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Welcome to the Free State Branch of Epilepsy South Africa


Epilepsy South Africa - Free State & North West Branch provides care, support and education to adults and children affected by epilepsy and/or other disabilities.

CONTACT US :

  • Please do not hesitate to contact us, regarding ANY questions:

PO Box 167, Parys, 9585
Tel: +27 (0)56 811 5959

Fax: +27 (0)86 602 1689

or email us at: freestate@epilepsy.org.za

52 Boom Street, Parys


Vryburg Satellite office
Tel: +27 (0)53 927 3422
or email: epilepsynw@ananzi.co.za   

65 Boshoff Crescent, Vryburg

 

OUR SERVICES :

Our Residential Care Centre cares for 68 adults with disabilities...

Community Development takes place in the Fezile Dabi Municipality, also known as the Northern Free State and covers the Ngwathe- district incorporating the towns of Orangeville, ...

Volunteers are extensively used within the organisation to assist frail residents, ...

People with epilepsy and other disabilities are still discriminated against.

The centre runs a grade 1 clinic that cares for the medical wellbeing of residents, ...

This centre caters mainly for the frail residents. Each resident has a programme worked out by occupational therapists which is followed.

Many of our residents are able to work in a protected environment.

The Residential Care Centre runs a programme for disabled people from the community.

Each resident has a care plan that is worked out together with the resident’s family where possible.

In 2004 we extended our services to the North West Province.

Mokwallo is an area just outside of Vredefort in the Northern Free State.

In order to offer the best care to people with epilepsy and/or other disabilities our staff undergo intensive training.

A new development is the placement of people with disabilities into houses into the community.