Posts by Siyakwazi
Siyakwazi launches “Look Closer. Support Earlier.” campaign for Disability Rights Awareness Month
Press Release, KwaNzimakwe – Local nonprofit Siyakwazi has launched its 2025 Disability Rights Awareness Month campaign today (3 November), a month-long programme of advocacy calling on the South Coast community to look closer and support earlier when it comes to children with invisible disabilities. Throughout November, Siyakwazi fieldworkers are hosting awareness events at local schools and clinics…
Read MoreSiyakwazi Calls for Secondhand Donations to Support Children with Disabilities
PRESS RELEASE: KwaNzimakwe, KwaZulu-Natal – Siyakwazi, a local nonprofit organisation committed to supporting children with disabilities in the KwaNzimakwe and KwaXolo tribal authorities, is calling on the community to donate good-quality secondhand items to help restock its small community shop – and make a big difference. The shop, based at Siyakwazi’s Resource Centre just inland…
Read MoreThe Children Behind the Diagnosis: Insights from Siyakwazi’s First ASD Block Week of 2025
In April 2025, Siyakwazi held its first Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Block Week of the year – a foundational intervention that takes place twice annually as part of the organisation’s ongoing work with children with disabilities in rural KwaZulu-Natal. Designed as both an intensive support programme and a practical onboarding process, the Block Week introduces…
Read MoreLaying the Groundwork: Sinethemba’s Early Learning Journey
*Sinethemba is just 21 months old, but already, she’s showing signs of becoming a confident and capable little girl. Her real name means “bright light,” and that’s exactly how her mother, Ntombikayise, describes her – always smiling, full of energy, and eager to explore. At home, Sinethemba lives with her mom, her 8-year-old sibling, and…
Read MoreOne Step Closer to Inclusion: Celebrate World Down Syndrome Day with Siyakwazi
This World Down Syndrome Day (March 21), Siyakwazi is inviting individuals, schools, and businesses to step up for inclusion by taking part in the Lots of Socks campaign. Down syndrome is a genetic condition that occurs when a person has an extra copy of chromosome 21. This additional chromosome is the reason March 21 was…
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