Batho ba Lerato, Archdiocese of Bloemfontein
Batho ba Lerato sent in the following report for July 2012. 468 children were served in the OVC programme. “Clinical nutritional support:- In many of the areas we serve, there have been problems with malnourished children. Workshops were held with…
Tirisanyo Retreat, Diocese of Gaborone
Tirisanyo Catholic Commission, Diocese of Gaborone, retreat for home based care givers Tirisanyo caregivers participated in a retreat, reflecting on their lives, and noting that only what is done for Christ in compassion and with care will last. The retreat…
Polokwane blankets and tracksuits.
In the Diocese of Polokwane children received blankets and tracksuits purchased through the SACBC AIDS office. Colourful photos show children at the Rekukeng Drop in Centre, and some families enjoying their windfall.
Tier.net St Mary’s Hospital, Mariannhill, KZN
Tony Linden of the SACBC/CRS team worked with St Mary’s hospital Mariannhill, a treatment site formerly supported by the SACBC AIDS Office PEPFAR grant to ensure the final conversion of the Patient Data System data to the Department of health…
Tier.net – St Apollinaris Hospital KZN
Tony Linden of Catholic Relief Services, providing the SACBC AIDS Office with M & E, spent time at Ethembeni clinic at St Apollinaris hospital at Centocow, KZN. One of the objectives was to ensure the final conversion of the PEPFAR…
Mpumalanga Visit
Nondumiso Jwara, Sibonakaliso Mkhize and Tinyiko Chauke visited sites in Mpumalanga from 20 to 24 August 2012. The 20th and 21st were spent at Asiphilenikahle Orphan and Vulnerable Children Project: The filing system that Sibonakaliso had previously set up for…
Congratulations to the Care Ministry, Diocese of Port Elizabeth
On 3 August 2012 Care Ministry, Diocese of Port Elizabeth, received 2nd place in the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber Health and Wellness Awards NGO Category for the entry of our new Wellness Programme. NGO Category winner- Missionvale Care Centre,…
Caritas Advisor: We Can’t Do More With Less
AIDS Conference Brings to Light Need for More Funding ROME, AUG. 6, 2012 (Zenit.org).- The International AIDS Conference, held recently in Washington, confirmed that a new range of better medications are available to combat the HIV virus and more people…
Diocese of Kroonstad, Caregivers’ Retreat, July 2012
Fr Kris Aneke of the Diocese of Kroonstad Development Agency and Fr Modise led two days of retreat for eighty five caregivers from the parishes of St Augustine, Virginia, and St Peter Claver, Kroonstad around the theme of Service and…
St Francis, Boksburg, 24 July 2012
Theresa Bossert of the AIDS Office visited St Francis Care Centre, Boksburg, 24 July 2012. She assisted finance staff with year end checks, backups and physical year end procedure on Pastel. After this she met with with Sr Winnie Dlamini,…