Good Things Guy

21/01/2018

GEM may be a small organisation, but it’s having a huge impact on the world around it! Take a look back at a few of the organisation’s achievements last year.

Brand South Africa

19/01/2018

For the Going The Extra Mile project, 2017 was a year of milestones and great successes, with volunteers from around the country banding together to make a difference in their communities.

LeadSA

01/11/2017

South Africa has a wealth of changemakers and entrepreneurs who work daily to create a difference in South Africa.

Destiny Man

03/10/2017

Entrepreneurs Camilo Ramada and David Shields are cultivating a culture of social change through their mobile platform GEM, which rewards South Africans for good deeds.

MICROSOFT

15/08/2017

“The revolution will be tweeted”. This phrase became popular during the Arab Spring, when social media played a significant role in the organisation of protests that rocked the Middle East and Africa.

In On Africa

20/07/2017

In On Africa (IOA) is currently working to expedite and encourage positive changes in South Africa’s youth sector by focusing on youth unemployment with several companies, organisations and individuals.

Compare Guru

16/07/2017

With Mandela Day just around the corner, people around the country are emphasizing the importance of performing good deeds.

Good Things Guy

07/07/2017

On 14th September 2014, a small non-profit organisation was formally registered. At the time, this baby organisation had nothing to give but HOPE and an action plan.

5fm

25/04/2017

Youngblood 5, 25 Apr (YOUNGBLOOD)5 - GEM PROJECT (25 APRIL)

Brand South Africa

01/02/2017

GEM may be a small organisation, but it’s having a huge impact on the world around it!

Our Friends

20/06/2016

There are some really cool social impact projects out there! Up on my radar is one called the GEM Project (Going the Extra Mile).

IMPACT BEACON

04/05/2016

David Shields is the co-founder of GEM Project, an organization based in South Africa that uses a mobile payments platform to reward volunteer service in local communities.

Wits Vuvuzela

23/04/2016

A new South African rewards programme is one of the first to offer incentives for community service.

Site Point

06/01/2016

The thought of an adult living without a bank account or computer may seem like an archaic notion for those of us in the developed world.

HTXT.Africa

06/02/2015

Earning money and doing good may seem like an impossible dream for anyone not employed at an NGO, but it doesn’t stop most of us wishing there was a way to do both.

SMILE & MOBILE

23/02/2015

What if you could earn money and help society at the same time would you do it? Of course you would! Well the GEM project is a mobile rewards platform that is trying to achieve just that.

City Buzz

19/06/2015

JOHANNESBURG – An ex-pupil of Bryanston High School is making waves within the community thanks to his mobile rewards platform for volunteers.

G.I.C AWARDS

03/04/2014

A government driven innovation in Pakistan, digital currency in South Africa and SMS reporting system for maternal health in Indonesia took the top three prizes at Making All Voices Count's