Trauma led her to a heartbreak decision and an eating disorder. But she’s now calling on those very experiences to empower the moms, babies and senior citizens of Westlake, a challenged Cape Town community. Meet Louette!
How did a London youth ‘without much vision’ end up mentoring South African prisoners using coffee and football? Plus get through some weighty family challenges?
Wendy grew up in a dysfunctional family and left school without passing matric. But she’s now doing a PhD! What can we learn from her about overcoming life’s stumbling blocks?
Dr Michelle Meiring works at the coalface with terminally ill children and their families, yet finds light and beauty in the darkness. How?
Why did self-designated couch potato Leatitia start to run in a small circle in her front yard during lockdown? And how has it helped her overcome the anxiety that was blighting her life?
Be inspired by how two employers from opposite ends of Cape Town are partnering with their domestic workers in business!
How did Colleen Lewis, a school dropout from the suburbs of Cape Town, overcome drugs and a parenting crisis to establish a powerful organisation that has turned around the lives of many thousands of homeless people?
How did a nurse called Thandi end up as mother to 15 children who give her joy she can’t put into words?
How has Sue Gray turned round a challenging health situation to whisper life into vulnerable babies?
How did a series of extraordinary lockdown events introduce grieving writer Jemimah to the love of her life 9 000km away in Cape Town?