Simple things like your commute to work, getting across an intersection safely, finding a job or securing the basics for survival are challenges faced by our entire rainbow nation. The rising cost of living, high unemployment rates and crime have brought about an increase in frustration levels and a feeling that nothing can be done about it.

This has escalated from extended time in traffic to road rage incidents and an increase from petty thefts to violent crimes, all for the proverbial “quick buck”. We have seen families move out of their homes, in search of safer suburbs, others emigrate – resulting in a loss of skills in country, insurance premiums rise due to the volume of claims. Choices are now based on safety and survival as opposed to living your best, well deserved life.

Envisage the following scenarios:

1. Running down the road, any road in any suburb, greeting everyone in sight, stopping to help a 6 year old child untangle her puppy’s leash from around her legs and then handing her a R10 note from your wallet so that she can get a snack on her way home, taking in the sights, the only worry on your mind being, “I sincerely hope my heartrate remains high enough on my smart watch so that I can reach my fitness goal today.”

2. Leaving to the office which is 30kms away at 07:30 to arrive just before 08:00.

3. Choosing the car, you really want, without having to check the hijacking stats.

4. Actually wearing the watch your spouse gifted you which sat in a safe or vault for years.

5. Having birds sit on your fence without being electrocuted.

Granted, getting a child a snack without first checking for allergies or days of not having traffic might not be possible but the points mentioned contains the essence of what we all desire and dream – the dreams which were usually preceded by the thought: ‘Somebody should do something about this…’

That’s why we created The Nērmai Foundation NPC – To do something.