On August 16, tensions between striking miners and the police erupted into the largest-scale incident of state violence in South Africa since the end of apartheid. At the Lonmin mine in the Marikana area, miners went on a wildcat strike to garner a pay raise, beginning August 10. The situation escalated. On August 16, forty [...]
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5 Lessons Nonprofits Can Learn From The Olympics
What nonprofits can learn from the Olympics The 2012 Olympics in London will be remembered for many firsts: the first to have women represented from every competing country; the first double amputee participating with able-bodied athletes; and the first with a social-media-engaged audience. When the Olympics wraps up tomorrow, there will be many moments of [...]
Jerryanne Heath featured on MsAfropolitan
Earlier this week Jerryanne was featured on MsAfropolitan.com. MsAfropolitan is the blog of Minna Salami, writer and commentator on Africa, African feminism, race, identity and founder of MsAfropolitan.com. Check out the MsAfropolitan and shop design by women of African heritage in the MsAfropolitan Boutique. We wanted to share Jerryanne’s interview with Minna Salami on Fufu Sessions: Conversations [...]
Filling the Middle: Crowdfunding and Invest Africa’s Approach
Today’s featured article is a guest post by Rosedel Davies-Adewebi, Invest Africa As an avid supporter of social entrepreneurship and impact investing, I have closely followed the economic renaissance many African countries have been experiencing over the last 5 years. According to The Economist, “Africa’s economies are consistently growing faster than those of any other region in [...]
Meet ConceptLink’s Newest Member, Yashnica
A rising senior at the University of Virginia, Yashnica Mothersil is the newest member of ConceptLink’s team. We were inspired by Yashnica’s story and her motivation for working in the social good sector in Africa, so we wanted to share our conversation with her: ConceptLink: Hi Yashnica. It’s nice to sit down with you and [...]
