Healthy Futures South Africa

Earlier this year, we launched the Community Healthcare Worker Internship in Athlone at our Klipfontein site.

This initiative is linked to the CHAMP (Community Health Action Mobile Platform) Community-Oriented Primary Care digitisation process.

Through the internship, young people are gaining exposure to:
• Community health work. 🙌
• Digital health implementation.🏥
• Household-level data collection. 🏠
• Practical realities of working within a COPC model.🫂

Each of our programmes is crafted to instil work-ready skills in our participants and prime them for employment in the health industry. Programmes like these make up the cornerstone of our founding Health Employment (H**P) pillar.

On 24 July, we launched the Women in Global Health Leadership Fellowship (WGHLF) Community of Practice (COP), which is an enduring platform for Fellows to continue learning from one another, collaborate across disciplines and countries, and sustain the relationships and leadership cultivated throughout the programme.

COP is built on pillars of:
- Belonging 🫂
- Peer learning 🤝
- Knowledge exchange 💡
- Leadership and shared governance 📃

This makes it a space for WGHLF alumni to troubleshoot real-life leadership problems and advance collaborative research that informs policy changes to expand gender equity in the health industry.

We are excited to see what the Alumni create through the Community of Practice and how their work will shape the health industry and forge a new path for women in health leadership.

On 21 July 2026, HFSA convened the first Western Cape Government Rural Health Services-UCT HFSA Community-Oriented Primary Care (COPC) Workshop. The workshop created a dedicated space for districts to discuss implementation challenges, celebrate successes, and exchange practical lessons and best practices.

By bringing together colleagues from
- West Coast
- Cape Winelands
- Overberg
- Garden Route and Central Karoo. The workshop recognised the importance of strengthening rural health systems and ensuring that learning is shared across diverse implementation contexts.

The opportunity to openly discuss implementation challenges, learn from one another's experiences, and build relationships across districts reinforced the importance of creating regular spaces for collaborative learning as COPC continues to evolve across the province.

Special moments from our Women in Global Health Leadership Fellowship (WGHLF) Graduation 🧑‍🎓 🤍

We celebrated the 3rd WGHLF cohort’s transition from fellows to alumni today at Belmont Square in Rondebosch.

Seeing the new alumni’s progress, and hearing about their research ideas and their commitment to strengthening diverse and intersectional healthcare was truly inspiring.

There are so many more beautiful moments we can’t wait to share!

In February and March 2026, Healthy Futures South Africa ran a refreshed “Designing Your Future” workshop series to empower Grade 11 learners to actively shape their futures.

Through the series, learners understand how to
- Identify personal goals 💪
- Test career ideas through small, actionable experiments 💡
- Reflect on their learning to refine their direction 📍🤝
- Reframe failure as data and build a mindset of continuous iteration ✊

We’re excited to see more learners through our doors and guide them into diverse career pathways.

Throwback to 1 April 2026 when the Health Entrepreneurship Academy participants stepped out of the classroom and into the treetops at Acrobranch Adventure Park!

The purpose of this visit was to teach our students:
- Teamwork 🫂
- Leadership 💡
- Resilience in action ✊
- Clear communication 🗣️
- Trust 🤝
- The ability to stay composed under pressure 😌
All essential elements of effective teamwork.

At Healthy Futures South Africa, fun and education go hand in hand. 🤲

Day 01 of the

Africa’s boldest health innovators are currently in Accra, Ghana!

The Health Innovation Festival — formerly AfyaFest — is where the future of healthcare in Africa comes alive.

From groundbreaking ideas to powerful partnerships, brings together health innovators and experts for a vibrant experience of creativity, mentorship, collaboration, and growth.

💡 36 Young innovators
🌍 9 Leading universities
🤝 Investors, experts & changemakers from across Africa and Canada
🔥 One unforgettable continental gathering

This event is hosted by Ashesi University and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, under the Africa Health Collaborative in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation

Watch along online: https://www.youtube.com/live/muJxNpf4XE4?si=-RM3_ORM_L3izp3-

All smiles at our free, 3-day Health Promotion Course with a passionate cohort from ! 😆📸

So far, the course has covered how to collaborate with local stakeholders to maximise health promotion, create a community health agenda, and, most importantly, apply a new logic model to develop sustainable solutions to local health concerns. 💡

With more to come, the last day of the course is sure to be jam-packed with valuable information, and participants will receive their UCT certificate!

Keep up with our socials for other opportunities for YOU to join!