Ms. Seema Naidoo Founder & CEO Hope to Heal Foundation World AIDS Day was the first global health day, held for the first time in 1988. Annually on the 1st December each year people globally have the opportunity to unite in the fight against HIV and to show their support for people living with HIV […]
Ms. Seema Naidoo Women and Girls have the right to Freedom of Life, Free from violence and abuse We are all entitled to human rights. These include the right to live free from violence, abuse, and discrimination; to enjoy the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is […]
World Mental Health Day is an international day for global mental health education, awareness, and advocacy against social stigma. It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health, a global mental health organization The overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing […]
Each year on 18 July, South Africans and people around the world celebrate Mandela Day, in honour of the late Nelson Mandela. It is a global call to action that reminds us that we each have the power to make this world a better place. Nelson Mandela fought for social justice for 67 years. On […]
By Seema Naidoo South Africa had an extremely high unemployment rate before the pandemic, with millions living in poverty and starvation. The lockdown has resulted in a spike of job losses due to business being affected, leaving thousands more jobless. Restriction of movement during lockdown affected the daily wage people, whereby on normal circumstances, they […]