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		<title>100 Mile garden runs to raise much needed funds for BRAVE Rock Girl NPO during lockdown</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2020 18:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The “Non-stop Garden 100-miler Crew” will run 100 miles in their gardens to raise money in support of BRAVE, a local NPO that focuses on leadership skills for young women and girls in Manenberg, and which is currently providing food and other essential goods to these girls and their families during lockdown. The crew comprises a group of friends that are always on the lookout for the next crazy adventure and an opportunity to challenge and test ourselves. Lee-Ann Persse has competed at two Olympic Games for rowing and cycled across the country from Cape Town to Pietermaritzburg to run the Comrades marathon as part of the Unogwaja Challenge. Mike Wessels, better known as Baywatch Ballie, is the current South African Wave-Ski champion. Kevin Sheehan and Mark Sheehan are wannabe Adventure Racers and type II fun professionals. Whilst Christoff Bothma, a new Dad and tax genius, is seriously reconsidering his friend choices. The one thing they all have in common is a passion for giving back and helping those in need. Says Smith: “Being stuck at home is immensely frustrating for everyone but we are all thankful and needed to find a way to contribute. So each running a 100 miles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The #LalelaLockdownChallenge wows with Learners’ Inspirational Artworks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lalela, a non-profit arts education programme for at-risk youth in Sub-Saharan Africa, knows the power of creativity to uplift, inspire, encourage, motivate and ignite innovation. In the 10 years since launching its life-changing art programmes, Lalela has seen this play out in classrooms and workshops across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Uganda. Lockdown in South Africa has been no different in terms of allowing learners a much-needed creative outlet to help them process and understand the world around them. Following the enforcement of a national lockdown as an urgent measure to stem the spread of the Coronavirus in South Africa, we’ve watched with wonder as children of all ages harnessed their creativity in ways we never imagined. During the lockdown, schools were required to close their doors and all learners were sent home just as Lalela’s art facilitators were making their final preparations for the much-anticipated March holiday programme. Lalela’s holiday programmes – usually held in the March, June and December school holidays within the communities they serve – provide necessary structure along with fun and absorbing creative activities for children during the long days away from their classrooms, when supervision at home might be lacking while parents and guardians are at [...]]]></description>
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