Seventy years ago, more than 20 000 women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest the apartheid government’s plans to extend pass requirements to black women. Pass laws restricted where black people could live, work and move and their extension to black women
5 Lessons about breastfeeding from South Africa’s moms World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is a global campaign coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners to highlight the importance of a whole-of-society approach to promoting and protecting breastfeeding. This year’s international theme, “Breastfeeding for a Sustainable Start in Life: Strengthen What Works,” calls on
By Kefilwe Sibenya I recently facilitated a birth preparation session for expecting parents. Together, we discussed labour, birth, comfort measures, informed decision making and the important role partners play in supporting a labouring woman. As our conversation turned towards respectful maternity care, I asked this question: “Has anyone heard the term obstetric violence?” Not one
In South Africa, Youth Month carries a particular weight. It is a time of remembrance and reflection on the unfinished project of building a society that fully includes young people in its present and future. In 2026, this reflection takes on added significance as we mark 50 years since the Soweto Uprising – a moment when young people
We’ve just concluded Mother’s Month, a period that Embrace dedicates to moving beyond a single day of celebration and creating space for deeper conversations about motherhood. Why a month? Because it helps us move beyond celebration and into deeper conversations about the realities of motherhood
We’re looking for a confident individual who is energised by meeting with people (individuals, groups and organisations), able to facilitate meetings and engagements, and skilled to assist the team with the continued development of the network strategy.
We’re looking for a vibrant, creative, hardworking and self-driven individual who will assist with managing the administrative duties related to our core project work.
The Mamandla Fellowship is uniquely designed as an accessible opportunity for mother-supporters who wish to lead a pro-mother agenda for social change in South Africa. The Fellowship is a year-long journey that includes compulsory in-person engagements, on-line learning and ad-hoc community conversation amongst the fellows. Attendance and participation at all fellowship engagements is compulsory. The Fellowship is designed to build community and networking. It is not an individual learning journey and fellows commit to showing up for each other during their fellowship journey. Every effort will be made to support logistics for participation. There will be no monetary contribution required for Fellows.
Embrace is looking for a content creator who can effectively use multimedia to bring narratives to life. This is a Cape Town-based post, with domestic travel required. We’re looking for a vibrant, creative, hardworking and self-driven individual who will manage and grow our online presence,
Embrace, the Movement for Mothers, notes with great concern reports of foreign nationals who are denied access to healthcare in South African facilities.