The unemployment rate among South Africans with disabilities, specifically wheelchair users, is extremely high. QASA took the initiative to research the reason for this. It found that prospective employers felt wheelchair users were not work-ready, as they had little or no work experience. The QASA Work Readiness Programme was established...
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New wheelchair for QASA member
QASA recently hosted a Victor Daitz Capacity Building event attended by a group of dynamic and motivated individuals. The QASA CEO noticed that one of the candidates was not seated properly and knew that QASA would have to assist. The CEO immediately did some research and issued the candidate with...
Empowered after passing driver’s test
Rowan Martell was involved in a freak accident in 2015. While he was standing at a robot waiting to cross the road, a glass frame fell from the 22nd storey of a building nearby and landed between his shoulder blades, severing his spinal cord. He was rushed to hospital, where […]
Bidvest backs QASA skills development again
Benjamin Franklin once said, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” QASA is, once again, the recipient of extremely generous funding from Bidvest Premier Lounge for the QASA Skills Development Programmes. Previous funding was used to upskill members, which has led to mainstream employment, internships and learnerships. The continuous […]
More independence with driver’s licence
Lifa Hlongwa recently went for a successful reassessment of his driver’s licence. A QASA representative caught up with him to discuss this achievement. This is what he had to say: “Successfully passing my driving test has really opened an old door of independence I’ve come to miss so much. “As […]
Manager walks the talk
ROLLING INSPIRATION reader Jodie Kroone shares this incredible story of one manager who took the complaints of a local customer seriously – with amazing results. “A manager who walks the talk – hallelujah!” says Dee Diane Botha Beukes, a regular customer at Richdens SuperSpar, Richdens Village Centre, in Hillcrest, Kwazulu-Natal. […]
Solomon’s new wheels
Solomon recently approached QASA with a request for a small contribution towards a wheelchair. QASA did more than make a contribution; it donated a wheelchair to him. A very happy Solomon says: “I wish to express appreciation and gratitude for QASA’s generous donation of my new Rollability MK2 wheelchair. “QASA […]
Youngsters fight pollution
Happy Valley Day & Edu Centre is a private pre-school that offers excellent professional care for little ones. The educators at the pre-school recently approached QASA to join its Bread Tags and Bottle Caps Collection project. The youngsters are on a mission to rid the area of pollution and to […]
A Driving Ambitions first
JC Dittrich made Driving Ambitions history when he became the first candidate in the Western Province to obtain his driver’s licence. He did so with the help of the Western Cape Driving Ambitions programme, launched by QASA earlier this year. ROLLING INSPIRATION caught up with JC to learn more. Why […]
Desmond goes mobile
Desmond Monyamane is one of the most recent successful candidates from the Driving Ambitions programme run by QASA. He is currently employed as a quality administrative contractor and his main goal in joining the programme was to increase his personal mobility and ability to travel at any time. Equipped with […]