The exciting news is that the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) have agreed to develop the technology I use to drive! After a few months of meetings and discussions, I have had confirmation from their Technology Transfer Office that the project will start in January 2012. The driving force (excuse the pun!) of this [...]
Caroline Rule is an Occupational Therapist based in Pretoria who has an incredible passion to help people with disabilities. She started “Driving Ambitions,” a driving school specifically for people with disabilities. She does thorough assessments on each person, making sure that they have the cognitive and physical ability to drive and determine what adaptations are [...]
Kenridge Primary certainly knows how to INSPIRE, ENABLE and MOTIVATE! A Grade 7 student, Emma Rossouw, heard about Nicky’s Drive through her parents (her dad was my supervisor when I was doing my Master’s degree at Stellenbosch). Emma is the Cross Country Captain and had an idea to raise funds for a charity. She approached [...]
Kim van Schoor and Amelia Hayes are two beautiful women – inside and out! They founded “Woman2Woman,” an organisation that hosts charity events four times a year in the Blouberg community. The events aim to encourage women to come together to share their passions, skills and networks, while at the same time, raising funds for [...]
Nelson Mandela dedicated more than 67 years of his life to make South Africa what it is today, so what better way for me to spend 67 minutes on his 93rd birthday empowering young minds! Thanks to the power of social media, I tweeted for suggestions on where to give a motivational talk. Chris De [...]
On 22 June 2011, we held a launch event for NICKY’S DRIVE where the committee invited various sponsors, contributors and key role players. The purpose of the evening was to celebrate the registration of Nicky’s Drive as a non-profit organisation (086-364-NPO). It was a great opportunity to network and update everyone on our progress and [...]
On South Africa’s Human Right’s Day, 21 March 2011, I had the privilege of meeting William Smith. William is 13 years old and comes from a farming community in Worcester, a small town outside of Cape Town in South Africa. While searching for bird’s nests with his younger cousin, William climbed an electricity pylon and [...]
Many people are asked, “If you could invite anyone in the world for dinner, who would they be?” I have a different idea – if I could take anyone in the world for a DRIVE, who would they be! The current Premier of the Western Cape, Helen Zille, was high on my list and when [...]
In high school, I always remember that the greatest part about turning 17 was to get your learner’s licence. Our parents did not quite see this in the same positive light! The envy of the school was always the first Matric student who turned 18 and was able to drive themselves to class – one [...]
