Early last month, we were privileged enough to attend the Johannesburg Children’s Home Christmas party, where we interviewed the home’s managing director, Annette Brokensha. There were a few big takeaways from the day’s experience, but something that stood out for us was the realisation that many charity organisations and nonprofits like the children’s home mostly see an influx of donations around the festive season and in Madiba month. It makes sense that that’s when people would be feeling generous and charitable.
Read MoreI decided to kick off The Great Equalizer’s blog posts with a wake up call... My own wake up call. Isn’t that what parenting really is? Getting kicked upside the head when you even start to think that you’ve got your shit together? Getting the rug pulled out from under you the second you let yourself get the slightest bit smug?
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