Healing Hands, Hearts and Voices
National Burn Association of SA
The National Burn Association SA, formerly the Thandi Foundation was constituted in January 2008 as a Voluntary Association and registered as a Non Profit Organisation in May 2010, to promote Burn Safety Awareness and Emotional Rehabilitation of Burn Survivors. We subscribe to the Department of Social Development Code of Good Practices and Transparent Governance and our Advisory Board oversees the functions of management.
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About NBASA
The first objective of the NBASA is to disseminate information to the people of South Africa on how to prevent deaths, injuries and property loss due to fires and burns. According to the Fire Protection Association of South Africa 2013 stats, insured losses exceed R 2 billion per annum.
The second objective is to emotionally support those affected by burns (about 44,000 burns incidents per annum Markinor survey 2013).
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NBASA Stories
Lubabalo “Luba” Lukhozi
NBASA Co-ordinator and Ambassador (KwaZulu Natal) January 2015 I was fighting for my life in ICU. June 2023 I finished the most iconic human race in the world. My scars are a permanent reminder of how strong I really am. "After facing death, every moment of life...
Candice Overmeyer
I remember being a little girl roughly about age 4 traveling from Ocean View to Red Cross Children’s Hospital.
Rekindling Connections: The Unexpected Reunion with a Burn Survivor from Our Past Camp
Sometimes, when you least expect it, but may need it, an incident from the past pops in to your life. Such was the case this Saturday upon meeting Candice, a burn survivor from Oceans View. In the first few minutes of interaction Candice told Sharon and I that she had been on a burn survivor camp some 23 years ago.
