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Cancer Awareness

Cancer is still one of the most serious problems facing the world today. Advancements in science and medicine, public awareness of risk factors, preventative measures, and the importance of early detection have all contributed to greater treatment success, faster recovery, and survival.

Cancer prevention is action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing substances, and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing.

What are cancer donations used for?

We rely almost entirely on voluntary donations & fundraising to offer our services. Your donation will help cancer patients & families through their journey. We help some of the world's poorest public hospitals and clinics beat cancer and take back control of their lives.

Fundraising

BAOBAB relies on income generated from its fundraising events and projects in order to sustain the Care & Support it provides to those affected by cancer. Baobab complies with POPIA and we will not provide your personal information to anyone else unless you provide consent or one of the following exceptions applies:

• You would reasonably expect us to use the information for that purpose;
• The information is used only for historical, statistical or research purposes and is not published in an identifiable form.

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Anti-Bullying

Bullying can result in physical injury, social and emotional distress, self-harm, and even death. It also increases the risk for depression, anxiety, sleep difficulties, lower academic achievement, and dropping out of school.

What is the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013? Republic Act No. 10627 or the "Anti-Bullying Act of 2013" is a relatively new law which seeks to address hostile environment at school that disrupts the education process which, in turn, is not conducive to the total development of a child at school.

Cyberbullying

Includes actions to manipulate, harass and defame any person. These hostile actions are seriously damaging and can affect anyone easily and gravely. They take place on social media, public forums, and other online information websites. A cyberbully is not necessarily a stranger; it may also be someone you know.

Baobab Networking on preventing bullying at schools

We advise schools to:

• Make the elimination of sexual harassment a top priority. Empower teachers to take a stand against inappropriate name-calling and sexual comments. Talk about the problem, hold inservices, and bring in guest speakers like the Baobab Networking Centre team to show the entire staff that this issue is important and that harassment is not acceptable adolescent behavior.
• Teach students the difference between friendly teasing and bullying, between flirting and harassment.
• Parental involvement is critical to long-term behavior modification. In many cases, parents will need to be educated about sexual harassment and its harmful effects in order to help them identify harassment and respond appropriately.
• Teach students how to deal with harassment.

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