The SACBC AIDS Office welcomes Minister Motsoaledi’s announcement on ARV treatment
The SACBC AIDS Office welcomes Minister Motsoaledi’s announcement that from September ARV treatment will be available from September to all people who test HIV rather than on specific CD4 counts. However we caution that defaulting on treatment is already a…
Living Hope HCT and family day
On Saturday, 19 March 2016, 108 OVC clients (head of households and children) attended the Living Hope HCT and family day at the Capri Campus of Living Hope. Transport costs were provided for the clients from Ocean View, while the…
Homeplan computer schools
Homeplan, Holland, best known to the SACBC AIDS Office for its long standing support of houses for the poor, especially families affected by AIDS, is currently supporting a computer school which provides training to youth in Pomeroy. Ricus Dullaert from…
St Joseph’s Polokwane Provides School Uniforms to Needy Children
Sister Euphrasie Ndele of the St Joseph Community Care Centre Polokwane writes about the recent distribution of school uniforms to needy children When we do house visits we know all the families which are really in need; when we provide…
Emaus Heritage Centre Youth Retreat
Young people reflect on their role as youth leaders. 16 Youth from the Durban Cluster participated in a retreat at Emaus Heritage Centre, in the Umzimkhulu Diocese. We learned about Abbot Francis. We reflected on our role as youth leaders…
St Joseph’s -Wepener Youth Retreat
Seventy youth participated in a retreat organised by Fr Peter M.Ramakatsa of the Archdiocese of Bloemfontein Youth Ministry at St Joseph’s Parish in Wepener in the Free State, and funded through the SACBC Youth Desk and the SACBC AIDS Office….
Kopano Lerato OVC Aurecon Visit, August -2015
KOPANO LERATO OVC –AURECON VISIT, AUGUST 2015 Marking Mandela Day and Women’s month. Boitumelo Nkomo Kopano Lerato OVC, in Winterveldt, Archdiocese of Pretoria, celebrated Mandela Day on the 1st August 2015 with visitors from Aurecon Engineering Company referred to…
Duduza on Retreat
Staff Retreat at Paulpietersburg SACBC Narrative Report & Pictures Report compiled by the Buhle Mncube – Programme Manager at Duduza Care Centre 24th June 2015 The Duduza Care Centre staff members (19 in total of whom 12 were sponsored by…
Ambassador with Support Group
During the visit to Nazareth House in Johannesburg, Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield, met members of the support group whose income-generating project makes beaded Christmas decorations which are sold in Holland. Here the group holds this year’s order, a beaded keyring. One of…