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Siyakwazi hosted its second Therapy Block Training for the year at the start of October.   This training provided a unique opportunity for parents to come together, learn, and share experiences as they navigated the world of caring for their children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) and their ongoing developmental challenges. At the start of the training…

The first 1000 days of a child’s life (birth – 2 years old) are critical in their development. Written by: Bongeka of Thanda organisation According to a Harvard study (2007), brain development occurs rapidly in the first few years of life, before formal schooling even begins, where over one million new neural connections are made every second.…

Siyakwazi’s fieldworkers are all members of the communities we work in and as such have a unique understanding of the nuances that exist within the environment. Relationships are crucial to supporting the work that we do and having people who parents can connect with and relate to really makes a huge difference in the effectiveness…

Mpilo* is 4 years old and lives with his mom and dad and his two older siblings in Bhambula in kwaNzimakwe tribal area. Mpilo’s mother, Zodwa*, was unaware of any challenges of her child following his birth, the doctor at the time informed her at discharge that Mpilo was different to other children. It was…

April Newsletter 2023 Inclusion Impact 2022 Inclusion at Siyakwazi in 2022 saw continued growth with an increase in the number of children with disabilities and their families supported. Access to services has also improved through the help of our referral process. A significant improvement is the increase in the number of children accessing Special Education…

Siyakwazi began to work with Uyanda* in 2014 when she was 3 years old. “We were busy with home visits in the field and noticed that she was playing in her garden near the side of the road.” At that time, she was staying at home with her mother. Uyanda had a diagnosis of Down…

Sipho son of Nompumelelo joined Siyakwazi in April 2022. Sipho lives in Dumezulu area which forms part of kwaXolo tribal authority. Sipho was first identified by Siyakwazi’s School Readiness programme in 2021 where he was attending Grade R at a local Primary School. Unfortunately the school did not have the correct parent information on hand…

What a momentous occasion to mark, the completion of Siyakwazi’s Resource Centre expansion. It was only just 5 years ago that Siyakwazi’s services were operating out of borrowed space from the Masakhane Community Centre. Monthly team meetings involved flasks of coffee and tea and biscuits passed around. The filing system consisted of each Siyasiza keeping…

MEDIA RELEASE SAMCT donates vehicle to allow more Support for Children with Disabilitiesand Learning ChallengesFor Immediate Release19 October 2022Walking up to 10km a day or attempting to access unreliable public transport is a thing of the past for therapists and field workers at a KwaZulu-Natal south coast organisation committed to assisting historically disadvantaged children with…

Zandile and her daughter live in the Manzamhlophe area of kwaXolo joined Siyakwazi’s Inclusion programme in 2019. Nosipho, Siyakwazi’s kwaXolo area manager, was conducting door to door awareness to share with the community about the work that Siyakwazi is doing. Zandile’s daughter is a child with Cerebral Palsy (CP) who was diagnosed at birth. She…