£1.7 million grant to cut plastic pollution in India, Chile, Kenya and South Africa

Last month sustainability charity WRAP and UKRI launch a major new UK fund to support projects to reduce the impact of plastics on the environment in India, Chile, Kenya and South Africa. The International Circular Plastics Flagship Projects Competition is a £1.7 million fund designed to address the problem of plastics pollution in these key nations. Applicants can apply for funding ranging from £50,000 up to £250,000 that demonstrate solutions which respond to specific targets under the Plastics Pacts of each nation, and which will ultimately help reduce plastic pollution…

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South Africa joins the global Plastics Pact network

The Plastics Pact Network is pleased to welcome the South African Plastics Pact. A first for Africa, the Plastics Pact’s development has been led by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-SA) with the support of the South African Plastics Recycling Organisation (SAPRO) and WRAP, alongside national government support from the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF). This national initiative brings together businesses, governments, and NGOs in South Africa to work towards a circular economy for plastic, in which it never becomes waste or pollution. The global Plastics Pact…

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CANSA and advertising agency HelloFCB+ Urge South African men Don’t Fear the Finger

Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in males locally and globally and it’s showing a significant increase in numbers. The problem is, for most men, there’s nothing more terrifying than going for the dreaded ‘finger check’. So much so that prostate cancer, which is highly treatable in its early stages, goes largely undetected until it’s too late. Today though, unbeknownst to most men, the first prostate exam for guys over the age of 40, can be a simple blood test, with ‘the finger’, or Digital Rectal Examination,…

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South Africans Encouraged to #FindNewWords

In South Africa, the only words for those who identify as gay, lesbian, transgender, bisexual, queer, non-binary or non-conforming in 9 of the country’s 11 official languages are derogatory or violent. So on the day known internationally as #ComingOutDay, South Africans are encouraged to come out in support of finding new, positive words in their home languages, as part of the Find New Words initiative. The initiative was founded in 2017 when, Khanyi Mpumlwana and Nobantu Sibeko, realised how difficult it was to have inclusive, representative and meaningful discourse when…

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U.S. Virgin Island Based Non-Profit Project Promise Appoints Issa PR as Agency of Record to Showcase Humanitarian Efforts & Educational Funds Raised for South African School on the Anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s 100th Birthday

Strategy and public relations agency Issa PR will lead communications efforts for Project Promise, a St. Croix, U.S.Virgin Islands based non-profit dedicated to improving the lives of at-risk youth. Project Promise has recently announced their gifting of close to $10,000 to educate 30 children in South Africa for a year and hosted a reception for World Refugee Day in New York. Founder and CEO of Issa PR – Viet N’Guyen: “We are honored to work with Project Promise and the opportunity to showcase this incredible organization and their good work…

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