Welcome to the Western Cape Branch of Epilepsy South Africa
| The Western Cape Branch was established in 1969 and has been running successfully for 39 years. Regional office, its protective workshops and projects has developed into a beacon of hope for people with epilepsy. |
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|  | The intake social worker renders counselling services to individuals and their families. | |  | Support groups have been formed in response to common needs. | | | Share and Care Programme at Constantiaberg Medi-Clinic (pre/post surgery support). The Share and Care Project aims to help people with epilepsy to obtain information about surgery for epilepsy | |  | The public education and awareness programme remains our primary pillar of intervention and it is aimed at the promotion of inclusion in education, workplace and the communit | |  | The aim of the programme is to promote a supportive educational environment within which the learner could develop a positive sense of self and independence. | | | Public education and training programmes are presented in the rural areas to address discrimination and exclusion of people with epilepsy and related disabilities. | |  | Monthly awareness and outreach programmes are facilitated at the Community Health Care Centres in Khayelitsha, | | | Individual volunteers are recruited and trained in lay counselling, social support, epilepsy education and management. | | |  | Care Craft Workshops provide a holistic economic empowerment programme that incorporates both economic and social development. | |  | The projects, which are based in Khayelitsha, Gugulethu, Lansdowne and Mitchells Plain, aim to provide members with opportunities for both social and economic development. 
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