Badisa is a thought leader in the areas of South African social services and community development and their unique social care model makes a difference to the lives of more than 500 000 vulnerable people annually. They provide social services to anyone in need, irrespective of their age, gender, nationality or religion. This is done through […]

Sedert die begin van die Covid-19 pandemie het die noodsaaklikheid van nie-winsgewende organisasies soos Badisa weer sterk na vore gekom. Organisasies moes te midde van die krisis voortgaan om weerlose mense by te staan met kosvoorsiening en om vroue teen geweld te beskerm. Dienslewering aan weerlose ouer persone en persone met gestremdhede het ook in […]

“Kyk wat in jou gemeenskap gebeur en raak net betrokke, dit hoef jou nie ‘n sent te kos nie, net ‘n vrywillige en gehoorsame hart en die wil om te dien.” So sê Hannie, ‘n plaaslike vrywilliger by Badisa Villiersdorp. Hannie verstaan die waarde van iemand wat op die regte tyd ‘n pad met jou […]

Sonskyn Dienssentrum bied verskeie aktiwiteite aan vir die ouer persone in die gemeenskap. Die koördineerder van die program het vinnig besef dat ongeveer twee derdes van die ouer persone wat die dienssentrum besoek, glad nie kon lees of skryf nie. Baie bejaardes het gedeel hoe hul moeilike huisomstandigehede of armoede hul skoolbywoning geaffekteer het, en […]

The 1,000 days between a woman’s pregnancy and her child’s 2nd birthday offer a unique window of opportunity to give your child a head start in life. The first 1000 days has a profound impact on a child’s ability to grow, learn and thrive. The first 1000 days are when a child’s brain develops and […]

At Ruyterwacht Senior Centre, we genuinely care for our members, the environment and this beautiful country in which we are privileged to live. We heard about the huge project launched by Boplaas Winery near Calitzdorp to plant one million spekboom trees over the next five years. We saw this as an opportunity to do our […]