About Us
Flourish, a programme of the Grow Great Campaign, is a national network of pregnancy and mom&baby classes that support, celebrate and empower mothers through the critical first 1000 days of a child’s life.
Flourish is a national network of antenatal and postnatal classes that supports, celebrates, and empowers mothers throughout the critical first 1,000 days of a child’s life. The programme supports parents to provide responsive caregiving to their children.
The first 1000 days of a child’s life (from conception to age two) is an opportunity to establish a foundation for children’s academic success, health and general well-being. Flourish helps moms optimise this window of opportunity in a way that is fun and memorable.
The Flourish experience is a journey of:
- Companionship, belonging and acceptance
- Nurturing our changing bodies and the little body (or bodies) growing inside
- Self-love and self-care
- Proud mothers, forging our children’s future
- Bonding with our babies
- Love, play and growing greatness
About Flourish and Grow Great
Grow Great is a national nutrition campaign that aims to mobilise South Africa to realise a future where no child is denied the opportunity to reach their full potential as a result of the negative impact that stunting has on early childhood development in the first 1000 days of life.
Flourish’s Footprint:
A Flourish mom:
- Knows what it feels like to belong to a community where she is accepted unconditionally
- Is supported to nurture her changing body and the little body (or bodies) growing inside of her
- Takes time to love and care for herself
- Has a clear vision of how her child can reach her/ his full potential
- Bonds with her baby
- Loves, plays and nourishes her baby to grow great
A Flourish baby:
- Is born into a community of belonging and acceptance
- Grows great in and out of the womb
- Thrives
- Has a future full of potential
- Feels safe and secure
- Is loved, playful and curious