over 80 guests in attendance and hosted at the beautiful Venue D'Aria. The evening was spent bonding with colleagues, drinking wine, painting an incredible vineyard masterpiece guided by Kim Mobey, eating delicious food all in a true Xmas themed extravaganza. Best of all, all proceeds raised help Call 2 Care Volunteer Organisation (NPO) continue to make a difference to the communities we love! Learn more about Call 2 Ca
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Call 2 Care
- Sep 15, 2017
- 2 min
Paint & Sip Experience in support for Community Development Projects
An incredible joint birthday celebration for Alice and Rudi with over 60 guests in attendance and hosted at the beautiful Hillcrest Quarry. Our team loved putting this event together for this fun group. The guests were treated to an Paint & Sip experience which offers a fun and unique way to uncork your creativity while a professional local artist takes you step by step through the process of recreating a masterpiece. The day was spent drinking wine, painting an incredible vi
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Call 2 Care
- Sep 15, 2017
- 2 min
Zusakhe Harvests delicious organic product thanks to Novus Holdings
The best afternoon spent harvesting delicious organic vegetables with the children at Zusakhe and the wonderful myDunoon team. Zusakhe means "to build" and operates in the Dunoon semi-urban area of Cape Town, Western Cape. Zusakhe Educare offers a crèche, after-care facility and home based care services to those either infected or affected by HIV/Aids. The iGardi Project offers a fun, unique way to increase the diversity of food and improve nutrition through our proven model
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Call 2 Care
- Sep 1, 2017
- 2 min
Nelson Mandela day with the MiX Telematics team (South Africa) making a difference to uplift Sibongi
The MiX Telematics team contacted Call 2 Care to engage in a CSR program for Mandela Day that would leave their team feeling positively charged while making a sustainable difference to a community close to the office. MiX Telematics spent two days cooking a delicious and nutritious meal for over 220 community members in need, donating key ingredients to the centre, hosting an art class for the children of the creche, and repainting the exterior of the creche and trauma cent
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Call 2 Care
- Apr 19, 2017
- 2 min
William Lloyd Primary School green their thumbs thanks to the Future Foundations, a Novus Holdings I
On Friday the 24th of March 2017, Call 2 Care partnered with Novus Holdings to implement The iGardi Project at the William Lloyd Primary School in Paarl, Cape Town. William Lloyd Primary School is a state school located at Maasdorp Street, Paarl, Western Cape. A portion of students registered at the school are from disadvantaged areas, which led the school to establish a feeding scheme as they believe that healthy nutritional food plays a vital role in children's concentrati
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Call 2 Care
- Apr 12, 2017
- 3 min
The Future Foundations, a Novus Holdings initiative, brings The iGardi Project to Zusakhe Educare lo
On Friday the 10th of March 2017, thanks to the hard work and determination by myDunoon, Novus Holdings, Zusakhe and the Dunoon community members, Phase 1 of The iGardi Project was officially kicked off. By first implementing 12 drought resistant garden beds, the first phase will feed all of the children at 'Zusakhe Eduare', a registered Non-Profit Organization that offers a crèche, after-care facility and home base care services to those either infected or affected by HIV/Ai
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Call 2 Care
- Apr 3, 2017
- 3 min
The Future Foundations, a Novus Holdings initiative, brings The iGardi Project to Marconi Beam Prima
Novus Holdings is the most comprehensive commercial printing and manufacturing operation in South Africa. With its headquarters in Cape Town, the Group operates 11 plants in key metropolitan across South Africa. Thanks to the Future Foundations, a Novus holdings Initiative, the Call 2 Care organisation set out to implement The iGardi Project at the Marconi Beam Primary School, allowing for 197 students to be fed daily with a strong focus on ensuring local community involvemen
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Call 2 Care
- Apr 3, 2017
- 1 min
IDU Budgeting Forecasting and Reporting Solutions team get creative for a good cause
What is the best way to get your delegates to unwind following a long productive day in the office? Getting creatively charged at our Paint & Sip of course...
Last week, the IDU Budgeting Forecasting and Reporting Solutions team sipped on drinks, ate pizza and engaged their creativity in a step-by-step to recreate Kim Mobey's very intricate vineyard landscaped masterpiece. You'd think each and every IDU delegate were aspiring artists! Take a look and see for yourself... Pai
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Call 2 Care
- Oct 24, 2016
- 1 min
The iGardi Project - 24th October - Vegetable Garden build - Masibambane Service Center - Samora Mac
During October, we set out to Build a Self-watering Wicking Food Garden in the Samora Machel township with an INCREDIBLE volunteer team! We have only a few builds left until we have ourselves a delicious home grown soup kitchen that will feed over 100 community members per week. If you would like to make a difference, check out The iGardi Project page for more information on our monthly garden building volunteer events. Event images: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.
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Call 2 Care
- Oct 12, 2016
- 2 min
Paint & Sip - Uncork your inner artist ft. Kim Mobey at Venue D'Aria
Paint & Sip is a fun and unique way to uncork your creativity as an experienced local professional artist takes you step by step through the process of unleashing your inner Van Gogh to recreate your own masterpiece. Participating at our usual events you get: a canvas, paint, brushes, a professional art lesson, delicious meal, and of course a free glass of wine to sip on while our featured artist takes you through recreating a masterpiece. All proceeds go towards funding Call
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