Sep182013 by Andrea Rees1 Comment

Bloggers For a Cause

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  [caption id="attachment_1037" align="aligncenter" width="327"] #thoawSA ladies[/caption] Join the Blogger Program   #BlogForACause to spread the word about Project South Africa #thoawSA. Help empower women in Khayelitsha, South Africa (pictured above) through mobile photography to fight poverty, one blog at a time! Thank you all! Blogs, Bloggers, Writers & Photographer Friends from around the world for our project in Cape Town, South Africa - Project heART SouthAfrica  Mary Chong, Canada - Calculated Traveller Crea Nolan, Ireland - Crea's blog coming soon, guest Post on THOAW Blog: Poverty is Unnecessary Richard Gray, England - iPhoggy: The Democratising Force of Mobile Reema Sathe, India - About Life N More: Empowering A Generation in South Africa Anna Cox & We Are Juxt USA & World: The heART of a Woman Project, Finding Ubuntu in South Africa Cat Milton, Spain - Mobile Photography Central: Project #heARTSouthAfrica -…
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Sep172013 by Andrea ReesNo Comments

Our Supporters Rock

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  Thank you to all of you for supporting The heART of a Woman Project South Africa Donate, blog/write, volunteer for The heART of a Woman Project, spread the word and then send in photo of yourself holding a sign saying "I supported #heARTSouthAfrica" or #thoawSA and you will be included in the "Supporters Gallery" Selfies For A Cause to empower women in South Africa through mobile photography. [gallery link="file" ids="704,703,615,614,527,532,529,528,516,517,518,499,478,467,466,469,498,520,706,731,732,733,758,750,759,754,752,751,753,755,756,762,763"] Our list of thanks is long as it has truly been an initiative with people coming together from all over the world for Project heART South Africa.  From those that donated to the crowdfunding campaign and sent in their 'selflies for a cause' photos to those that donated iPhones - Wynford Rees, Christian Henry, Jeannette Lopez, Richard Gray, Roger Gilbert, Mariellen Ward, Melissa Shearer and…
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Jun212013 by Andrea ReesNo Comments

It Takes a Village and the Ubuntu Philosophy

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We know that it takes a 'village' and that this initiative can only be successful with your help! This is a grassroots initiative in that we know exactly where our time, energy and efforts are going and who it will affect. We are small initiative, but we have BIG ideas and goals. Many times it can seem that our efforts and hard earned dollars get lost when it goes to a big charity. While we do need those charities too, it's the smaller initiatives where you will see WHO you are helping. Every share, donation and moment of your time will directly affect the women of eKhaya eKasi and the people they care for as we aim to implement our pilot project there in November 2013. [caption id="attachment_187" align="aligncenter" width="300"] eKhaya…
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