Every year on 18 July, South Africans are encouraged to dedicate 67 minutes of their time to serving others in honour of Nelson Mandela’s legacy. At Badisa Trio, we believe that service is more than a once-off act of kindness, it is at the heart of everything we do. This Mandela Day, our three offices […]

Every court file represents a child, a family, and a story that deserves to be heard. As a court-based child protection social worker, my role extends far beyond the courtroom. It involves engaging with children and their families, conducting home visits, consulting with schools and other professionals, gathering collateral information, assessing complex family circumstances, and […]

Children learn best when they are having fun, and that’s exactly why our puppet shows remain one of Badisa Trio’s favourite ways to educate, protect, and empower young minds. Over the past month, our puppet friends travelled across our communities, visiting schools, early childhood development centres, libraries, and holiday programmes. From Durbanville Library’s Anti-Bullying Puppet […]

Child Protection Begins with Prevention Protecting children begins long before a child is in crisis. It starts with education, awareness, and empowering children, parents, teachers, and communities with the knowledge and confidence to recognise risks, speak up, and seek help when it is needed. At Badisa Trio, we believe that prevention is one of the […]

Badisa Programmes Coming Together – The Message Was Clear: “You Are Loved and Valued” What an incredible Youth Day celebration spent with our Badisa family at PlumRus during their heartwarming “One Hour for Jesus” gathering. This special intergenerational event brought together programmes from the Badisa family, Badisa Trio and Plumrus, for a day filled with […]

Friday morning. I scramble to get my laptop, files, pens, and notebook. I’m standing in for a sick colleague at the Children’s court for two matters. It will probably take up my entire day, but these kinds of cases can’t be postponed, so I feel compelled to step in. I fetch the reports from her […]