Eradicating poverty in Mauritius

The role played by the Mauritius Council of Social Service in getting civil society ready for participation in the SADC International Conference on Poverty and Development won them a joint special award with the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development in Mauritius.

Driver of Change in the Business category: Apparel Lesotho Alliance to fight AIDS

Read the feature on the campaign by the Apparel Lesotho Alliance to fight AIDS to provide HIV and AIDS support for workers in Lesotho’s apparel industry, enabling them to remain gainfully employed while at the same time managing their health.

Keynote address by former President of Mauritius

His Excellency Cassam Uteem, at the Investing in the Future and Drivers of Change Awards held in Johannesburg on 23 October 2008.

2008 Drivers of Change in Southern Africa Announced

The prestigious non-monetary awards recognise outstanding new ways of working to overcome poverty. They recognise individuals and organisations from the business, government, and civil society sectors. This year, 60 nominations were received from 11 southern African countries.

Making a real difference

In Southern Africa more than 100-million people live in abso-lute poverty and eradicating it remains the greatest challenge. With only seven years remaining to meet the millennium develop-ment goal of halving extreme poverty and hunger, the region continues to face many developmental challenges. It is the epicentre of HIV/Aids, coupled with food insecurity and extreme inequality.