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Jun
01

Moving Mountains

Investing in Girls' Education

Written by Lena Teplitsky Tags: EducationSouth AfricaWomen's Empowerment

Paul Farmer, medical anthropologist and subject of the book Mountains Beyond Mountains, on the importance of girls’ education.
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May
27

New TNHF World Cup Bracket Promo

An Awesome New Video

Written by Andrew Hansen Tags: Cape TownSouth AfricaWorld Cup

The 2010 World Cup is right around the corner, and it's not too late for you to sign-up to our TNHF World Cup Benefit Bracket!  For $10, you can prove your ability to pick a winner while supporting soccer and education programs in South Africa.
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May
26

Contact Nicholas Kristof to Support TNHF

An Easy Way to Help TNHF Out!

Written by Andrew Hansen Tags: PortlandSouth AfricaWomen's Empowerment

A second, supporter-based, initiative we’re pushing is the contact of Nicholas Kristof.  He is a popular New York Times journalist and author of Half the Sky, a book about turning oppression into opportunity for women.
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May
25

TNHF World Cup Benefit Bracket Supporters!

Shout out to some supporting blogs and businesses!

Written by Andrew Hansen Tags: South AfricaWorld Cup

We wanted to do a shout out to some blogs and businesses that have helped promote the 2010 World Cup Benefit Bracket.  You might have seen us posting Twitter and Facebook updates about them over the past couple weeks, and we hope you’ve checked them out.  Each are definitely worth a look.
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May
21

Amazing New World Cup Commercial

Brought to you by W&K and Nike

Written by Justin Zoradi Tags: Cape TownSouth AfricaWorld Cup

If you haven't seen this yet, it's remarkable. After watching this video, join our TNHF World Cup Benefit Bracket to make the World Cup even more exciting.
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May
20

Write a review of TNHF to help township women.

Write a review of TNHF to help township women.

Written by Andrew Hansen Tags: EducationSouth AfricaWomen's Empowerment

Help promote our work with women in South Africa by writing a review about us on GreatNonprofits.  Can you take three minutes to write about what TNHF means to you?
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May
19

The Women's Empowerment Fund Begins!

The campaign begins today!

Written by Andrew Hansen Tags: EducationSouth AfricaWomen's Empowerment

This new fund has the power to change a dozen lives now, and potentially thousands more down the road.  Join us as we empower a generation of women to change the face of South Africa.
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May
12

A Busy Summer Ahead!

Big Things Are Coming

Written by Andrew Hansen Tags: Office HappeningsPortlandSouth Africa

Exciting things are happening at These Numbers Have Faces!  The World Cup Benefit Bracket is growing (which means more funding for our students), we’re gearing up for the launch of a new campaign, our students are doing an amazing job in school, and three of the five interns arrived this week!
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May
11

Cape Town Tearaways?

Imagine being defined as reckless

Written by Justin Zoradi Tags: Cape TownSouth Africa

Imagine being defined as reckless. A person forgotten and even unloved because you forgot to love yourself first. According to a 2008 South African National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, South African teenagers in Cape Town “have more sex, use more drugs, drink more alcohol and are more violent than their counterparts in the rest of the country.”
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May
10

World Cup 2010 is coming!

TNHF Benefit Bracket Launches Tomorrow!

Written by Justin Zoradi Tags: South AfricaWorld Cup

The 2010 World Cup is only 39 Days away! Check out this amazing World Cup commercial to get pumped up. And stay tuned tomorrow for the TNHF Benefit Bracket Campaign. It's going to be an incredible summer.
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Apr
30

Desmond Tutu on Education

The Archbishop of South Africa

Tags: EducationSouth Africa

"Education is not only a moral imperative but an economic necessity, to pave the way toward making many more nations self-sufficient and self-sustaining. If you want to boost economic growth and build democracy, it is hard to think of a strategy with a higher return on investment."
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Apr
26

TNHF Director in College Magazine

TNHF in Westmont Magazine

Written by Justin Zoradi Tags: Office HappeningsSouth Africa

TNHF Director Justin Zoradi was featured in his college alumni magazine about These Numbers Have Faces.
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Apr
23

The New Face of A Nation

South Africa's Matthew Booth

“Perhaps no player is better positioned to unite all South Africans behind the home team than Matthew Booth.”

Growing up in a white suburb of Cape Town where soccer was considered a “black” sport, current South African defender Matthew Booth grew up playing cricket, rugby and tennis. Despite soccer’s overwhelming popularity in South Africa, all-white schools did not offer the sport.

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Apr
01

South Africa 2010 Photos

Moments from Our Recent Trip

Written by Justin Zoradi Tags: EducationOffice HappeningsSouth Africa

Check out photos of our team hanging out with students, doing interviews, and surprising JL Zwane FC with brand new soccer uniforms.

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