Using Social Media for Youth Advocacy
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Google+ hangouts, Flicker are buzzwords across the world. But, how do we use them effectively to reach the youth?
The work done by the Soul City Institute goes beyond the borders of South Africa to neighbouring African countries that face similar challenges. Through the Soul City Regional Programme, the institute has been working with seven local organisations (regional partners) for the past ten years.
The Soul City community returns to SABC1 screens from this month through to the end of October as they tackle among others male circumcision, pregnancy, post-natal care and a community whose clinic has just burned down.
Booze ad ban is 'on track'
A proposal that alcohol advertising be banned has been approved by an inter-ministerial committee on substance abuse.
Where is the Lillian Ngoyi in You?
A Woman's Day message from Lebo Ramafoko ,CEO Soul City
The use of interactive media platforms to engage an audience has increased over the past few years.
Launched in 2007, the OneLove campaign aims to decrease HIV infection through generating discourse about key drivers of the epidemic in South Africa.
Presented at the 6th Annual SA Aids Conference, Soul City’s Phuza Wize campaign highlighted the strong link between alcohol consumption and the spread of HIV.
NGO calls for ban on drinks ads
Alcohol advertising encourages heavy drinking and puts people in danger of contracting HIV through risky sexual behaviour, according to Soul City.
Taking the notion of "social cohesion" out of the academic field and into the real world is not as tricky as it seems.
