Community Relations - South Africa

The following organisations are supported by British Airways and receive complimentary tickets, cargo and excess baggage.

The African Pulse

The African Pulse was started in 2002 and is a UK charity working in South Africa. The "Pulse" package consists of a CD-ROM, comic book, video, audio cassettes and live drama for use in the Life Orientation curriculum for 10-13 year-old South African learners.

Through animated stories, games and interactive classroom work, the programme addresses issues around growing up, relationships, healthy living, sex and HIV/AIDS, with a focus on promoting positive values and attitudes.

The African Pulse is a member of the AIDS Consortium and "Make Poverty History" Campaign.

The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award

The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award is an exciting self development programme available to all young people worldwide equipping them with life skills to make a difference to themselves, their communities and the world. To date over 500,000 young people from over 100 countries have been motivated to undertake a variety of voluntary and challenging activities.

The Award concept is one of individual challenge. It presents to young people a balanced, non-competitive and fun programme of voluntary activities which encourage personal discovery and growth, self-reliance, perseverance, responsibility to themselves and service to their community.

The Award has been working with young people around the world for almost 50 years and is more popular than ever. The lives of young people are currently being touched by the Award in such projects as rehabilitating young offenders in South Africa; learning vocational skills in Kenya; helping street kids in India; and providing a vital self-development programme to young people in Romania.