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…
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…
Health care workers’ training: Aliwal, Queenstown, Port Elizabeth
On Sunday 17 March and Monday 18 March Johan Viljoen of the SACBC AIDS Office attended the beginning of the week-long training for health workers in the DFID-funded TB program. Training was conducted by the Foundation for Professional Development, for…
Preventing the Transmission of TB in the Ethembeni HIV Clinic
The Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) through the Centocow Development Programme (CPD) with funds from PEPFAR provides support to the St Apollinaris Hospital for its HIV care and treatment programme. St Apollinaris is the public hospital that serves the…
The Response of the Archdiocese of Johannesburg
Archdiocese of Johannesburg and AIDS The Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Johannesburg has made a major contribution to the fight against AIDS since the late 1980s. We note here some of the more well-known projects that have left their…
Aliwal Diocese Welfare & Development Committee AIDS Office
• General Education Support: During the end of the term children were assisted with examination preparation and revision for subjects including mathematics, science, English Xhosa and Sotho. Group and individual discussions were done with the use of study guides. Some…
Homepan visitors roll up their sleeves
Visitors from Homeplan in Holland and South Africa, and from the SACBC AIDS Office visited the Makhundu Christian Centre Malelane in the Inkomazi District, Witbank Diocese, on a Homeplan building trip. It was a great experience to share in the…
Modjadiskloof children receive new school uniforms
Children in Modjadjis Kloof, Diocese of Tzaneen were assisted with new school uniforms at the start of the new school year. The AIDS project in Modjadjiskloof is supported with funding from The Global Fund. Sr Theresa Byrne is seen with…