Pumla Jayiya

Pumla Jayiya

Pumla Jayiya I first came to know Pumla Jayiya through the HIV prevention campaign for youth, loveLife, where we both worked on their goGogetter programme, designed to encourage support for orphaned and vulnerable youth by local grandmothers. Although all the...
Peter Takelo and Ann Harries

Peter Takelo and Ann Harries

When passions meet: How Peter Takelo and Ann Harries connected to improve the lives of children in Barrydale Peter Takelo Ann Harries In 2002, Ann Harries, an anti-apartheid activist who had been living in the United Kingdom (UK) for 28 years, bought a house in...
Joy Olivier

Joy Olivier

Joy Olivier What motivated you to start doing something – and then, assuming that most people see some of the hardship around them and fleetingly think of things that they can do to improve things, but never get around to actually doing them – what actually moved you...
FIXFORWARD: Josh Cox

FIXFORWARD: Josh Cox

Josh Cox Fix Forward is a non-profit organisation that connects homeowners and businesses wanting to renovate, with hand-picked quality tradesmen. Having seen first-hand how basic marketing resources and a good reference helped a struggling tradesman friend from...
The backyard library: John Nicholson

The backyard library: John Nicholson

John Nicholson John Nicholson of Lavender Hill recently made the news, with the headline in the Daily Voice: “Man opens library for kids in backyard.”It’s a bit misleading. The library hasn’t just opened: since 2005, John has been welcoming children into his home to...
Raven Benny

Raven Benny

Raven Benny For Raven Benny, the Transport Officer at Groote Schuur Hospital, supporting people with disabilities, and their families, inspires him every day. He chooses to use his social networks, communication skills and can-do attitude to support the disability...