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Join the fight against FASD in South Africa!
FARR is committed to raising awareness, prevention, conducting research, training, and community empowerment about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) in vulnerable communities within South Africa.
Please support us as we continue to create awareness regarding FASD and the dangers of consuming alcohol during pregnancy. We invite all pregnant women to enrol in our Healthy Mother Healthy Baby© Programmes. Our ultimate goal is to provide support to ensure healthier pregnancies and healthier babies.
FARR – Foundation for Alcohol Related Research
The Foundation for Alcohol Related Research (FARR) was founded in 1997 and has since been dedicated to building positive futures in South African communities by significantly reducing birth defects and mental disabilities caused by alcohol consumption during pregnancy.
FARR understands the far-reaching implications of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and it’s impact on affected people and communities, and strives to have sustainable outcomes by:
- Raising social awareness
- Conducting world class medical and psycho-social research related to FASD
- Offering training, education and mentorship programs
- Providing diagnostic and support services
This is achieved through the various scientifically developed Training-, Education-, Research-, Prevention-, Support- and Management Programs that FARR offers across South Africa at our fully funded projects. Our specialists are trained to diagnose FASD and offer support for these individuals and their families. This has culminated in FARR being the leading NGO source of research and information on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) in South Africa.
FARR has become a hub for experts, community members and everyday South Africans who are determined to improve the lives of those affected by FASD, their families and caregivers.
To date, FARR has completed 19 FASD Prevalence Studies and currently has 13 community project sites situated in four of the nine provinces of South Africa, with our Training Academy operating nationally. FARR has published more than 65 scientific articles in respected journals.
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Well done to our beloved Training Facilitator, Estelle Pillay🌸 Proving that anything is possible if you put your mind to it.
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REMINDER! ORDER your FASD Knots and Button Badges by 28 August 2025![]()
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🌟 To commemorate International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Day on 9 September, you can now order FASD knots and button badges from FARR to share with community members, colleagues, friends and family. These knots/button badges are worn on one’s chest to raise awareness about FASD.![]()
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FASD Knots (packet of 9): R30.00![]()
FASD Button Badges (packet of 9): R60.00![]()
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Delivery can be arranged at the buyer’s expense. Kindly provide the delivery address upon placing an order.![]()
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Unit 5, Amber Place![]()
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Cape Town![]()
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Kindly place your order by Thurs, 28 Aug 2025![]()
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❗️ To order email: reception@farrsa.org.za![]()
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Stand with us on International FASD Day (9 Sept 2025) by wearing a white shirt and FASD Button Badge and sharing a message of HOPE🫶 with pregnant woman across South Africa, encouraging them to abstain from alcohol use during pregnancy and to seek support if necessary.![]()
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🫶 Tag FARR on Socials and we will share your message of HOPE!![]()
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Stand with us by supporting pregnant woman to have healthy, alcohol-free pregnancies, and in so doing “Shaping Brighter Futures” for their children!![]()
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‘No amount of alcohol is safe during pregnancy’![]()
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FARR Training and Education – Early Childhood Development Workshop![]()
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📍 College of Cape Town – Crawford Campus | 28 Jul and 4 Aug 2025![]()
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FARR recently collaborated with College of Cape Town - Inspiring Minds, Crawford Campus to present 4 workshops to their students in Early Childhood Development (ECD). The 1st workshop was presented on 28 Jul and the remaining 3 were hosted simultaneously by 3 facilitators (Estelle Pillay, Charnine Sobey and Therin Stroucken) on 4 Aug 2025.![]()
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The ECD sector is regarded as a powerful tool that lays the foundation for a child’s cognitive, social and emotional development. As this is often when children who may be affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) experience many challenges (and anxiety) in having to cope in a new environment and the execution of various tasks and activities etc. We put together a FASD awareness and management workshop for ECD Practitioners. The aim being to develop a better understanding of FASD, to guide Practitioners to recognize developmental and behavioural challenges that may be observed in their classrooms and to provide practical techniques to more effectively respond, manage and support children who may be affected. ![]()
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106 ECD Practitioners participated in the workshops. At the offset they were astounded to find out how early the fetus develops and of the teratogenic effect that alcohol has on the fetus’ developing cells. It paved the way for them to understand how vital it is to create awareness that no alcohol is safe during pregnancy. The participants could relate to the challenges highlighted in the classroom and expressed often having feelings of helplessness and frustration at not understanding some children’s behaviour and not knowing how to deal with it. ![]()
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Sincere thanks to Annelie Carstens (Head of Department: Education and Training) and Nwabisa Selani (Administrative Assistant) from the College of Cape Town for the assistance in availing the students and the facilities for these workshops.![]()
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A special word of thanks to the Discovery Fund for sponsoring these workshops, which has touch the lives of so many ECD Practitioners, who are now eager to put their new-found knowledge to practice!
Post Graduate Research in FASD
If you are a university student and you are considering post-graduate research in FASD, you are welcome to contact us at: info@farrsa.org.za.
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