Category Archives: Learning By Example

It’s not often that I meet a champion – someone with a great big vision and a great big heart – a bright spark that lights other sparks and makes big fires. Such a person is Bronwen Lankers Byrne, coordinator … Continue reading →

What type of person do you imagine when you think of a volunteer working for the benefit of others in South Africa? Do you imagine a township Mama whose long life has been spent caring for her children, grandchildren and … Continue reading →

The Maoist cultural revolution introduced the concept of a barefoot doctor – a rural paramedic permanently deployed in far-flung villages. These embedded health-workers would live within and under the same conditions as their client communities – copying the Chinese peasant … Continue reading →

The South African National Zakah Fund (SANZAF), is a faith based socio welfare and educational organisation established during the Apartheid Era as a means to alleviate the suffering of those destitute, needy and oppressed. Since its inception and formalisation in … Continue reading →

The phrase “I’m going out quickly to pick up some guys” will be familiar to many South Africans whose parents manage their own minor building or major gardening projects. The next step works like this: Dad departs with an empty … Continue reading →