Beyond Self Care: Reimagining Wellness as Organizational Infrastructure
This reflection challenges the idea that resilience is an individual responsibility in a sector where exhaustion has become normal, arguing that wellness must be treated as organizational infrastructure, built into governance, budgets, planning, and performance measures. Through its Leadership and Wellness pillar, CivSource South Africa is developing a Toolkit for Wellness and Collective Care that centres stewardship, early burnout recognition, and sustainable rhythms such as structured reflection cycles, retreat spaces, and team grounding practices. The piece calls for a shift from private self-care to collective care, where boards, leaders, policies, and teams share responsibility for protecting dignity, longevity, and shared flourishing.