Focus on children during Month of Compassion | Media Release
Focus on children during Month of Compassion Child protection and the so called ‘statutary interventions’ are not necessarily only the operational environment of social development organisation Badisa. The focus of this year’s Month of Compassion assists congregations to explore the horisons of the diaconial calling and operations. During August faith-based organisations traditionally place the focal […]
Kinders die fokus van Barmhartigheidsmaand | Mediavrystelling
Kinders die fokus van Barmhartigheidsmaand Kinderbeskerming en die sogenaamde ‘statutêre ingrypings’ is nie noodwendig net die werksterrein van Badisa nie. Die fokus van vanjaar se barmhartigheidsmaand help gemeentes om die horisonne van hierdie diakonale roeping en werksterrein te verken. Augustusmaand word gebruiklik gewy aan ’n fokus op die diakonale wese en aard van die kerk […]
Volunteer your expertise as a board member
Volunteer your expertise as a board member This year, with Mandela Day in mind, Badisa would like to celebrate the 1 000+ volunteers serving on the 108 governing boards of our organisation. In April this year, Badisa appointed board members for the next three-year term. We know that a strong board with well-recruited and involved […]
World Drug Day 2023
World Drug Day 2023 The theme for WORLD DRUG DAY or International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is People first: stop stigma and discrimination, strengthen prevention. According to UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime), the world drug problem is a complex issue that affects millions of people worldwide. Many people who […]
31 Mei is Wêreld Sonder Tabak Dag
31 Mei is Wêreld Sonder Tabak Dag “World No tobacco day” gee ‘n mens net weer die geleentheid om te besin oor die feit dat dit nie net ‘n vuil en ongesonde gewoonte is nie, maar hoe dit eintlik die voedselkrisis vererger, ongeag hoe die bedryf dit ook al probeer voorhou as die lewensbestaan van […]
Western Cape Child Protection Alliance press statement: Cutting child protection services threatens everyone’s safety
29 May 2023 | Western Cape Child Protection Alliance press statement: Cutting child protection services threatens everyone’s safety Government cutting funding to designated child protection services will perpetuate the cycle of violence, undermine community safety, and thwart strategies to catch up after COVID Child Protection Week 2023 started yesterday, and the government has called on […]
Verpleegstersdag is altyd baie spesiaal by Badisa se programme
Verpleegstersdag is altyd baie spesiaal by Badisa se programme Die Florence Nightingale-belofte Die Florence Nightingale belofte word beskou as ‘n bewys van respek vir die stigter van modern verpleegkunde. Dit lui soos volg: “Ek belowe plegtig voor God en in die teenwoordigheid van hierdie byeenkoms om in reinheid te lewe en om my beroep getrou […]
#AwesomeElderly 2023
Campaign for Older Persons April – May 2023: #AwesomeElderly YES, YOU CAN LEARN HOW TO READ AT AGE 85 At one of our homes for the elderly, we have a resident “Sally” that is 85 years old. She is wheelchair bound and has always been dreaming of learning to read her Bible and write her […]
International Nurses Day – Friday 12 May 2023
International Nurses Day – Our Nurses. Our Future. International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. The theme for 2023 is Our Nurses. Our Future. It is a global campaign which sets out what we want for nursing in the future in order to address the […]
Celebrating Diversity – World Social Work Day 2023
“In diversity there is beauty and there is strength.” – Maya Angelou As we move towards the 21st of March when we will celebrate World Social Work Day when we celebrate Diversity, we look forward to the opportunity to take time out to embrace the diversity within our workplace and in our roles as Social […]