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Heartlines 2023 staff retreat
The Heartlines team recently attended our 2023 staff retreat where there were great opportunities for learning, connecting and dreaming together.
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Heartlines partners with UNICEF to promote COVID-19 vaccinations for the elderly
Heartlines and the Oak Foundation supported UNICEF's #Grandkids4Gogos campaign to help increase access to COVID-19 vaccines for people over 50 around South Africa.
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Reconciling riot hotspots through sports and storytelling
The July unrest in KwaZulu-Natal escalated racial tensions in the province. Heartlines and church leaders are working to bring change and reconciliation.
Unrest recovery sparks renewed commitment to reconciliation efforts
Church leaders in the violence-struck areas of Phoenix, Inanda, Ntuzuma, KwaMashu and Umhlanga/Durban North (PINKU) came together in a two-day process at the end of September in a renewed effort to build bridges following the unrest that tore through the region in July.
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Heartlines Micro-Business Relief Fund – Update
The Heartlines Micro-Business Relief Fund was established to help business owners rebuild after being impacted by the looting and unrest in July. This is how things have gone so far.
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Esme’s remarkable leadership has drawn aspirant young women to follow in her footsteps
From student activist to driving social change as an influential leader in major organisations, Esme Bowers shares her incredible journey.
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Heartlines Micro-Business Relief Fund
Heartlines, together with its partners, aims to raise at least R10 million to provide once-off grants to micro-businesses damaged by looting, and connect them, where possible, to other sources of support.
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Like Water is for Fish - How Story Shapes Lives: Exclusive Books Book Launch 3 March 2021
The Exclusive Books launch was hosted by seasoned journalist and media personality Paula Fray and the conversation touched on a number of fascinating and noteworthy topics such as vulnerability, mental health and, of course, storytelling.
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Like Water is for Fish: The power of story in our lives
Heartlines CEO Dr Garth Japhet has released his debut book, which weaves together stories from his life and tales from other notable South Africans, including Lillian Dube, Zapiro and Gcina Mhlophe, to show the power that stories have in our lives.
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A message from Heartlines CEO, Dr Garth Japhet
Dr Garth Japhet, Heartlines CEO, gives a round-up of how things went for Heartlines in 2020.
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Children celebrate Heritage Day with What’s Your Story?
Understanding yourself is the first step in the journey to knowing others Read more