One of the biggest challenges facing rural communities in South Africa is a lack of adequate educational facilities.  This, combined with other challenges such as poor sanitation and little or no access to water and electricity supplies, results in limited economic opportunities for the local population. If these challenges are not addressed with urgency young people in rural communities will lack the…

Elephants, Rhinos and People (ERP) has launched its new ambassador programme to assist in conservation of wildlife and alleviating poverty. Being the implementing arm of ERP initiatives, the P.E.A.C.E. Foundation is part of this programme and we call upon you to sign up and become an ambassador. By becoming an ERP Ambassador, you will be joining a collective force of concerned people…

On Saturday, June 25th, students from Tshwane University- Department of Conservation had a 10 hour drive to Ndumo, Northern KZN close to the Mozambican boarder. Their mission: to distribute 120,000 e’Pap nutrition meal portions, clothes and food items that have been donated to over 2,000 orphans and vulnerable children in the area. The P.E.A.C.E Foundation continues to support these orphaned and vulnerable…

The Thinana buyback centre is one of the recipients of the 2015 SEED Awards, having been selected as an exceptional social and environmental enterprise. More than 500 applications were reviewed for 2015, and only 27 were successful throughout Africa. Out of those, 6 were from South Africa and our Thinana Recycling buyback centre was one of them. The awards are organised annually…

The PEACE Foundation is now part of groupelephant.com, a group of companies which is characterised by a strategic imperative in terms of which for the first time in its 30-plus year history, now goes ‘Beyond Corporate Purpose’ in its day-to-day activities.  Rather than simply engaging in the practice of donating a percentage of revenue or profits to charities, the ‘Beyond Corporate Purpose’ initiative…