Andrea's Gift Foundation

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Awareness | Educate | Support

Andrea’s Gift Foundation (AGF, South Africa) began as a result of a courageous woman who had a love and compassion for fellow lupus sufferers like herself. Andrea Hughes was a Lupus Warrior who passed away in 2017 after three years of battling with this autoimmune disease.

 

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AGF has been lucky enough to appear on numerous radio shows and forge impactful partnerships and associations with many organizations since we first set out on our mission.


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Una Van Rhyn

Founder

Andrew Van Rhyn

Board Member

Susan van der Walt

Board Member

Stacey Leslie

Board Member

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Mens Health Month June 2026

Mens Health Month June 2026

By on June 16, 2026

📢 💙 MEN’S HEALTH MONTH 💙 June is Men’s Health Month, a time to raise awareness about the physical, mental, and emotional health challenges that men face every day. Men are often encouraged to “be strong” and push through pain, but true strength is knowing when to seek help, talk about your struggles, and prioritize […]

THE DAY I STOPPED FIGHTING MY BODY AND STARTED LISTENING TO IT: BY PRITHEE G

THE DAY I STOPPED FIGHTING MY BODY AND STARTED LISTENING TO IT: BY PRITHEE G

By on July 22, 2026

  There is a moment every lupus warrior knows. The moment you realise your body is not the enemy you have been taught to believe it is. I remember mine clearly. I had spent years treating my body like something to fight, to push through, to override. Lupus does that to us. It teaches us […]

Lupus Did Not Stop Me: Finding Myself Again- Khayelihle Ngubane

Lupus Did Not Stop Me: Finding Myself Again- Khayelihle Ngubane

By on February 17, 2026

Lupus Did Not Stop Me: Finding Myself Again   Growing up, illness was never part of my identity. I was healthy, active, and confident. I was also always the child on stage—performing in school concerts, talent shows, and events. Being on stage was where I felt most like myself. In 2020, my life changed dramatically. […]

The Chapter I Didn’t Write: On Lupus, Gaslighting and Finding My Voice

By on December 2, 2025

The Chapter I Didn’t Write: On Lupus, Gaslighting and Finding My Voice If my life were a novel, Lupus would be the antagonist that showed up uninvited in the early chapters. But here’s the twist the reader wouldn’t see coming: it wasn’t the villain that defined the story; it was the protagonist’s fight to reclaim […]