On Thursday, 21st September, 2017, HPSA launched their new women’s upliftment programme called GrowStronger! at our Health Information Centre in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. 14 very enthusiastic ladies (see above) attended this first session, led by Senior Health Promoters Xoliswa Mhobo and Vuyelwa Mgidi....
For the past 15 years Health Promoters have been engaging in the empowerment of people in the vulnerable communities of Cape Town through the medium of health education. Seeing that there is a powerful nexus between ill-health and poverty, we felt obliged to play a role in breaking that link by bringing vital basic health...
De afgelopen 15 jaar hebben Health Promoters zich beziggehouden met de empowerment van mensen in de kwetsbare gemeenschappen van Kaapstad door middel van gezondheidseducatie. Aangezien er een krachtig verband bestaat tussen slechte gezondheid en armoede, voelden we ons verplicht om een rol te spelen in het verbreken van die link door essentiële basisinformatie over gezondheid...
