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One might assume that interventions end once a project has completed its funding cycle. But this is not the case for three beneficiaries of a programme run by the Maths Centre incorporating Sciences, funded through the South African Social Investment Exchange (SASIX).  We were inspired by a recent report received from the Maths Centre which tells of how these learners initiated a seminar for Soweto schools to continue sharing their knowledge.

Expanding the project’s impact

While the private sector gives with one hand, too often it is busy taking back with another. This is especially true with unrealistic debt levels encouraged in poor communities that counteract any good achieved by corporate social investment (CSI) and companies in general. GreaterGood's CEO, Bridgit Evans takes a critical look at the poverty trap that debt can create.

At an evening hosted by Symphonia at Grove Primary on 26 September 2011, entitled ‘Captains of Industry: How Can Business Leaders Make a Meaningful Contribution to Education in South Africa?’ Professor Brian O’Connell, rector and vice-chancellor at University of the Western Cape, spoke on the need for all South Africans to work together to change the state of education in South Africa.

A human rights issue