WE ARE MOVING!

and here's our new address...

www.thefignetwork.org.za

The FIG network launches it's BRAND new website on the 23 August 2011!

We apologise for the lack of movement on this site, at the moment we are very busy with the movers...

Trust us when we say it will be very very very worth the wait :)

VYGIESKRAAL WEEKEND PROJECT

VOLUNTEER for VYGIESKRAAL

 

 

Vygieskraal on Fire-picture courtesy of IOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This weekend the FIG network will be coming to the aid of the residents of an informal settlement in Vygieskraal.

Vygieskraal Fire Article

We plan to:

-make a 100L pot of food

- send second hand clothing in a good condition

- provide groceries

If you would like to get involved on Saturday 6 August 2011 please send us an e-mail with "ATT: Malick" in the subject line. We will send you all the details once we receive an e-mail from you.

WHO WANTS A FREE HAJJ TRIP 2012?

If you are between the ages of 65 and 70 and have never been on Hajj before you could be on the receiving end of a  FREE HAJJ PACKAGE 2012.

This is literally an opportunity of a lifetime. Please send candidate details as follows:

NAME
ID NUMBER

CONTACT NUMBER (Landline+ Cellphone)

to thefignetwork@gmail.com :)

Look what the FIGs got up to on Mandela Day!

Date: 18 July 2011

Time: 12.00pm- 2.00pm

Contact People: Sister Rayner at Woodstock Day Hospital (c: 0765708675 w: 021460-9100)

Nilfa Suleman at State Street (w: 0216812180)

Naeema Mohamed at the FIG network (c: 0721034602)

STATE STREET + THE FIG NETWORK ON MANDELA DAY

(scroll down on our Events Page to read more)

The FIG network + State Street take on Mandela Day

Event Details 


Date: 18 July 2011
Time: 12.00pm- 2.00pm
Contact People: Sister Rayner at Woodstock Day Hospital (c: 0765708675 w: 021460-9100)
                            Nilfa Suleman at State Street (w: 0216812180)
                            Naeema Mohamed at the FIG network (c: 0721034602)

MANDELA DAY

The overarching objective of Mandela Day is to inspire individuals to take action to help change the world for the better, and in doing so build a global movement for good. Ultimately it seeks to empower communities everywhere. “Take Action; Inspire Change; Make Every Day a Mandela Day.”

Individuals and organisations are free to participate in Mandela Day as they wish. We do however urge everyone to adhere to the ethical framework of “service to one’s fellow human”. (taken from the following website: http://www.mandeladay.com/)

A day named after this remarkable man is a day worthy of remarkable things. Do you have anything remarkable planned??!

STATE STREET
is a company who knows and accepts its corporate responsibility. This is the second year that we are working with State Street. Last year they donated toys for a back-to-school party that the FIG helped with. Nilfa Suleman from State Street contacted us asking who in our Network was in need. (Please visit their website: www.statestreet.com).


We decided we would visit the Woodstock Day hospital. Among others, 450 elderly people cared for in NGO homes are dependent on the Woodstock day hospital. The elderly community in the Western Cape are so often overlooked by donors. Most of them have been neglected by their children and this is an issue that is close to the FIG network's heart.

We decided that, together with State Street we wanted to spend Mandela Day spreading some cheer with the people who laid the foundation of the society we live in.

* If you haven't made Mandela Day plans yet, please feel free to assist State Street and the FIG network make and deliver sandwiches, coffee and tea to the people who are waiting in line at the Woodstock Day Hospital.

FIG Phase Two

The FIG Network will be in operation for one whole successful year on the 23 July. To commemorate our First Birthday we plan to launch FIG Phase Two.


We call on professionals who are willing to give their time and expertise to a great cause. No matter what your profession, the FIG network will assign you to an individual or organisation that can benefit from your help. In this way the FIG network will join groups on either side of the spectrum: the givers and the needy.

An example of  how this can work:
If you are a dentist you can accompany us to an event where we will be distributing food or donations and teach the community about dental hygiene.

If you have green thumbs we will put you in touch with an orphanage who need help tending their vegetable garden.

If you're a make up artist then join us at an old age home where we do magic makeovers for the elderly.

In return for your service, the FIG network will showcase your business via all our social media platforms. This will act as a form of advertising! As our network grows, more people will come to know about your business and appreciate that you have fulfilled your social responsibility. Win-win!

Please feel free to comment :)

Muslim Youth Summer Festival

Today The fig Network was one of the clues given to youth taking part in the muslim youth summer festival which was exceptionally well organised and thought out by Roshaan Misbach and her team. Youth took part in a car rally which was an amazing race and had to buy stationery to donate to the needy. They were also cleaning at a orphanage prior to their stationery drop off.

I stand and look at the stationery these youth brought and a sense of inspiration overwhelms me. Inspiration and hope for our youth. We hear about  all the bad things "the youth' is doing and today I was witness to the many good things they are doing. For not only were they getting stationery and as part of a race to complete but are learning so many great lessons whilst they are doing so.

Speaking to some of the youth that I met today, it was apparent  that they were very proud of their Muslim Identity. Many of them were studying the Quran and some enrolled to in 2011 to do so. Masha-Allah.

Well done to all those who took part in this. It was really an excellent idea. Jazaakallah Khayran to all the youth who bought and dropped off stationery. Your contribution is greatly appreciated and will put smiles on the faces of those who is looking forward to receiving your donations insha-Allah.  

May Allah SWT reward you all abundantly for your efforts insha-Allah.

Keep up the good work.