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 Quo Vadis Communications on a field trip to KwaZulu Natal for client, Siyazisiza Trust.

Victoria Makalima, assistant Director for the Johnson and Johnson Burn Treatment Centre (left) and Roger Crawford, Executive Director, Worldwide Government Affairs and Policy for Johnson & Johnson (back right) happily assisted Nurse Ester Manson and clinical officer William Kalua from Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi throughout their two-week specialised training session at the Burn Treatment Centre at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. The training took place as a result of a public private partnership between the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johnson & Johnson, and the University of North Carolina in USA. The hospital in Malawi recently opened a burn unit and the hands-on training Ester and William received at the leading burn treatment centre in Africa, will no doubt make a huge difference in the lives of those in need.

“With so many people involved in the ‘beautiful game’, we realised that we had to extend our deadline by nine days in order to accommodate everyone,” says Shelagh Gastrow, Executive Director, Inyathelo-The South African Institute for Advancement.

“We have had close to 30 nominations for the Awards.”

Now in its fourth year, the Inyathelo Philanthropy Awards aim to create awareness of social giving in South Africa by honouring individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to philanthropy and who are role models for future generations.

Nominations can be made in the following categories:

• Special Recognition Award for Philanthropy – recognising an individual for exceptional personal financial commitment to advancing philanthropy and their dedication to social giving to bringing about beneficial change in the South African community.
   
• Youth In Philanthropy Award – presented to a young person under the age of 35 for pioneering and financing creative ways to address local community issues through direct monetary support, development of charitable programmes and the cultivation of a young generation of philanthropic leaders.
  
  
• Women in Philanthropy Award – recognising an outstanding woman philanthropist for her leadership and innovation in growing awareness of philanthropy and, through her example and financial contributions, encourages personal social giving.
  
  
• Community Philanthropy Award – recognising an individual who has worked tirelessly to create a more positive and healthy environment in a particular community, giving of their personal money, their energy and their creativity to build initiatives and encourage others to give.
  
  
• Lifetime Achievement Award for Philanthropy – paying tribute to individuals who, during their lifetime, have tirelessly dedicated themselves and their financial resources to bringing about social change.

To nominate is easy. Go to Inyathelo’s website, www.inyathelo.co.za, where you can nominate online or download the forms as a PDF or MSWord document. Simply complete the forms and fax to 021 465 6953 or post or deliver it to Inyathelo, 2^nd Floor, Fairweather House, 176 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock, Cape Town, 7925.

If you do not have access to the internet, contact Inyathelo on 021 465 6981 and they will gladly send you the forms.

The awardees of the 2010 Inyathelo Philanthropy Awards will be announced at a gala dinner to be held in Cape Town on 15 November 2010.

ENDS

Issued by Quo Vadis Communications on behalf of Inyathelo-The South African Institute for Advancement

Inyathelo – The South African Institute for Advancement is a world-recognised organisation dedicated to building a sustainable South African civil society.  Its core work is to advance social change by working with key institutions and non-profit organisations to ensure their long-term sustainability. This is done by developing the capacity of civil society to use private investment from such companies to better serve the community, whilst working with organisations to develop their resource mobilisation skills.  The Institute promotes social responsibility, personal philanthropy, voluntarism and self-reliance. 

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