Between 13 and 18 December, Hannes Doman and Rieghard Vermaak climbed Kilimanjaro to raise funds for Bridging Abilities. We asked them what started this ambitious holiday idea… How did you come up with this idea/ how did you...
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The Cyrus Trust, in partnership with East Mountain and the Shofar Institute, recently held its second Biblical Response to Poverty Workshop (Level 1) in June this year. East Mountain is a “ministry of United...
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Bridging Abilities hosted a sport and recreation day at the Stellenbosch University’s Sport Science Department. This was the first time that we hosted an event so early in the year. Due to the event being so early in the year, we decided to keep it small....
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I was quite nervous before my race. Although it was great to meet new SA athletes, I was out of my comfort zone as the para-athletes were only five in total and only two were from our training group. We only met up with the athletics team in Gemona, Italy....
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The latest unemployment rate is 25% according to statistics South Africa with almost 30% of the work force having little or no skill. Prochorus is responding to this through skills development projects. This has enabled many people to find employment or have equipped...
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“Moet nooit dink die deel wat jy bydrae is te klein, of te nietig om `n verskil te maak nie. Enigeiets maak `n verskil en die Here gaan dit gebruik ten goede vir sy Koningkryk.” Dit volgens Yolandé Koen (34) `n inboorling van `n kleinhoewe op Joostenberg Vlakte, wie...
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Education in South Africa is experiencing a crisis. According to Home from Home 75% of the schools are dysfunctional, 49% of pupils drop out some time during their school career and only 16% is making it through tertiary education. We are therefore very grateful for...
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Relief Life has recently decided to partner with Medair whose emergency response teams have been assessing the huge humanitarian needs in northern Iraq and what they are encountering is profoundly concerning. Intense fighting in northern Iraq has sent thousands of...
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Shofar Somerset West started getting involved in one of the local informal settlements outside Somerset West, Nomzamo, about four years ago. They soon discovered that a world of need waited at their very doorstep. Pastor and director of Kibwe Kids Heinrich Titus gives...
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