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Thursday, 21 June, 2018
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ContentsQuote of the week"Through a long and painful process, I've learned that happiness is an inside job - not based on anything or anyone in the outer material world. I've become a different and better person - not perfect, but still a work in progress"
- Alana Stewart
Comment of the week"Humans aren't as good as we should be in our capacity to empathize with feelings and thoughts of others, be they humans or other animals on Earth. So maybe part of our formal education should be training in empathy. Imagine how different the world would be if, in fact, that were 'reading, writing, arithmetic, empathy"
- Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Albinism, Education, Events…“I think every person has their own identity and beauty. Everyone being different is what is really beautiful. If we were all the same, it would be boring” -Tila Tequila In this week’s NGO Pulse, we look at International Albinism Awareness Day observed annually on June 13th, we also look at an article on the culture of learning and teaching in South African schools.
People with albinism face multiple forms of discrimination worldwide. Albinism is still profoundly misunderstood, socially and medically. The physical appearance of persons with albinism is often the object of erroneous beliefs and myths influenced by superstition, which foster their marginalisation and social exclusion. This leads to various forms of stigma and discrimination. Click here for the full article. Goodman Chauke takes a closer look at the inequality in South Africa’s education system and the potential threat it could have in hampering the country’s progress in addressing the socio-economic hardships faced by its citizens. Chauke is of the view that our education system is widely divided along economic lines in which the rich have access to quality education while the poor are condemned to a poor system with less qualified teachers and lack of resources. He says in order to assist schools to achieve academic excellence, the country should consider the role that partnerships could play in educational projects, community participation and leadership, and educational content delivery mechanisms. In addition, he believes that corporate social investment sponsored projects should involve partnerships with like-minded stakeholders at community level, in order to contribute to improving the quality of education. Click here to read the full article. SANGONeT is dedicated to promoting the work of a wide range of NGOs on the NGO Pulse portal. We therefore invite NGOs throughout South Africa to share their news stories, press releases and events. We endeavor to provide NGOs with the necessary coverage and exposure on the portal and in our newsletter. Also remember to follow our updates from NGO Pulse on Twitter and Facebook We remind you to consider using our NGO Pulse Premium Advertising Service in support of your communication and outreach activities. This highly popular and successful service integrates all SANGONeT's advertising and communication channels into a single suite of services. Click here for more information. SANGONeT NGO Web Builder Project is a website development programme that specialises in developing websites for NGOs and also provides training services on development and effective use of websites. Click here for more information. Editor, editor@sangonet.org.za |
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