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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July is Mental Health Awareness Month and as we endure the third wave of Covid-19 in South Africa, there has never been a better time to focus on mental well-being. The stress, anxiety and isolation resulting from yet another lockdown are taking a toll on everyone. Experience tells us that this too shall pass, but
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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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The TVET college provides holistic courses that accommodate learners despite their physical and partially sighted limitations. The MTN SA Foundation, in partnership with Office of Deputy Minister of the Department of Social Development, Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu, has launched a state-of-the-art multimedia centre for students with disabilities at Vhembe TVET in Makwarele Campus, Limpopo. The innovative development,
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Disability is not inability. Advocate Jan Tladi confirmed the truth of this statement when he defied the odds and became the first completely blind student to graduate with a PhD from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus. Jan enrolled at the NWU Business School in Mahikeng in 2017, and successfully completed his degree in 2020.
In a TIME Magazine article in 2018, Dr Tunji Funsho, a former cardiologist and chair of Rotary International’s polio-eradication programme in Nigeria, said that they were in a hurry to make sure no more children become paralysed by polio. In August 2020, Nigeria was officially declared polio-free, eliminating the virus from the last country in Africa.
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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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By Godfrey Nanyenya Parents of this and future generations hold the key for engineering an inclusive society where everyone belongs. It’s up to them to teach the next generations to embrace disability as diversity. Although the disability rights movement has made immense progress over the years, we still have a long way to go. We must
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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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