http://www.impumelelo.org.za daily 1 2010-12-13T07:20:32Z http://www.impumelelo.org.za/news/new-online-team-joins-our-media-programme Two new staff members have joined Impumelelo as our new online media team to help strengthen our media and advocacy programme. No publisher Yasmina 2012-02-21T14:04:01Z News Item http://www.impumelelo.org.za/news/where-has-impumelelo-been No publisher Candice 2012-02-21T14:08:58Z News Item http://www.impumelelo.org.za/news/diarise-the-20th-of-april-2012 No publisher Candice 2012-02-21T14:11:47Z News Item http://www.impumelelo.org.za/news/impumelelo-evaluations-are-underway The 2012 Impumelelo Award Cycle has entered its second phase! No publisher Gary 2012-02-21T14:14:31Z News Item http://www.impumelelo.org.za/news/internship-programme-news-1 Feb 2012 No publisher Candice 2012-02-21T14:19:56Z News Item http://www.impumelelo.org.za/news/who-has-visited-impumelelo No publisher Candice 2012-02-21T14:18:48Z News Item http://www.impumelelo.org.za/news/finding-and-celebrating-what-works-in-south-africa Lauren Kahn from the Young Foundation visited Impumelelo and shared with us her experience of learning about social innovation in SA. No publisher Candice 2012-02-20T15:05:48Z News Item http://www.impumelelo.org.za/news/the-weekly-servicing-delivery-column-creating-the-right-skills-for-the-job-market The low numbers of economically-active people in South Africa are alarming. In 2001, 16.5million people were active in the job market and this number had grown to 17.1million in 2010 - an increase of only 538 000 people in nine years. No publisher Candice 2012-02-13T09:05:44Z News Item http://www.impumelelo.org.za/news/the-weekly-servicing-delivery-column-recycling-food Food wastage is a global problem; in fact 1.3billion tons of food is wasted annually. As the twelfth biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, South Africa wastes large quantities of food particularly in a country where 14million are vulnerable to food insecurity. No publisher Candice 2012-01-16T08:49:40Z News Item http://www.impumelelo.org.za/news/the-weekly-servicing-delivery-column-coffins-against-climate-change Seven years ago surveys revealed South Africans spent more time at funerals than at weddings and with the 400 000 people who die of AIDS annually it makes sense. However, in a society where funerals convey cultural prestige, the poor spend enormous amounts of money on funerals transforming burial societies into lucrative businesses. No publisher Candice 2011-12-02T10:06:26Z News Item http://www.impumelelo.org.za/news/the-weekly-servicing-delivery-column-the-future-of-low-cost-housing-in-sa More often than not, ‘RDP houses’ in South Africa do not improve quality of life of the poor. Poorly constructed, these houses have no gutters, multiple plug-points or even ceilings. They end up being a serious financial and health burden for families - and government! No publisher Candice 2011-12-02T09:19:18Z News Item http://www.impumelelo.org.za/news/the-weekly-servicing-delivery-column-it-makes-rands-and-sense-to-recycle Only 18.6% of the 2.2 million disabled people in South Africa are employed. In response to this “silent crisis”, the Oasis Association supports the disabled and their family members in a sustainable and creative way. No publisher Candice 2011-11-25T09:03:02Z News Item http://www.impumelelo.org.za/news/the-weekly-servicing-delivery-column-meet-sas-oxford-in-the-karoo When it comes to education, rural kids suffer enormous deficits: under-qualified teachers, inadequate classrooms and relevant curricula. However, providing educational infrastructure is one thing – getting the best out of pupils is another. Just ask the Hantam Community Education Trust (Hantam). No publisher Candice 2011-11-18T10:22:56Z News Item http://www.impumelelo.org.za/news/the-weekly-servicing-delivery-column-menstruation-2013-an-obstacle-to-the-education-of-the-girls Thandeka* started menstruating last year and has not told her grandmother. She believes her grandmother “will accuse [her] of having sex with boys”. Thandeka is not alone. No publisher Candice 2011-11-11T08:50:43Z News Item http://www.impumelelo.org.za/news/the-weekly-servicing-delivery-column-just-a-different-class The Christel House School in Cape Town says it best: "Poverty is no deterrent for the self-determination that comes from good education". No publisher Candice 2011-11-04T09:11:34Z News Item