Nandi Sithole from the SACBC AIDS Office visits King Williams Town, Diocese of Port Elizabeth
On the first day I had a meeting with management, Coceka the coordinator, Felicity the finance officer, Nomonde the M&E officer and Mrs. Mpande a retired teacher who has also joined the team and is responsible for initiating a project…
Nandi Sithole visited St. Joseph Children of Charisma Project, Diocese of Polokwane, 2nd – 5th April 2013
Update on programme activities: Sr. Euphrasy reported that the programme is doing well, they’ve just received the chairs that were bought through the centre renovation budget. Cyril who is their M&E officer reported that things are going smoothly with the…
ASIPHILE e ST JAMES, DURBAN, WORLD TB DAY
Asiphile e St James hosted an interfaith World TB Event involving faith leaders from the Anglican , UCC , Methodist and Catholic Churches. One hundred and eleven adults and 96 children participated. Fifty two people were screened for TB, and…
Nzhelele Parish Joins Forces with Siloam Hospital to Mark World TB Day
Nzhelele Catholic Parish joins forces with Siloam Hospital at interfaith event to mark World TB Day in Vhembe District, Diocese of Tzaneen Nzhelele reports that an interfaith event to mark World TB Day was planned jointly by the Nzhelele parish…
Kopano Lerato reports on AIDS Day celebrations, Archdiocese of Pretoria
The local Catholic Priest volunteered to adopt a family for Christmas and he was introduced to the family and they were delighted. We received money for centre renovations and school uniforms in December towards closing time. Centre renovations will be…
Youths in the Free State develop skills
Youths in the Free State and elsewhere, all supported in/graduates of the PEPFAR-funded OVC programme, have received opportunities to develop skills. Some have undergone training in building and carpentry, others have learned something about the hospitality industry. One young man…
New treatment priorities, technical support rather than direct service delivery
Catholic Relief Services hosted a meeting in Lusaka , Zambia, of representatives of the treatment programme that was funded by a PEPFAR grant to Catholic Relief Services from 2004. With funding cuts, and with new priorities around the provision of…
Visit to Ngwana swara atla saka, Diocese of Witbank
Nandi Sithole of the SACBC AIDS Office visited Ngwana swara atla saka in the Diocese of Witbank in February 2013. The site has managed to distribute all the house hold items to the families and has built toilets for 20…
Makhema Family in Thaba Nchu, Archdiocese of Bloemfontein, gives shack back to the municipality
February 2013 Batho Ba Lerato, Thaba Nchu (Vlenter), Bloemfontein Goitsemang is living with her guardian (Makhema Gabaikanngwe) together with other children of her guardian. They live in 3 roomed shack and this shack Mangaung Local Municipality lent them because they…
New treatment priorities, technical support rather than direct service delivery
Catholic Relief Services hosted a meeting in Lusaka , Zambia, of representatives of the treatment programme that was funded by a PEPFAR grant to Catholic Relief Services from 2004. With funding cuts, and with new priorities around the provision of…