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Play reducing aggression

'We grew up being hit with a shoe or stick if we were naughty and that was difficult because there is lots of trauma that builds up. But...

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Our Play Ambassadors are making (sound) waves

We were on Cape Talk Radio LISTEN HERE Our youngest Junior PA, Aliyah, a self-confessed introvert who has dreams of being a Social...

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Promoting Play for Mental Health

Our October highlight...well, talking more about play of course…..Where you ask??... 13th annual Jelly Beanz Child Trauma Conference...

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Steps for Smiles

We are excited to have started our Steps for Smiles campaign. Mental health for young people in South Africa is at a tipping point and...

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Play Ambassadors growing confidence

Mandla (in the photo) was an awkwardly quiet young man, trying not to be seen. Despite this he was eager to play his part to help...

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Sisanda FunDaytion turns 13!

We started in 2009 when children in the townships had never seen the beach down the road from their corrugated homes squashed onto dusty...

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PLAYing for our Health

“It is in playing and only in playing that the individual child or adult is able to be creative and to use the whole personality, and it...

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Play is FUNdamental

"Through observing children at play, we recognise what their worries, concerns, and fantasies are.We learn about their basic needs, their...

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Connecting through Play

COVID-19 and the lockdown in South Africa has had an enormous impact on children and young people. Stress, anxiety and resulting mental...