St John Vianney Seminary Receives a Vehicle
The SACBC AIDS Office presented a Quantum bus , formerly used in the PEPFAR-funded programme of the SACBC AIDS Office, to St John Vianney Seminary. The PEPFAR programme has been considerably down-scaled and the AIDS Office has re-allocated a number…
National Association for Childcare Workers (NACCW) graduation Ceremony Report: 22 May 2013
Two years ago USAID (PEPFAR) collaborated with the NACCW organization to equip the Orphans and Vulnerable Children Care Wokers of PEPFAR funded projects around South Africa with skills and knowledge to work with children in a professional manner. SACBC AIDS…
Elandskop Beneficiary Familes to Receive Houses
The SACBC AIDS Office visited Elandskop for a preliminary assessment regarding the building of OVC houses. We were taken around by caregivers to visit the first beneficiary families identified. People live in poor conditions, with no water or electricity. In…
New house in Rooifontein, Thole Location, Thaba Nchu
Batho ba Lerato reports on how they chose a beneficiary family to receive a new house. House No. 12703 Rooifontein Trust is 30km from Thaba Nchu Town, it’s a rural…
Northern Cape caregivers on retreat, Diocese of Keimoes-Upington
Pastor Tommie Saunders and Mr. Nicolaas April facilitated a retreat for the caregivers of the Diocese AIDS Ministry of the Diocese of kKeimoes-Upington. The retreat took place on 19 and 20 April 2013 at Old School B&B where the Caregivers…
World TB Day marked in Keimoes and Lennertsville, Siyanda District
In Keimoes and Lennertsville, events were held to mark World TB Day. The events opened with prayer and scripture reading, followed by a spiritual message and hymns. Information on the spread of TB, the importance of its early detection, the…
Fr Khoza hands over the keys to a new house owner in Wembezi, Archdiocese of Durban
May 2013 KwaZulu/Natal visit. Johan Viljoen and Sibonakaliso Mkhize visited Wembezi, Escourt area, Archdiocese of Durban to check on the houses being built for orphans and vulnerable children. They were impressed with the commitment and enthusiasm of the two Oblate…
SACBC AIDS Office supports the building of a house in Thole Location, Thaba Nchu
Housing Project Report Date: April 2013 Name of Project: Batho Ba Lerato Diocese/Parish: Bloemfiontein Place where the house was built: Thaba Nchu (Thole Location) This was their previous house. House No: 8965 Thole location, near Thaba Nchu Town, Mokatsanyane family….
Blessed Gerard, Mandini, to receive National Health Laboratory Services
7 May 2013, Johan Viljoen visited KwaZulu/Natal. On Tuesday 7 May I visited Blessed Gerard, Mandini. Diocese of Eshowe. The delivery of government ARV’s from Sundumbili Clinic is going ahead without problems. Agreement was reached that laboratory tests would be…
CRS meets SACBC AIDS Office and treatment partners, Zambia
PEPFAR funding to CRS for the original nine country treatment programme has ended, and treatment programmes are continuing in some countries under the local and some new partners. At a meeting of Catholic Relief Services with its treatment partners held…