# With over 60-percent of young South Africans affected by mental health challenges, the Riky Rick Foundation, in partnership with Sandton City, has launched Words That Heal. This is a campaign that uses artivism to inspire healing and hope. Rapper Rikhado “Riky Rick” Makhado lost his fight with mental illness in February 2022. His widow, Bianca Naidoo, says this initiative aims to inspire people to share messages of healing and hope while sparking conversations about mental health. Funds raised will provide free therapy for young people.
Campaign inspires hope and healing through words and music