Development Hub educating and breaking the stigma about epilepsy
Epilepsy SA encourages people affected to become members and form a community with other people who share their lived experience as family members and caregivers.
Disability champion, entrepreneur and author Emily E Ollifant sitting next to Epilepsy South Africa's National Director Sharlene Cassel, and Epilepsy FS/NW branch social worker, Sivuyile Mbanjwa.
The South African Intersectoral Global Action Plan developed the Epilepsy SA Development Hub training, which took place on September 16 and 17 at Epilepsy SA’s Free State/Northwest branch in Parys.
This is a six-month training course for people living with epilepsy and other neurological disorders, those affected by epilepsy, and their caregivers to educate, upskill, and empower them to be participating members of society. Most important is to break the stigma about epilepsy and neurological disorders by building a strong and supportive community.
Disability champion, entrepreneur and author Emily E Ollifant sitting next to Epilepsy South Africa’s National Director Sharlene Cassel, and Epilepsy FS/NW branch social worker, Sivuyile Mbanjwa.PR, Marketing and Fundraising officer Lebogang Lofafa, conducting interviews with Epilepsy caretakers about their lived expierience.Emily Olifant facilitating the SAINAP development hub.
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Liezl Scheepers is editor of the Parys Gazette, a local community newspaper distributed in the towns of Parys, Vredefort and Viljoenskroon. As an experienced community journalist in all fields for the past 30 years, she has a passion for her community, and has been actively involved in several community outreach projects as part of Parys Gazette's team.
