This is the second episode within the Hear me out Miniseries, highlighting the voice of persons with special needs. I recently discovered that South Africa has the highest rate of FASD on the planet! Some communities in South Africa experience a prevalence as high as 28%. According to a 2018 publication by CanFASD, the rate of FASD in Canada is 4% which is approximately 1,485,158 Canadians in a country with about 37 million people. South Africa's population is approximately 58 million people and yet the nation has such a mammoth rate. I sit down with a South African friend who works in the area of human services to understand this issue and she shares some of the key influences of the alarming high rates in South Africa.  If you enjoy the conversation or learn something new, consider subscribing to the podcast and joining our community on Instagram and YouTube @unrealtalkpod. You can also leave me a voice message on Anchor.fm or send me a personal email to unfilteredrealtalk@gmail.com. Your support helps these conversations on the podcast gain visibility in order to bring about social action and policy changes. I do really appreciate your time, and thank you kindly for stopping by to listen. Unfiltered Real Talk with Ije - YouTube Unfiltered Real Talk with Ije? (@unrealtalkpod)  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unfilteredrealtalk/message