A quiet ending to a demanding year
2025 is ending without a single moment we can point to and say: “This is when everything changed.” There was no new Disability Act passed. No dramatic turning point. No single announcement that resolved long-standing barriers. Instead, this year moved quietly. Laws and policies continued to align with the principles of the UN Convention on […]
Include your DeafBlind loved one
Participation Grows When Contribution Is Possible Including DeafBlind People in Festivities Festive seasons are meant to be about togetherness — sharing food, stories, laughter, and moments that matter. They are full of movement, sound, colour, and spontaneous connection. For many DeafBlind people, participation in these moments does not happen automatically. Not because we don’t want […]
Lesson 10 : men who honour women’s leadership
Men Who Honour Women’s Leadership The ANC Women’s League taught the country many lessons — courage, unity, strategy — but there is another lesson that is often forgotten: Their movement was strengthened by men who respected their leadership. Not men who tried to take charge, not men who tolerated them as an afterthought, but men […]
Lesson 9 : Strategic patience
Strategic Patience — The Discipline That Sustains Movements The ANC Women’s League taught us a quiet but powerful truth: lasting change is built slowly, steadily, and strategically. They didn’t only march. They organised for years between the marches. They prepared women’s committees, education circles, food networks, safe planning houses, and messaging strategies long before any […]
Lesson 8 : The power of networks
The Power of Networks: How Women Strengthened Communities Through Connection Another powerful lesson from the ANC Women’s League is their mastery of networks — not the digital kind, but human networks built on trust, loyalty, shared purpose, and constant communication. These networks were the backbone of every success the women achieved. They connected rural women […]
Lesson 7 : Resourcefulness in hard times
Resourcefulness in Hard Times: How Women Built Solutions With What They Had One of the clearest lessons from the ANC Women’s League is their ability to work with what they had, not what they wished they had. They operated under harsh restrictions, limited resources, and constant surveillance, yet they still built networks powerful enough to […]
Lesson 6 : Collective courage
Collective Courage: How Women Faced Risk Together and Why It Still Matters One of the most defining qualities of the ANC Women’s League was their collective courage. They did not deny the danger of their time. They faced it together. Their bravery was not individual heroism — it was shared strength. They knew that standing […]
Lesson 5 : Forward planning
Forward Planning: How the Women’s League Prepared for Change Before It Arrived One of the strongest lessons from the ANC Women’s League is their ability to think ahead. They did not wait for crisis to guide them. They prepared for the future long before the future was ready for them. Forward planning was the quiet […]
Lesson 4 : The strength of care
The Strength of Care: Why Nurturance Is a Form of Power One of the most misunderstood qualities of the ANC Women’s League was their capacity for care. Many assumed that care made them soft, but history shows the opposite. Their care was disciplined, strategic, and strong enough to reshape a nation. It was care that […]
Lesson 3 : Standing beyond division
Standing Beyond Division: What the Women’s League Taught Us About Unbiased Leadership One of the most powerful lessons from the ANC Women’s League is that real leadership rises above division. During some of the harshest years of our history, these women worked together across race, language, and background. They refused to let prejudice weaken their […]