Guest Blogger – A Father’s Story
It’s not about reaching the top of the world, knowing that you won. It’s about climbing and feeling that the path has strengthened you.
Attachment and Bonding
Inspiring Teen Moms
Sunday the 2nd of April was a beautiful day as we welcomed the 10 Moms from Inyantyambo Yesizwe, a teen mothers support group, to the Thula Baba garden. These moms came from both Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain, 5 were pregnant and close to their due dates, 3 had newborns and 2 had toddlers. Wendy Purdon welcomed …
How Franziska Blöchliger inspired the creation of Thula Baba Project.
The horrific brutal murder of the young Franziska Blöchliger in Tokai Forest in March of 2016 started my pilgrimage against violent crime. It would be 2 years of research and soul searching before Thula Baba Project was registered in March 2018. A journey that started with a coffee meeting with Don Pinnock, the esteemed criminologist and the …
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International Literacy Day
This week we are celebrating global literacy! UNESCO declared the 8th of September to be ‘International Literacy Day’ in 1966 and it has been celebrated every year since. The International Literacy Day (ILD) theme for 2021 is ‘Literacy for a human-centred recovery: Narrowing the digital divide’. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative effect on …
World Breastfeeding Week 1 – 7 August 2021
Each year, the 1st to the 7th August is dedicated to celebrating the benefits of breastfeeding. This week commemorates the signing of the Innocenti Declaration in August 1990. The declaration was signed by the WHO, UNICEF and various governments and organisations in a global effort to promote and support breastfeeding. While the Thula Baba Project understands that …