Intellectual disability and mental health in South Africa
Neuropsychiatric disorders are ranked third in the national burden of disease and one in six or 16.5% of South Africans suffer from a common mental disorder (according to results of a study published by SASH)¹; while the 2002 census figures showed that about 12% of...
Lack of psychiatric and mental health services in South Africa
The South Africa Federation for Mental Health recently released an awareness paper highlighting the alarming concern over lack of hospital beds for mental health service users, we well as the lack of aftercare available to patients post discharge. The SA Federation...
New research shows positive economic returns
A recent UK study, by Deloitte, has revealed that investing in social care prevents disabled people falling into crisis, and as a result, leads to substantial economic benefits to the tax payer. Every pound spent on preventative and community services generates...
Training to trek Mount Tahan
At the end of 2012 Climb Any Mountain teamed up with a Singapore based social enterprise called Gone Adventurin’. Gone Adventurin’ creates and organizes adventures all around the world, to inspire lives and empower communities through the spirit of adventure.Climb Any...
China bike ride
On 22 July, 2012, Brian and 3 friends, Shu Yun, Natalie and Pamela, began a 10 day cycle through the Qing Hai province in China. Starting from the city of Xining, they spent two days cycling 175km/108 miles around the immense Qing Hai Lake and the Black River, and...
Over the past 30 years or so, the UK has significantly improved the standard of care for people with learning disability by moving away from large institutions to smaller person-centred community-based services. These services have enabled residents to live more independently and to make significant improvements in their physical and psychological health.
At Climb Any Mountain, we are driven by our passionate belief that people with an intellectual disability and mental illness should have equal rights and opportunities in society.
We are proud of the ground we’ve taken in transforming the services available for people with intellectual disability and mental illness within and across South Africa.
We’re now preparing for the second home to open—a 6-bedroom home, this time exclusively for women. Help us furnish this house to make it a home. 100% of donations go directly towards purchasing the items listed.