This Mandela Month, Capitec Bank, announces its corporate social investment (CSI) initiative, #MakeADifference. The campaign, which spotlights the bank’s goal to help South African citizens live better, is also a celebration of 20 years of Capitec’s commitment to driving inclusivity within banking for millions of South Africans. It will be run in partnership with philanthropist […]
The theme for World Youth Skills Day 2021 is resilience and creativity of youth throughout the crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major effect on young people and their response to the crisis. Although the pandemic has had many negative effects throughout the world, it has also been a great example of young people
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A day to celebrate global solidarity and hope for the future World MS Day is observed globally on 30th May every year. The aim of the day is to raise awareness of multiple sclerosis and bring together those who are living with the condition to share their stories. The theme for World MS Day 2020-2022
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12 May has been designated as International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases (CIND) since 1992. The CIND illnesses include Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and Fibromyalgia (FM). May 12th is the birthday of nurse Florence Nightingale, who lived with a debilitating illness resembling ME or fibromyalgia. She achieved great things
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By Life Mental Health, a leading provider of private mental health services in South Africa provided by the Life Healthcare Group The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of emotional and mental support for all persons, especially those diagnosed with a chronic mental health condition, including but not limited to major depression, bipolar mood disorders,
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Christopher Banks, President and CEO of the Autism Society of America penned a powerful article recently about the difference between autism “awareness” and autism “acceptance” and why the two must go hand in hand if we are to become a truly inclusive society. While his narrative is US-focused, these are universal truths that apply as
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Being diagnosed with kidney disease can be a huge challenge, both for the patient and those people around them. Its diagnosis and management, particularly in advanced stages of kidney disease, impacts severely upon their lives by reducing their, and their family and friends’ ability to participate in everyday activities like work, travel and socialising. Kidney
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Glaucoma is known as ‘the silent thief of sight’ because patients can lose their outer-most vision over time with no other symptoms. Due to the chronic nature of the disease, sight is stolen very gradually and by the time you realise it you may already have significant loss of vision. According to the South African
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Even a short scroll through a social media feed can leave you feeling anxious, stressed and, at times, more than a little inadequate. Everyone’s life seems to be idyllic- with perfect children, a dreamy partner and the dream job. Even if you don’t struggle with mental health, studies have shown that social media can trigger
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Concentrate on your ABILITIES and not the DISABILITY. November is International Disability Rights Awareness month, and began with the sub-theme “Children and young people with disabilities empowered to chart their own destiny through access to quality lifelong learning”. In commemorating this month, Barloworld Equipment, in partnership with Disability Connect, adopted a school as part of
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