by Svetlana | Sep 29, 2016 | Blog, ECD News, News, Parenting
It’s been just over three years since the Sinovuyo Caring Families Project was piloted with 68 families in Khayalitsha, Cape Town. The programme, which recently completed a two year randomised control trial supported by Ilifa Labantwana, has attracted a great...
by Svetlana | Jul 29, 2016 | Publications, Research and Policy Briefs
The Philani Mentor Mothers Project aims to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable pregnant mothers and infants from low-income households, through a strategy of home visits by specially trained para-professional “mentor mothers”. Pregnant South African women...
by Svetlana | Jul 29, 2016 | Publications, Research and Policy Briefs
The disability associated with depression and its impact on maternal and child health has important implications for public health policy. While the prevalence of postnatal depression is high, there are no prevalence data on antenatal depression in South Africa. The...
by Svetlana | Jul 20, 2016 | Blog, Parents of #LovePlayTalk
“Parents of #LovePlayTalk” is a Ilifa Labantwana original photo-series, celebrating South African parents who capture the spirit of the #LovePlayTalk parenting campaign. Nana is 32 and lives in Gcilima, just outside the holiday town of Margate in...
