Mpilonhle In The Media
Matt Damon writes about charitable giving in The Parade
Date: 12 October 2009
In this Parade article, Matt Damon touched upon the act of giving, lessons learned from childhood, and how poor nations are struggling to cope with the demand for clean, fresh water.
"When I was a boy, my mom had a magnet on the refrigerator with a little picture of Gandhi along with a quote from him. It said: “No matter how insignificant what you do may seem, it is important that you do it.” As a child, I was raised to believe that, and to this day I do my best to live it." says Damon.
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Mpilonhle on TV
Date: 22 September 2009
The Mpilonhle social work Coordinator Delly Mashele and health education co ordinator/external relation Gugulethu Zulu were guests at SABC News International Health Issues programme on the 19th of June 2009
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Soccer Legend Lucas Radebe Visit Featured in Isolezwe and Sowetan newspapers
Date: 22 September 2009
The visit of South Africa soccer legend Lucas Radebe to Silethukukhanya High School and the Mpilonhle program on 15 September was highlighted in various daily newspapers in KwaZulu-Natal. The article also highlights the role of Mpilonhle in dealing with teenage pregnancy and HIV at the schools it serves, including Silethukukhanya
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Mpilonhle Sex Education Efforts Highlighted in The Sowetan
Date: 17 September 2009
The Sowetan (one of South Africa’s largest papers) of Sept 17th 2009 highlighted the sex education and HIV prevention efforts of Mpilonhle.
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One-Sight Vision Clinics Organized by Mpilonhle Highlighted in Durban Mercury
Date: 11 September 2009
From August 11 through August 20 2009 Mpilonhle teamed up with 40 volunteers from the charity OneSight to provide eye care to 14,367 persons in Umkhanyakude District.
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Mpilonhle Activities Featured in July 2009 Shriver Centre Newsletter
Date: 06 September 2009
The collaboration between Professor Kathleen Braden of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and Mpilonhle was highlighted in the recent issue of the Shriver Center Newsletter.
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Mpilonhle Executive Director Michael Bennish quoted on UNESCO Sex Education Guidelines
Date: 04 September 2009
Mpilonhle Executive Director Dr. Michael Bennish was quoted in a number of news articles regarding recent draft UNESCO guidelines for sex education in schools. The guidelines have come under criticism from conservative groups and media in the United States.
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Opportunity Through Sport
Date: 19 August 2009
An American national women's soccer star and an entrepreneur have joined forces with Charlize Theron's Africa Outreach project in the Umkhanyakude District to spread the joy of playing soccer to disadvantaged children while encouraging them to archieve at school.
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Charlize Theron & LAFC Chelsea's South African Soccer Fields
Date: 14 July 2009
The Academy Award winner's Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project is teaming up with LAFC Chelsea Soccer Club in Los Angeles to build community soccer programs for underprivileged children in South Africa.
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The Launch of Silethukukhanya football field
Date: 26 May 2009
Mpilonhle featured on 26 May 2009 edition of Durban Mercury highlighting Mpilonhle’s role in developing a soccer field and water provision at Silethukukhanya High School
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Mpilonhle Featured on SAFM Otherwise Program
Date: 26 January 2009
Mpilonhle Executive Director Michael Bennish, Mpilonhle Health Education Coordinator Gugulethu Zulu, and Mpilonhle Nursing Coordinator Thuli Biyela were guests of host Nancy Richards on the SAFM radio Program “Otherwise” on Monday, 26 January, 2009.
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Mpilonhle Featured in Inveneo Newsletter in November
Date: 12 January 2009
Mpilonhle has partnered with the non-profit computer manufacturer Inveneo (www.inveneo.org) to bring low-cost computing capacity to the schools served by Mpilonhle.
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Mpilonhle Featured on Media Club South Africa
Date: 17 December 2008
Mpilonhle was featured in a December 17th posting of Media Club South Africa, a web site dedicated to bringing South African accomplishments to the attention of the world media.
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Mpilonhle Featured In High School Newsletter
Date: 17 September 2008
Mpilonhle’s recent visit to Mbongeni High School in Umkhanyakude District over the dates of August 11th to 15th was highlighted in the school's newsletter.
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Mpilonhle to feature in Charlize Theron Biography
Date: 07 September 2008
Once again in the media, Mpilonhle is featured in an upcoming show of the popular TV series E! True Hollywood Story on Charlize Theron.
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Mpilonhle Food Distribution Program
Date: 04 September 2008
The launch of Mpilonhle’s food distribution programme, funded by Oprah’s Angel Network, at Madwaleni High School in the Mkhwanazi Traditional Authority Area was recently highlighted in the Natal Mercury newspaper.
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Mpilonhle Featured On Inveneo Newsletter
Date: 27 August 2008
Inveneo, the supplier of computers to Mpilonhle, recently featured the partnership between our two organisations in their regular newsletter.
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Mpilonhle in the news again
Date: 30 April 2008
Building on the successes of the past year, Mpilonhle has once again been in the news – this time on Oprah Winfrey’s Angel Network website.
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Mpilonhle Featured on Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Website
Date: 10 March 2008
Mpilonhle relies on specially designed mobile units, or trailers, to deliver trained health educators directly to schools in remote communities. The brightly-colored vehicles also include computer laboratories equipped with 24 computers.
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