Aired August 26th-September 1st on Inspiring South Africans with Heather de Wit 

Jane Goodall’s ROOTS & SHOOTS South Africa is a non-profit organization comprised of volunteers ranging from young children, teenagers, young adults to the more mature adults.

Roots & Shoots – a worldwide youth organization – was formed by Dr. Jane Goodall to create awareness amongst youngsters on key issues such as the environment, animals and helping communities in need. By providing young people with positive experiences within their community and the natural world, Roots & Shoots aims to establish an ethic of care for the land, its people and its animals. It aims to cultivate an understanding of the interdependence of all life on earth, to inspire love, respect, admiration and a high regard for the value of it all.

Roots & Shoots strives to do this in a practical and enjoyable manner and participants can look forward to lots of hard work together with plenty of fun and laughter!

GOALS

• To implement positive change through active learning about, caring for and interacting with the environment, demonstrating care and concern for all animals and enhancing understanding between individuals of different cultures, ethnic groups, religions, socio-economic levels and nations through our global communication network.
• To help young people develop self-respect, confidence in themselves and hope for the future by participation and creation of different types of educational programmes and community outreach projects.
• In addition, Roots & Shoots enjoys partnerships with other organisations in order to achieve similar goals

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http://www.rootsandshoots.org.za,

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Airing August 5th-11th on Inspiring South Africans with Heather de Wit and her guest Brad Bing

Brad Bing heads up a phenomenal organization Sporting Chance in Cape Town South Africa, which gives hope and opportunity to the youth in SA.  Sport is huge in SA and is a country and people unifier anywhere in the world !

24 years ago Sporting Chance was formed to use sport to positively impact the lives of children in South Africa. Today Sporting Chance has grown to become one of the leading sports coaching and development organisations in South Africa.

Says Brad Bing : “For us, empowering our youth is to recognize the ability to use sport to break down the barriers of generations, cultures, race, gender and introduce education and learning initiatives. Through sport and team play many life-skills are identified and nurtured to bring about a positive change in society today.”

Sporting Chance has successfully managed many sports and health outreach programs throughout South Africa including among others :

• Street Soccer
• Health of the Nation
•  Khulani Beach Soccer
• Street Cricket
• Calypso Cricket

The philosophy of getting children off the streets and onto the sports field has promoted physical activity and a healthy lifestyle to over 150 000 children.

Objectives :

•  Use sport as a vehicle for the education of children.
• Promote and market various sport codes in South Africa.
• Identify and nurture raw and natural talent.
• Increase the number of girls involved in sport and being physically active.
• Reward youth who have made the commitment to stay in school and act as an example to others.
• Show children the value of sport in building a positive future.
• Provide employment opportunities within a sporting environment.
• Build a better understanding between different communities and cultures.
• Provide children the platform to learn a new skill.
• Get children off the street and into constructive activity during school holidays.
• Offer South African children a healthy and positive alternative to a sedentary lifestyle.
• To get children off the streets, away from their computer games and TV’s and instill a love for physical activity and sport.

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Website : www.sportingchance.co.za

Twitter :  https://twitter.com/sportinchance,

Email : brad@sportingchance.co.za

Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/sportingchance,

YouTube – Street Cricket League – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa9JWJZN3so

YouTube – Sporting Chance Development Foundation – http://youtu.be/I2HIjBqSSQE

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Originally Aired July 29th to August 4th on Inspiring South Africans with Heather de Wit and her musical guest PJ Powers who was voted one of the top 10 people brands in South Africa in 2011 and her musical career has spanned well over 3 decades and crosses all barriers of both age and race.

Famous since the 80’s, when her band “Hotline” was the largest selling band in South Africa, PJ’s solo career has contained many highlights and she has recorded 16 albums and has just released her latest CD ‘Destiny’.

Her book ‘Here I am’ is out.

PJ has sung with many of the greats – to name a few : Miriam Makeba, Margaret Singana, Steve Kekana, Hugh Masekela, Eric Clapton, Joan Armitrading and Harry Belafonte.

Some of PJ’s Madiba Moments

• PJ’s greatest highlight she says, was receiving a letter from Nelson Mandela in 1989, when he was in Victor Verster prison and it is still one of her most treasured possessions.
• She was asked to sing the “World In Union” in 1995 by Madiba, when South Africa won the Rugby World Cup and this song was featured in 2009 in the Academy Award-nominated film “Invictus”, which tells the story of this event.
• PJ also sang at the inauguration of Mandela as the first democratic President.
• Tata honored her again, by asking her to write a special song for his 85th birthday, which she says is still one of her favourite songs and which she sang in front of a celebrity filled room including Oprah, Robert de Niro, The Corrs, Peter Gabriel and the Clinton’s amongst many others.

In the 80?s PJ was named Thandeka, “the Loved One” by the people of Soweto, when she sang one of her biggest hits, “Jabulani” at the Soweto stadium.

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http://www.pjpowers.co.za

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