South Africa’s non-profit sector plays a critical role in our society, helping to address societal issues like hunger, housing and unemployment. They are producing outcomes…
Neil Hart – April 2020 Four weeks ago my team and I began to research how the Covid-19 crisis was affecting social development NPOs and…
Written by Etienne Piek* Dear Mergonites What an amazing time it is to be alive and serving God, knowing that we are not dependant on…
Written by the Mergon Foundation A remarkable story of unwavering dedication and faith has been unfolding in the Eastern Cape’s coastal town of Jeffreys Bay…
Written by Neil Hart, Executive Head, Mergon Foundation The world is a small place, but there sure is a lot of ground to cover. There…
Written by Mergon Foundation The second half of 2017 saw the founding of Triga Ventures as a non-profit organisation in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Its vision…
DANIE VERMEULEN Written by Mergon guest writer, Danie Vermeulen, African Director of Generosity Path I have been asked many questions about wealth and what the…
In 2020, we will be celebrating the beginnings of Sinapis as a start-up accelerator in Kenya a decade ago. From modest but committed dedication in…
Written by Mergon guest writer, Matt Bird – CEO/President of Cinnamon Network International The church communicates value through the stories it tells. In contrast, civic…
Flowing from a Kingdom vision, steps of restoration through education Like many beautiful towns in South Africa, Bonnievale is full of potential. However, limited education…
By Pieter Faure – Mergon Group CEO Whenever we turn on the news, we are bombarded with the stark realities we are faced with at…
By Keri-Leigh Paschal – Executive Director, Nation Builder “Being good at business is the most fascinating kind of art.” – Andy Warhol At Nation Builder,…
By Neil Hart More than ever in South Africa we need active citizenry. When individuals and groups come together with the purpose of creating beneficial,…
The need to have a fresh expression of what church means in modern times has been around for a number of years. Today, there are countless different ways of doing ‘church’ that exists outside the box of what people…
Keri-Leigh Paschal – Executive Director, Nation Builder Every generation has called for more leaders – courageous leaders – who will stand up for good, wholesome…
Neil Hart – Executive Head Mergon Foundation It’s a lonely role leading anything. Once the excitement dies down the responsibility kicks in. There are so…
Francois Van Niekerk – Founder & Chairman Mergon Group After three centuries of Apartheid rule, Nelson Mandela became South Africa’s first black and nationally elected…
Pieter Faure – Mergon Group CEO Since Mergon’s establishment almost forty years ago, courageous leadership has been one of its most enduring character traits. It…
Meet Muzi Gwayi, a talented young man who was part of the first group of orphaned and vulnerable children to be taken into care at…
Masedi Phungwako, the second oldest of four siblings, was only three years old when her mother passed away and 12 years old when she lost…
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