A bereaved father opens a nursery in 'Touch of Care' campaign from Vicks

In these trying times, it's uplifting to see messages like the ongoing "Touch of Care" campaign from Vicks, which has shined the spotlight on how others have made it through their hardships with the help of compassionate heroes. The latest spot from Publicis Singapore comes from South Africa, and re-enacts the real life story of Lizo Tom. He had lost his six-year-old son, but his bereavement spurred him on to care for others, inspired by the woman who brought him up as an abandoned child. Tom was left at the hospital by his mother after he was born. He then met Mama Abisana at a children’s home and she cared for him despite not being related by blood. He founded the Luvuyo Center for Early Childhood Development and Care in honour of Mama Abisana and his late son Luvuyo. Tom is played by an actor but in the end of the spot, directed by Zwelethu Radebe via Egg Films, we see the real-life Lizo Tom. Like the other films in the series, the film aims to explore the meaning of "care" and the impact it can have. Other films in the series have depicted the stories of an HIV positive child, and a girl with a rare skin condition, as well as the people that sacrificed so much to care for them

A bereaved father opens a nursery in 'Touch of Care' campaign from Vicks

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