Emma Chademena on the CHIME Project

Following World Mental Health Day, conversations around emotional wellbeing continue to resonate—especially in the rural heartlands of South Africa, where innovation often emerges from necessity. One such story comes from the Eastern Cape, where One to One Africa’s CHIME initiative—Community Health Intervention through Musical Engagement—is using music as a powerful form of mental health care. Today on StyleSkoops, we speak with Emma Chademana, who shares how Mentor Mothers are transforming their lived experiences into healing songs—songs that soothe trauma, strengthen community bonds, and redefine what holistic health care can sound like.