The Eastern Cape Department of Education: Nutrition, Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development is not only planning a nutrition programme for learners, but aims to provide them with the skills and training they need to grow their own food.

The Ackerman Pick n Pay Foundation has partnered with the Wildlife and Environment Society of SA and designer Stephen Lamb who, in collaboration with Cape Town artist Andrew Lord, has developed a pilot project that aims to demonstrate how informal dwellings can be changed into safer places of temporary living by addressing the issues of groundwater flooding, shack fires, thermal insulation and food security.

There have been many philanthropists who have given of themselves for the greater good. The world of impact entrepreneurship places as much importance on socially conscious activities as it does on profit.

There are some global challenges that we do not yet know how to solve. Improving the health of girls and women worldwide is not one of them. On the contrary, we already have the necessary tools in our possession.

The Hazyview Digital Learning Centre (HDLC), an educational facility managed in partnership with the Good Work Foundation (GWF) and Hosanna Community Projects, has received a funding boost of R2.6-million from founding sponsor, T-Systems.