Life Lessons Development Institute (LLDI) is a joint initiative between Vibe FM and Sotobe Projects. LLDI is the brainchild of Futhi Sibiya, a businessman who currently runs his own company (Sotobe Projects). This initaitive is aimed at giving the youth of KwaMashu guidence through life.  Futhi explains that the opening of the new community radio station at KwaMashu (Vibe FM) is a blessing to him because finally he can live his dream of becoming a mentor to the young people of KwaMashu.

Because of the many experiances that Futhi has had in life, he qualifies as a suitable candidate to give guidences to the youth of KwaMashu. While he was studying he also worked for the Post Office and after graduating he became a business consultant and than started his own business.

"To give away money is an easy matter in any man's power. But to decide to whom to give it, and how large and when, and for what purpose and how, is neither in every man's power nor an easy matter." Aristotle

GreaterGood South Africa has created South Africa's first social investment 'stock exchange' where carefully selected projects are listed and offered to the public as investment opportunities with a social return.

The South African Social Investment Exchange (SASIX) provides independent research, evaluation and monitoring to ensure that listed projects meet a set of criteria, including the ability to deliver measurable returns. These returns are social rather than financial but they are nonetheless vital for development in South Africa.

A prospectus is printed quarterly and detailed Project Proposal Profile documents are available on this website, outlining each investment opportunity. They include a risk analysis, the minimum investment required and metrics portraying the qualitative and quantitative life change that is expected as a result of the project.

As well as promoting a new approach to public and corporate participation in social development, SASIX aims to build a culture of accountability for social performance amongst beneficiary organisations.

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Children throughout South Africa face numerous challenges, which impact on their very survival.  National Child Protection Week is celebrated annually from 25 May to 2 June, to create awareness in communities about the consequences of child abuse.  The eThekwini Health Unit in partnership with the Jamaitul Ulema organisation will be launching Child Protection Week in Ottawa Clinic in Verulam, on Tuesday 26 May 2009 from 9h00 to 12h00. The event will highlight the importance of promoting a culture of respect for children's rights thus ensuring that all children grow up in a safe and healthy environment that is free from abuse, neglect and exploitation.

According to Thoko Xulu, Manager in eThekwini's Social Development Unit, as a caring City we want to ensure that we are inline with Children's Act which speaks about children's rights.   This year's theme is Caring Communities Protect Children and it is in line with the five year theme which has been adopted by the National Child Protection Week Committee.  Government has put in place various pieces of legislation to protect children. South Africa ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the world's leading instrument on the rights of children and young people. By signing up the Convention, the South African government committed itself to protect and promote children's rights.  The passing of the Sexual Offences Act by Parliament has created an enabling environment for protection of children and prosecution of offenders in South Africa.