The 2016 CEO SleepOut\u2122 is fast approaching.<\/p>\n
Business leaders will spend the night on the Nelson Mandela Bridge, along with a colleague, a student and a matric pupil with notable leadership qualities, on July 28.<\/p>
These are the #4Leaders4Change who will raise funds and gain empathy for the homeless.<\/p>\n
Alongside the event is a national call to action, saying all of #SouthAfricaMustRise in solidarity and commit to creating positive social change for those who need it most.<\/p>
This year, as The CEO SleepOut\u2122 funds will go towards enabling communities through education \u2013 the vital step on the road to eradicating homelessness \u2013 the organisers are asking pupils and teachers to SleepOut in solidarity at The School SleepOut\u2122.<\/p>\n
Students, teachers and parents at public or private schools are invited to SleepOut\u2122, to spend the night outdoors, on their school grounds, on July 28.<\/p>\n
They\u2019ll do this in solidarity with the #4Leaders4Change who are spending the night on the Nelson Mandela Bridge.<\/p>\n
Participants in the School SleepOut\u2122 must identify an outreach school in need, learn about the items they need most \u2013 from food and books to clothes and stationery – and commit to gathering and delivering those items, making a difference to those in need.<\/p>\n
Through the School SleepOut\u2122 pupils will discover empathy for vulnerable communities \u2013 and take that feeling with them into the future.<\/p>\n
It will shape how they look at the world as they enter the classroom, the lecture hall and the boardroom.<\/p>\n
Schools are urged to get involved in the project.<\/p>\n
For more information or to register schools can visit www.theceosleepoutza.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Other related articles:<\/p>\n A peek into what CEOs can expect on SleepOut <\/a><\/p>\n Are there 13, 14 or 15 million hungry people in South Africa?<\/a><\/p>\n