Posts Tagged ‘home visits’
Elizabeth’s Story: “Asiphe is like all other children”
Asiphe*, an 11-year-old girl from KwaNzimakwe, has faced significant challenges due to her diagnoses of microcephaly, global developmental delay (GDD), epilepsy, and ataxia. Throughout her journey, she has been lovingly supported by her 62-year-old grandmother, Elizabeth, who has been her steadfast guardian and caregiver since she was a baby. From the very beginning, Elizabeth noticed…
Read MoreSupport for Babies: Nurturing Development in the Early Years
In the tender years from birth to two years old, every smile, touch, and word carries immense significance. Siyakwazi has seen firsthand that many families are often unaware of a child’s innate ability to learn from such an early age. Through Siyakwazi’s Early Learning Programme, home visits – already 736 completed in 2024 for 150…
Read MoreAfikile’s story: Take a walk in her shoes
Afikile* (2) was born premature and with complications that led to her diagnosis of cerebral palsy at an early age. Her developmental progress followed an unexpected timeline so her parents, confused and without any meaningful knowledge of her condition, reached out to local clinics for support. It was at one of these clinic visits in…
Read MoreEarly Literacy Changes Everything: Building Blocks for Babies
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.…
Read MoreOur 67 Minutes for Mandela Day
To honour what would have been his 100th Birthday, our team challenged themselves on Mandela Day (18 July 2018) to 67 minutes of active awareness creation amongst parents and caregivers in the community about why #inclusionmatters. Why does awareness matter? Inclusion is not just about a few activities during creche or school time that provide…
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