The Weekend Explosion

Merilyn Manikam-Soobramony, founder of Damodar Daycare for children with special needs tries to make a difference in her community.

Joy Brett, a 55 year old mum with a child (Mikayla) who has down syndrome. She's an entrepreneur and an amazing mum.

Nicole Padayachee a 19 year old diagnosed with a condition that has made her live her life on an electric wheelchair. Yet nothing has been able to stop her from living her life.

Who said people with disabilities can't fall in love? Mclin and Daisy share their love story

Congenital heart defect awareness week is from the 7th to the 14th of February. Charlotte Lombard is one of the directors and a volunteer at Heart kids SA which is a non profit organization.

The Kenmont School is a school for children with special needs. We chat with Zelda Dempers, the Principal of the school.

Gerda Brown is the National General Manager for the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation South Africa. She also has Muscular Dystrophy.

#COVID19 #CHOOSELIFE Ian Naidoo is visually impaired and he managed to fight covid 19 last year and had a full recovery after being in hospital for 20 days. He's also a chef and has written a book. Ian also opened his own NPO for the disabled.

Sarah Driver-Jowitt is on the leadership team of the Shonaquip Social Enterprise comprising Uhambo and the Champions of Change Trust.

Educational psychologist Jacquelyn Jonathan focuses on children with developmental delays and learning difficulties

23 year old Delicia Chetty who is an autism learner support teacher got retrenched due to covid 19, so she decided to open up her own classroom to continue doing what she loves.

Siphesihle Myaka is a 21 year old born with the condition rickets and he has his National Diploma in Fitness. He says that, "The reason I took this profession even though I have Rickets was to inspire those like me or even worse that no profession is based on your physicality or physical ability."

Karen Meyer the founder and executive director of Dementia SA discusses new virtual support groups

Camilla Neelse is the Patient Voices Ambassador and the Founder of Gigantomastia SA. Camilla Neelse suffers from the rare illness known as gigantomastia. This is a rare condition which is characterised by excessive breast growth.

The Down Syndrome association for KZN hosted a solidarity walk for Nathaniel Julies and persons with down syndrome

Michaela Munro aka Beany is a 25 year old with down syndrome. She's an amazing and beautiful dancer and keeps herself busy by being an entrepreneur as well.

Akeel Yousuff is studying to become a teacher so that he can become an inspiration to other children. He is born with a condition called Bilateral club hands, but this has not stopped him from leading a normal life.

Xolani Mchunu is a 43 year old quadriplegic. He is a Software Specialist by profession. Currently the chairperson of Quadriplegics and paraplegics charitable trust of South Africa.

(SAFMH) a mental health NGO that advocates for and upholds the human rights of persons with mental health disorders. For the past 100 years, SAFMH has been focusing on the promotion of mental health for all South Africans as well as promoting and protecting the human rights of people with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities.

Miracle the patients voices ambassador for the Rare diseases SA organization chats to us about her rare disease and creates awareness.

Angie Govindsami, Branch manager of Down syndrome Association KZN chats about the importance of creating awareness for the downsyndrome community.

Karen Meyer-Borochowitz Founder & Executive Director of Dementia SA helps create awareness

George Scola, a Survivor, founder and the director of the Stroke Survivor foundation helps with creating awareness

Anupa Singh, consultant Occupational Therapist working in the medicolegal field chats about disability in general.

Mom shares her journey experience of finding out about autism after her son Jawhaar was born.