{"id":20734,"date":"2025-09-02T12:58:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T10:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/?p=20734"},"modified":"2025-09-02T13:54:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T11:54:08","slug":"a-brighter-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/archives\/20734","title":{"rendered":"A brighter day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20734\" class=\"elementor elementor-20734\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f49182b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f49182b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11c0923 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11c0923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Even in times of adversity, all of us still have hopes and dreams \u2013 and none more so than courageous children battling chronic and sometimes life-threating disease. Addressing his birthday celebrations in 1997, former President Nelson Mandela said we all have a practical responsibility to ensure that our sick children are cared for in the family and community. <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3737dcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3737dcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"867\" height=\"873\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20769\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture-1-1.jpg 867w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture-1-1-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture-1-1-768x773.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture-1-1-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 867px) 100vw, 867px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04f358a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04f358a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The GEMS Case Management team brightened the day of children at Marang House in Johannesburg, contributing food, cleaning materials and a special gift for each child and employee.<\/p><p>The team also spent a fun-filled day playing football with the children, who all face serious illness.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a927e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a927e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture-4-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20760\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture-4-1.jpg 904w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture-4-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture-4-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cf7977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cf7977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Marang House\u202fprovides a\u202fnurturing home environment\u202ffor children between the ages of four and 14,\u202fempowering them to learn while also managing their illnesses. The children face\u202fserious health conditions\u202fthat require\u202fcontinuous monitoring\u202fand specialised treatments at a tertiary hospital. Marang accommodates up to\u202f12 children, offering not only essential provisions like clothes, housing and food, but also\u202faround-the-clock medical care. 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