Help Palliative Care for Children South Africa (PATCH SA) with 50 volunteers for Raising awareness of children's palliative care
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Children & Youth
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Other
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1-4 hours
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Help Palliative Care for Children South Africa (PATCH SA) with 50 volunteers for Raising awareness of children's palliative care
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Hats on for Children's Palliative Care Day, falling on the 2nd Friday in October, is a day that aims to raise funds for children’s palliative care, but more importantly, to raise awareness of the rights of very sick children with incurable and life-threatening illnesses to receive palliative care. This year it falls on Friday 10 October. We know that there are at least 1 million children in South Africa who live with a life-limiting illness or condition that will or could significantly shorten their lives. The handful of services that exist in our country are underfunded and inadequate to meet the overwhelming need. As a result, thousands of South African children have a poor quality of life and suffer from emotional and physical pain and other distressing symptoms which could be controlled and significantly improved with palliative care. Get involved as an individual, a school, a group, or a business in 3 easy steps: 1. Wear a hat on Friday 10 October. 2. Take a photo and post to social media with hashtag #HatsOn4CPC 3. Donate to PatchSA and get your friends to do the same!
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- 1. Don’t pass any personal information to people you haven’t met offline before.
- 2. When meeting one of your contacts offline for the first time, always be sure to arrange to meet in a public place.
- 3. Make sure that you are not left alone with someone that you have never met before.
- 4. Know where you’re going. If you’re headed off the beaten track or into an unfamiliar part of town, be sure you have directions and a GPS or map book.
- 5. If you feel unsafe, consult the person in charge and let him or her know.
- 6. Avoid wearing expensive jewellery: it could get damaged, lost or stolen.
- 7. Ask, ask, ask! If you’re worried about something or concerned about your safety in a certain situation, ask the person in charge.