On YB5 this week, a conversation about GBV-F takes centre stage as we speak to author and advocate, Celeste Louw about how the organisation holds the hands of survivors, empowering them to take their lives back.

People romanticize school too much.

What is something you’ve been trying to get right/figure out for years, but you just can’t?

Unpops: Sticks and stones may break my bones is a trash saying.

The opposite of a trigger is a “glimmer” - glimmers are things that make you feel safe, or alive or just at peace. They can be small moments. What are your glimmers?

This July, we look at the environment and those dedicated to taking care of it and an organisation called Greenpop kicks it off with Partnerships Manager Michaela Badenhorst. This week on YB5 with Yonaka Theledi, we find out about urban greening and how the Living Landscapes project is important for grey spaces in cities and towns. Michaela also speaks about how Garden day initiatives impact communities and encourage collaboration.

When you were younger, what did you think “rich” looked like?

Making your bed every day is a waste of time.

Genevieve Solomons speaks to us this week, closing off Youth Month and building up to Madiba Month about what it means to give someone their dignity back through the organisation's Feeding Hearts efforts and how every one of us should be doing our part in society and immediate communities.