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GEM: A year to remember

For the Going The Extra Mile project, 2017 was a year of milestones and great successes, with volunteers from around the country banding together...

Press release: Brand South Africa and Trialogue encourage volunteerism

Brand South Africa partnered with Trialogue to host its quarterly Trialogue CSI forum in Johannesburg and Cape Town. These forums call on all those...

Join GEM this Mandela Month

If you're not sure what you'll be doing this Mandela Month, why not join GEM and Brand South Africa in helping those in need....

Volunteers play their part at Ethembeni

Volunteers have a big role in helping Ethembeni Children's Home care for children infected with or affected by HIV/Aids. The Go The Extra Mile...

A dash towards literacy

Book Dash brings together volunteer creative professionals to create new, African storybooks for people to freely translate and distribute to budding young minds. (Image:...

Sitole brings adventure to education

Monde on Mt Everest thumb Innovation, ingenuity, adventure, enthusiasm – these are all words that describe Monde Sitole, and they are all attributes he brings to his Educational Strategies Foundation to get children learning in a meaningful way.

Sport is a way to better life

Grootbos ThumbThe Grootbos Foundation and Football Foundation of South Africa uses sport to lure youngsters in small Western Cape towns away from drugs, alcohol and crime.

Help Choc help the children

Choc thumbThe Choc Childhood Cancer Foundation does a crucial job in helping children with cancer and their families. It works with a six-step Circles of Care programme.

Gallery: Operation Hydrate bringing water to dry lands

Operation Hydrate thumb Operation Hydrate is bringing millions of litres of water to the parched regions of drought-stricken South Africa. We take you on a photo tour of the fast-moving NGO in action.

Volunteers bring a smile to Ethembeni

Home thumbGEM volunteers spent some time at Ethembeni Children's Home in Doornfontein, helping to clean the home and spending quality play hours with the babies and toddlers.