When I asked my sister if I could ask her (for this article) how her son’s difficulties with literacy have affected their everyday lives, she simply started to cry – and couldn’t stop for a long time.
I cannot imagine what it means to be...
FAWCO’s Education Team has dedicated the months of September and October to numeracy and literacy – to our ability to understand, interpret and work with numbers and letters.
Globally, the literacy rate is around 86% but varies significantly from country to country, with sub-Saharan Africa being only 65%. For numeracy, the numbers are much...
In October, the Education Team continues our focus on literacy and numeracy. Since the Roundup considered the former last month, we’ll take a look at the latter this month. Numeracy refers to the ability to understand and work with numbers. This extends from simple tasks, such as being able to...
Normal aging is a challenge for women. It is about watching your body shape slowly rearrange itself. It is about becoming more interested in exercise, nutrition, vitamins and face creams. The one thing that we all hope for is to grow old with a certain grace and beauty that...
I recently went on safari in the Balule Nature Reserve in South Africa. This reserve was created in the 1990s by private landowners to create a larger, open system for animals to move freely. In 2004, along with other privately owned reserves, Balule was incorporated into Greater Kruger National...
After five shoulder dislocations in Germany and the USA, and a physical therapy regimen that did not solve the problem, I had shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum in January 2023. I was 17 years old; it was my first surgery ever. I had a bit of anxiety. Then I saw a girl in my history...
I have been a client of the Veterans Yoga Project since September 8, 2021. As I write this, I have taken over 400 yoga and meditation classes through their online studio. It is, and remains a free, in-person, and online Mindful Resilience tools provider...
