Wednesday, September 28, 2011 06:08:21
Small agency recognised for making a Big Difference – 2006
by Fine Healthcare
Fine Healthcare, a niche strategic marketing agency, has won the ‘Best Corporate Employee Community Involvement Programme’ award at the Mail & Guardian Investing in the Future Awards gala ceremony held at Summer Place on the 26th October 2006. The Investing in the Future Awards are a Mail & Guardian initiative aimed at honouring companies and organisations that contribute to the well-being of society by investing in people.
It was in 2002 that Mandi Fine, the Director of Fine Healthcare met Carol Dyantyi, the founder of Ikageng Itireleng Aids Ministry. Carol had started the organisation in 2000 and was trying to raise funds to holistically care for the 100 children she had come into contact with who had lost their parents to HIV/AIDS. Given that HIV/AIDS is the biggest issue facing Healthcare in South Africa, Fine Healthcare committed to assist Ikageng Itireleng.
Over the 4 year relationship, Fine Healthcare has assisted and still assists with communications, administration, registration, donor management and fundraising; as well as financial reporting and daily bookkeeping. Fine Healthcare has helped ensure that over R1 million rand is raised on an annual basis to support the organisations’ needs.