Everyone has a dream. Some dream of a better financial situation; a job; a house; a car; or a trip to an exotic destination. Dreams can have an underlying power that is often overlooked. They provide us with purpose, optimism, …
Today we’d like to highlight some of our healthcare partners, who in each of their unique ways, greatly impact those that they serve. The Papillon Foundation assists with the facilitation of free trauma counselling training workshops for those who work …
The past few weeks have been an emotion-filled time for our country. There has been a strange balance between crisis mode and business as usual. Together with this, there is a pressing need to keep infrastructures going to ensure that …
According to World Bank statistics, there are 0.9 doctors per 1000 people in South Africa. This is much higher than the DRC and Zimbabwe’s 0.1, but less when you compare it to Australia’s 3.6 or Canada’s 2.6 per 1000 people. …
It’s been just over three and a half years since we officially launched Different Life on the 12th of March 2015, and we just wanted to issue a big thank you to each of you for supporting Different Life, and …
With less than one doctor per thousand people, and only 40% of the total health expenditure available to serve approximately 80% of South Africa’s population, it’s no exaggeration to say that the public healthcare system is over-extended. Because of this, …
We caught up with Nonnie (Nonhlanhla) Ngema, a field worker for Reach for a Dream, an NGO that encourages children to use their dreams to fight life-threatening illnesses. How did you end up being a fieldworker at Reach For …
MES (Mould Empower Serve), a Hillbrow-based organisation, has run awareness campaigns that highlight the issue of homelessness in the past. Part of their campaigns has been to challenge the public to experience some of the obstacles homeless people experience on …
Above: The Wellness Wagon at Bulungula Incubator in the Eastern Cape. The Starfish Greathearts Foundation sent us an update on the great work being done by their Wellness Wagon team. The Wellness Wagon provides children in rural areas with basic …
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