“Sometimes, when we can’t borrow a wheelbarrow, we carry the water containers on our heads,” says Ma Masingita Maluleka. The water containers she’s referring to are 20 liter (roughly 5 gallons) containers full of water, needed to supply the day care center she runs, with fresh water. Ma Maluleka isn’t in a unique position –
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Humanitarian development and relief organisation, Jam SA is dedicated to underprivileged communities and has been feeding more than 84 000 school children every school day for over a decade. The organisation operates within nine provinces and successfully supports early childhood development centres. Recently, the organisation held a donor appreciation event at Blue Label Telecoms to
Read More...Discovery Invest staff members took part in the adventurous Toyota Warrior Race that took place at Legends MX in Pretoria from 11-12 February 2017. The R400 entry fee was matched by sponsors sourced by Team Leader Quintus Becker who worked tirelessly to ensure all was smooth sailing. While the majority of the staff members effortlessly
Read More...On 10 September 2016, 51-year-old Red Strider Melonie Phillips attempted to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro in an effort to raise funds and awareness for JAM. Melonie, Financial Manager at The Best Funeral Society, explained how raising funds for JAM has made her realise the joy and peace that comes with giving: “Because I lived in fear,
Read More...At the age of just seven, Jay Kerekes is already changing the lives of 47 underprivileged children. She did this by making angel charms with the help of her grandmother, Lynn Harris, using wire and beads and selling them in her father’s shop Roger’s Jewellery Studio, in Plettenberg Bay. Every day when her father came
Read More...Heather Brown was inspired to fill JAM Red Bowls by hosting Red Bowl Birthday parties “This gave me a chance to indulge in my love of entertaining while at the same time helping out starving children. And it gives people the opportunity to bless others in a simple way and challenges them to look beyond
Read More...Eleven-year-old Gaby and eight-year-old Kristen often see their father Iniel Dreyer (owner of Gabsten Technologies) raising funds for JAM. They asked him how they could help and he encouraged them to raise funds at their school, Trinity House Little Falls. Kristen and Gaby collect filled JAM money tins every Friday and bring them back on
Read More...Craig Wittstock is a REAL legend who raised an AMAZING R52 000 for JAM by cycling the Sani2C and TransBaviaans cycle challenges with his old school friend Derek Schulze. Not willing to rest on his laurels, he then threw his enthusiasm into rallying the troops at KFC/YUM to join the Red Riders and take part
Read More...Cherae Olivier always wanted to assist in the community and was prompted into action when she realised that cheering up children was a good place to start. Together with her family and friends she collected 114 teddies, including a giant pink shark that the children at Blessings Day Care in Diepsloot adored! Each child was
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