Disability

Pursuing Happiness

Top: Boeta & Tina taking a moment at the finishBottom: Team Boeta tackling Suikerbossie Top: Team Leigh cruising through MuizenbergBottom: Leigh celebrating a birthday at Chaeli Cottage Pursuing Happiness by Shelly Stedman April 2022 Most people don’t know it but 20 March is International Day of Happiness. The day was established in June 2012 after[…]

Chaeli Mycroft

Follow on Instagram: @ChaeliMycroft Follow on Twitter: @Chaeli_Ability Unapologetically Able: Chaeli’s Debut Book by Kirsten Steenkamp December 2021 While international awards line the entrance hallway of The Chaeli Campaign headquarters in Cape Town, there is a young woman who comes into work every day – ready to take on global policies and significant happenings with[…]

Anita Engelbrecht and inclusion in the Comrades

A special entry into the sporting world: creating a legacy of an inclusive Comrades by Kirsten Steenkamp

Known as the Ultimate Human Race, the gruelling Comrades Marathon has taken place every year since 1921, taking its only break during World War 2. Now, as the Covid-19 pandemic causes disruption of the in-person race for the second year in a row, The Chaeli Campaign acknowledges an athlete that is deserving of public attention: Anita Engelbrecht.[…]

Hazel Mitchell on an unstoppable calling to love

  Hazel enjoying an event day in Lavender Hill, hosting inclusive dance with the CSRC. And with the continued support of The Chaeli Campaign, empowering her community (pre-Covid). Caregiver, Parent and Community Ma: An Unstoppable Calling to Love by Kirsten Steenkamp February 2021 2007, the year in which the United Nations first announced a World[…]

Sibongile Chanengeta on a parent’s journey

Sibongile, Never and Leona visitingThe Chaeli Campaign in 2006 Leona enjoying being back in school! Prepared by God’s hands to serve and protect: A Parent’s Journey by Kirsten Steenkamp January 2021 Entering a new year is usually the time that we think back on the months passed. Deep reflections on our challenges and successes will[…]

Mpumelelo Mhlongo on embracing diversity

Follow on Instagram: @Mpumi2020.com The Driving Ideology Behind an Ordinary World Champion by Kirsten Steenkamp December 2020 “Are you judged by people?” I ask Mpumi bluntly. “Possibly. Aren’t we all?” The lens with which we view the world colours the perceptions of our experiences. These perceptions filter down to the very way we think about,[…]

Nikki Kemp on defeating one challenge at a time

The Relentless Pursuit to Adapt and Excel by Kirsten Steenkamp

When we are young, we spend a lot of time playing with, and comparing ourselves to other kids. Much of our psycho-social learning occurs at school, an education that extends deep beyond our curriculum. Along with our classmates –[…]

Fanelo Arens on dyslexia

The Relentless Pursuit to Adapt and Excel by Kirsten Steenkamp

When we are young, we spend a lot of time playing with, and comparing ourselves to other kids. Much of our psycho-social learning occurs at school, an education that extends deep beyond our curriculum. Along with our classmates –[…]

Juan Celliers on spinal cord injury

Overcoming Adversity and Embracing a Different Way of Life by Kirsten Steenkamp

September is National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month; and a fantastic opportunity to dive deeper to explore stories of those impacted by spinal cord injuries in South Africa. Through uncovering some of the[…]

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