Citizen Journalist: Impumelelo

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The Impumelelo Social Innovations Centre champions social solutions to encourage the adaptation of these proven bright ideas around South Africa - promoting African Solutions to African Problems!

Pellets help solve pit latrine problem

Posted on Sep 13, 2012 at 14:27 Views: 66

Two million Ventilated Improved Pit Latrines (VIPLs) have been created in South Africa since the early 1990s. As they become full and unusable, VIPLs pose … Read More

Impumelelo Cape Town 24 PUBLICATIONS Go Getter Category General Comments 0 Tagged Bill Gates, e'Thekwini Municipality, LaDePa technology, Ventilated Improved Pit Latrines

Initiative Helps Raise R17.5 Million Worth of Nappies

Posted on Aug 23, 2012 at 17:18 Views: 31

In April this year, the Ministry of Women, Children and People with Disabilities reported to Parliament that their department had under-spent their 2010/11 disabilities programme … Read More

Impumelelo Cape Town 24 PUBLICATIONS Go Getter Category Health Comments 0 Tagged Association of Round Table of Southern Africa, Children and People with Disabilities, Ministry of Women, nappyrun.org.za, National Association for Persons with Cerebral Palsy, National Council for Persons with Physical Disabilities in South Africa (NCPPDSA), The Nappy Run Campaign

What women can do with R2 a week!

Posted on Jul 11, 2012 at 10:49 Views: 46

Rural women who live below the poverty line have limited access to formal financial institutions and often do not know about options for making sound … Read More

Impumelelo Cape Town 24 PUBLICATIONS Go Getter Category Business Comments 0 Tagged community, community upliftment, education, entrepreneurs, group savings, KwaZulu-Natal, Leadership, micro-financing, rural, self-reliance, Sinamandla, skills development, social grants, women

Ablution Blocks as Development Hubs

Posted on Jul 3, 2012 at 18:22 Views: 34

Earlier this year, the Department of Water Affairs published a report on the quality of sanitation in South Africa. Eleven percent of households have no … Read More

Impumelelo Cape Town 24 PUBLICATIONS Go Getter Category Health Comments 0 Tagged ablution, community, community involvement, community upliftment, disease control, e'Thekwini Municipality, employment, environment, pollution, Public Health Care, Sanitation, shipping containers, waste management

Equipped for Living

Posted on Jul 3, 2012 at 18:14 Views: 30

It is youth month and youth unemployment is in the spotlight. The figures are shocking: over 70% of the unemployed are younger than 34. This … Read More

Impumelelo Cape Town 24 PUBLICATIONS Go Getter Category Education, Sport Comments 0 Tagged community upliftment, employment, National Youth Month, President's Awards, Rhoda Kadalie; Skills Development; Job Creation; Khayelitsha; learn to earn; impumelelo social innovations Centre; training, skills development, solutions, Youth, youth development

Fit for Life, Fit for Work

Posted on Jun 21, 2012 at 21:46 Views: 31

June is National Youth Month. Sadly there is little to celebrate. 42% of youth under the age of 30 are unemployed. The employment rate of … Read More

Impumelelo Cape Town 24 PUBLICATIONS Go Getter Category Education Comments 0 Tagged Annie Lennox, Cape Town, community, community upliftment, computer skills, counselling, David Furnish, Elton John, employment rate, Etafeni Day Care Trust, health, library, life skills, music therapy, National Youth Month

Lucrative service delivery

Posted on Jun 17, 2012 at 21:41 Views: 52

South African municipalities are plagued with inefficiencies, but local government can be creative and cost-effective in delivering services. e’Thekwini Metro in Durban is one such … Read More

Impumelelo Cape Town 24 PUBLICATIONS Go Getter Category Green, Health, Politics Comments 0 Tagged change the headlines - change south Africa, community, Durban, e'Thekwini Municipality, entrepreneurs, environment, informal housing, international award, job creation, Sanitation, service delivery, South Africa, waste management, water

Hospitals get smart about HIV adherence

Posted on Jun 1, 2012 at 13:30 Views: 22

The recent UNICEF report paints a grim portrait of life for the 19 million children in South Africa. Most live in poverty; almost two million … Read More

Impumelelo Cape Town 24 PUBLICATIONS Go Getter Category Design, Health Comments 0 Tagged Dr Paul Roux, impumelelo, Kidzpositive Family Trust, Positive Beadwork Project

Local Technology Simple Enough for Rural Clinics to Operate Autonomously

Posted on May 28, 2012 at 12:39 Views: 69

The problem of disposing medical waste in South Africa gives government sleepless nights. The average patient produces 400g of it daily and in 2010 reportedly … Read More

Impumelelo Cape Town 24 PUBLICATIONS Go Getter Category Health, Science & Tech Comments 0 Tagged Dr Hugo Tempelman, medical waste, Moutse District, Ndlovu Care Group, T2, T2 Micro Medical Waste Incinerator™, Tim Simons, Ultrafurn

Combating HIV with Mobile Technology

Posted on May 28, 2012 at 11:56 Views: 31

The 12th May was International Nurse’s Day. However hardworking nurses in South Africa are hardly celebrated or appreciated enough. Those who work in the public health … Read More

Impumelelo Cape Town 24 PUBLICATIONS Go Getter Category Education, Health, Science & Tech Comments 0 Tagged Frog Design, hiv, iTeach, Lifeline, MTN, National AIDS Helpline, PopTech!, Praekelt Foundation, Project M, Project Masiluleke, SocialTxt, TextAlert, Themba Lethu Clinic

High density housing solution works wonders for poor

Posted on May 28, 2012 at 11:19 Views: 175

The current housing backlog of 2.3 million means that about 12 million people live without decent housing. Alarmingly, these numbers are growing, exacerbated by an … Read More

Impumelelo Cape Town 24 PUBLICATIONS Go Getter Category Design, Politics Comments 0 Tagged Dubai International Award for Best Practice, General Motors, Missionvale, RDP Housing, Sakhasonke

The Art of Rural Development

Posted on May 7, 2012 at 0:19 Views: 29

Since the advent of democracy in South Africa, gains made in the Arts, are not often celebrated on Freedom Day. Many black people did not … Read More

Impumelelo Cape Town 24 PUBLICATIONS Go Getter Category Culture, Education Comments 0 Tagged art, change the headlines - change south Africa, community, education, Grahamstown, skills development, South Africa, sustainable

Women Making it Happen

Posted on Mar 16, 2012 at 20:45 Views: 85

Last Thursday (8 March), the world celebrated International Women’s Day to commemorate the Women’s Movement. Originally called International Working Women’s Day, it celebrated the achievements … Read More

Impumelelo Cape Town 24 PUBLICATIONS Go Getter Category Business, Super Hero Comments 0

Marrying Artistic Craft with Entrepreneurship

Posted on Mar 11, 2012 at 10:57 Views: 52

According to the Department of Labour, commercial craft-making contributes an estimated R2 billion to the economy annually. As this sector provides a gateway into the … Read More

Impumelelo Cape Town 24 PUBLICATIONS Go Getter Category Business, Design Comments 0 Tagged merchant accounts

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