Media Statements

Media statement: Helping Hand celebrates Mother Language Day with stories of Afrikaans heroes at Laerskool Louis Leipoldt

Media statement

Solidarity Helping Hand

21 February 2012

Helping Hand celebrates Mother Language Day with stories of Afrikaans heroes at Laerskool Louis Leipoldt

Solidarity Helping Hand believes in the promotion and protection of mother tongues. In celebration of International Mother Language Day today, the organisation read stories about Afrikaans heroes to the pupils of Laerskool Louis Leipoldt. Read more…

Media release: Prospective Aurora entrepreneurs awarded certificates after entrepreneur training

Media release

Solidarity Helping Hand

20 February 2012

Prospective Aurora entrepreneurs awarded certificates after entrepreneur training

Former staff of Aurora Empowerment Systems and other individuals living in the Springs area received certificates today after successfully completing an entrepreneurship course. Read more…

Media Statement: Solidarity Helping Hand Bothaville announces first recipients of its community bursary

Media Statement

Solidarity Helping Hand

16 February 2012

Solidarity Helping Hand Bothaville announces first recipients of its community bursary

Solidarity Helping Hand Bothaville announced the first recipients of the branch’s community bursary fund at a recently held dinner function. Read more…

Media statement: New Helping Hand branch in Western Cape promotes empowerment of the elderly

Media statement

Solidarity Helping Hand

4 February 2012

New Helping Hand branch in Western Cape promotes empowerment of the elderly

In an effort to respond to the growing need for social aid among elderly people, Solidarity Helping Hand Western Cape has established an elder-care branch in Goodwood that will focus on empowering the elderly and identifying their needs. The aim of the branch is to empower elderly people in the community in a way that will bring about a sustainable and positive change in their living conditions. In keeping with Helping Hand’s broad approach, this support will focus on cultural, social and spiritual upliftment. Read more…

Invitation: Solidarity Helping Hand presents Note vir Nood Festival with Bobby van Jaarsveld

Media invitation

Solidarity Helping Hand

3 February 2012

Solidarity Helping Hand presents Note vir Nood Festival with Bobby van Jaarsveld

The Gauteng North Region of Solidarity Helping Hand will present the Note-vir-Nood Festival on 25 February 2012 at the Heartfelt Arena in Thaba Tshwane. Read more…

Invitation to the media: Prospective Aurora entrepreneurs receive awards after entrepreneurial training

Invitation to the media

Solidarity Helping Hand

15 February 2011

Prospective Aurora entrepreneurs receive awards after entrepreneurial training

Former employees of Aurora Empowerment Systems and several other individuals who live in the Springs area will receive awards on 20 February after successfully completing a course in entrepreneurship. Read more…

Media invitation: Solidarity Helping Hand celebrates Mother-tongue Day with epic tales at Louis Leipoldt Primary School

Media invitation

Solidarity Helping Hand

15 February 2012

Solidarity Helping Hand celebrates Mother-tongue Day with epic tales at Louis Leipoldt Primary School

The value of mother-tongue education and the importance of one’s mother tongue as medium of instruction should not be underestimated. Read more…

Media Statement: Helping Hand’s Afrikaans Bursary Institute allocates bursary loans totalling R7 million in 2012

Media Statement

Solidarity Helping Hand

13 February 2012

Helping Hand’s Afrikaans Bursary Institute allocates bursary loans totalling R7 million in 2012

Solidarity Helping Hand’s Afrikaans Bursary Institute this year awarded bursary loans to the tune of R7 million to 524 needy students. Read more…

Notice to the media: Solidarity Helping Hand provides professional career guidance in Tzaneen

Notice to the media

Solidarity Helping Hand

7 February 2012

Solidarity Helping Hand provides professional career guidance in Tzaneen

Tertiary education is expensive. Therefore it makes sense to invest in professional career counselling. Read more…

Media statement: Solidarity Helping Hand gives schoolbags to needy Grade Ones in East London

Media statement

Solidarity Helping Hand

19 January 2012

Solidarity Helping Hand gives schoolbags to needy Grade Ones in East London

Twelve new Grade Ones of Laerskool Grens in East London were surprised with brand-new schoolbags filled with stationery and other school utensils this week. Read more…