hillcrest aids centre trust quarterly report 1 october to 31 december 2013
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Our final Quarterly Report for 2013 is packed full of photographs of our wonderful beneficiaries, partners, friends and staff, and we hope you thoroughly enjoy seeing their smiling faces whilst catching up on our news. We had a heart-warming and action-packed Festive Season, and you can visually update yourself on everything from our Expansion Project, Christmas Gift deliveries and World AIDS Day Christmas Market to our colourful Gogos of the Year event and Peer Education Camp!TRANSCRIPT
HILLCREST AIDS CENTRE TRUST
1 October to 31 December 2013
QUARTERLY REPORT FOR PARTNERS
The Crane Project
The HACT Children’s Programme team wishes that all children could receive a gift at Christ-mas time. Thanks to an incredible response from the community, all 500 children on their programme, and within our Feeding Scheme families, were blessed with a Christmas gift in December 2013! Five bakkie-loads of gifts were delivered within the Valley of 1,000 Hills over a period of two days to KwaNyuswa, Moonlight, Molweni, Embo and Inchanga. HACT was in fact blessed at the last minute with more gifts then we required, so we deliv-ered additional presents to partnering child-focused NGOs.
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“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived.
It is what difference we have made to the lives of others
that will determine the significance of the life we lead.”
- Nelson Mandela
GENERAL NEWS
Farewell Tata
In This Issue:
General News
Community Outreach
HIV Care
Woza Moya
Horticulture
Funders
Financial Statement
Contact Details
Right: a tribute to Madiba in the Woza Moya and Friends Windermere shop window. Below: HACT staff gather in the Respite Unit garden to sing the National Anthem and pray the morning after Mandela
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World AIDS Day Christmas Market
Our slogan for World AIDS Day 2013 was ‘At Peace With My Status’, and we used the
symbol of the paper crane to signify monogamy, life-partnership, love, and peace. A
huge thank you to Rainbow for sponsoring the t-shirts, which were given to those who
had a HIV test at our World AIDS Day Christmas Market, or during December, and to
KZN Weddings & Functions, who sponsored the marquees, tables and chairs.
The day was a huge success: the Centre
was bustling with visitors, shoppers,
staff, and crafters; some of the children
from our Children’s Programme enter-
tained the crowd with dance and drama
performances; we had live music, deli-
cious food, a fun children’s area, fresh
vegetables from our Gogo gardens, and
a photo booth full of laughter and mes-
sages about HIV/AIDS.
Thank you to everyone who was part of
making it such a special day!
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Above: some of the 38 wonderful volunteers at our Volunteers’ Appreciation Tea in December Below: the HACT managers with Karen (far right) and Darryn (far left) from Juiced Strategies on a team building day in November. Juiced Strategies sponsored a strengths assessment, three one-on-one life coaching sessions, and then a team building day, for the entire Management Team.
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Employee of the Year Awards 2013 (left to right): winner Sbusiso Mthethwa, our Education Manager, CEO Olivia Myeza, and runner up Sara Brown, our Home-Based Care and Children’s Programme Manager. Jabu Mauze, who was a supervisor and staff nurse in the Respite Unit, was in third place, but was unfortunately not in attendance at the awards, and is now retired.
Expansion project
The road to the Respite Unit has now been successfully moved to down the right hand side of the property -
well done John and his
team! This is the first
step in our ambitious ex-
pansion project, and we
are currently seeking
further funding for the
next phases, which in-
clude expanding the ca-
pacity of the Craft Work-
shop and Craft Shop –
please speak to Laurel or
Olivia if you are interest-
ed in contributing to-
wards the future of
HACT, and enabling us
to train and employ more
crafters. Gladwell and Derrick hard at work on the final laying down of gravel
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Feeding Scheme
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
The Feeding Scheme was able,
thanks to wonderful support from our
local community, to deliver special
Christmas food parcels to the 41 fam-
ilies on the scheme in December, as
well as provide a Christmas gift for
every child within these families. It
was particularly heart-warming to see
the many families in tears with par-
ents who otherwise wouldn’t have
been able to afford the Christmas
groceries, and children who received
a toy for the first time in their lives.
This quarter also saw some great
developments for the Feeding
Scheme, with five families receiving
their government grants, allowing five
new families to move up on the wait-
ing list and join the scheme.
Above: Our driver, Sthabiso, out on a Feeding Scheme delivery in Molweni Below: Rainbow staff deliver donations to HACT for the Feeding Scheme Christmas Hampers. They are pictured with Ndu from our Horticulture Team (2nd from the left) and Laurel, our Marketing and Fundraising Co-ordinator (far right)
We would like to send out a huge thank you to all those who
made the Christmas Hampers possible, including Glodina.
Marriott, the Jes Foord Foundation, Willowton Group, East
Coast Radio, Pharmalat, Imana Foods, Clover, South African
Polypropylene Yarns (SAPY) and the staff at Rainbow.
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The grannies who completed quilting training at Cotton Tale Fabric earlier in the year have opened the Qual-
ity Training School in order to train others in KwaNyuswa, and are producing amazing work. This makes a
total of three training schools within the Valley of 1,000 Hills. The Ngode Gogo Group has plans to start a
small homemade bread business, and already two grannies have attended training in baking homemade
bread at Embo Craft, and are using a bread-making machine. This is a pilot project for other Gogo Groups.
25 grannies attended training on small businesses in October, and benefited a lot from this training, which
they fed back was very eye-opening for them.
The hugely successful Imbokodo of 1,000 Hills Annual Event was held on the 29th of November. Guest
speakers included Mrs Nxumalo, the Ethekwini Mayor’s wife, and Mrs P. Xaba from the Department of
Health. The Soul Restorer Family Ministries team provided a delicious meal for each Gogo that attended.
We are hugely grateful for their continued partnership, and to Pastor Shirley Naicker, who both led the team
and opened the event in prayer.
The support groups and field officers worked very hard to make the event a success. Each group chose one
granny to represent them, and dressed her according to their choice as a group. 24 grannies entered the
competition, and the winner was Mrs Greta Majola. There were prizes given to the three best gardens of the
year, which saw Qalokwakhe group come 1st, Mathebethu group 2nd, and Sikhelekehle group in 3rd place.
The best group of the year was Mgoqozi 2, who were chosen because of their hard work. They have built
five concrete houses through their block-making project. Silwanendlala group was 2nd, and in 3rd place was
Ngode group.
Granny Support Groups
Number of groups = 36
Moments from the Imbokodo of 1,000 Hills Event
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Five learners were then selected from each
grade, making a total of 15 learners from each
school, and all 60 of these competed in the inter-
school spelling competition on the 25th October
at Banbanani Community Hall in KwaNyuswa.
The three overall winners were given trophies
and dictionaries.
A Peer Education camp was held from the 29th No-
vember – 1st December at the Mercury Hibberden
Children’s Holiday Home. A total of 60 peer educa-
tors were selected from five local high schools within
the Valley of 1,000 Hills to be agents for change in
their respective communities. The camp was de-
signed to create a fun and educational experience in
a safe environment, while they were trained in differ-
ent aspects of life skills, including HIV prevention.
The camp focused on leadership and problem solv-
ing, with the aim of furthering the students’ under-
standing of the role of a leader, as well as providing
them with basic skills to positively deal with challeng-
es in various environments. Ultimately the camp en-
deavoured to facilitate solution-making thinking as
well as physical exercise and creative expression.
The Life Skills programme continued to run success-
fully until the schools closed in November for exams
and holidays.
From the 7th - 10th October spelling competitions
were held at all four primary schools with the help of
Minerva Fellow Winnie Wakaba, with all the children
in the school from grades five to seven competing
together.
Peer Education and Life Skills
The Peer Education Camp
Winnie with the Spelling Competition winners
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The Counselling Department had a busy quarter, reaching many communities to conduct HIV testing in
response to the increasing requests after World AIDS Day 2013. One significant challenge to the work
of the Counselling Team this quarter was the weather; heavy rains meant a lot of cancellations for test-
ing.
The team has seen a rise in proactivity within many communities, and have observed that testing is now
ostensibly a welcomed practice. It is always valuable to have the Counselling team travelling out into the
community as not everyone can take time from work to visit their local clinic, find money for transport, or
their local clinic may be impractically far away, so having this service has proven to be very beneficial.
Another gap in HIV testing is around school children, and the Counsellors were successfully able to test
children in St Leo Primary School in Molweni after doing a campaign with the Education Department
aiming to encourage parents to see the importance in testing. 100 out of the 300 letters for consent sent
out to parents were returned, so a third of the children were tested. Sadly one little girl tested positive,
so the Counselling Team contacted and informed her Grandmother, and she was subsequently referred
to the Waterfall Clinic.
HIV CARE
HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT)
Children at St Leo Primary School watching an educational video on testing
HCT statistics for this quarter:
# Negative % Negative # Positive % Positive TOTAL
Female 888 87.2% 130 12.8% 1018
Male 493 88.5% 64 11.5% 557
TOTAL 1381 87.7% 194 12.3% 1575
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The outpatient clinic has been busy as always, being well utilised by both people from surrounding communities as
well as staff.
Nursing Services
We are still offering
some of our clients
training modules within
the clinic, in order to
give them a better un-
derstanding of their
diagnosis, how to deal
with it and what to
expect.
Down referral patients
are using the clinic
effectively, and we
have enabled some of
our staff who have pre-
viously collected their
ARVs at Don McKenzie
Hospital to take them
here to prevent absen-
teeism.
Staff members are be-
ing encouraged to do
regular check-ups, es-
pecially testing for TB
and HIV.
Clinic Statistics:
CD4 counts 24
Chest X-Rays 21
Patients referred for ARV's 16
Other bloods done 28
Home visits by nurses 6
Down referral clients 13
Consultations with new patients 59
Consultations with old patients 96
Of total patients seen, number of:
Female patients 90
Male patients 65
Sister Queen Zulu in her office
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These figures mean an amazing 77% of the pa-
tients leaving our Respite Unit during this period
were discharged, and 23% died in an environment
full of love and acceptance.
The challenges facing the Respite Unit this quarter
included a higher number of re-admissions, which is
possibly due to decreased care and management
outside the supervision of the Unit.
Having children come through the Respite Unit is
always challenging. This quarter saw a thirteen-year
-old girl admitted into care who started off quite sick,
but began to recover fairly quickly. This is undoubt-
edly due to the hardworking staff in the Unit who
gave an extra amount of care for the youngster, as
they always strive to do with children. This girl went
on outings, played games and watched movies; a
particular strength of the Respite Unit is they aim to
make people’s experiences there as close to a
“normal” as possible. This girl was successfully dis-
charged, and whilst this is great news for the girl
and her family, the staff do miss her sunny pres-
ence within the Unit.
Othandweni - Place of Love - Respite Unit (in patients)
Statistics for this quarter:
CD4 Counts 15
Patients referred for ARV's 7
Other bloods done 72
Chest x-rays (in patients) 57
Patients admitted Female 42
Patients admitted Male 46
Total patients admitted 88
Patients discharged female 40
Patients discharged male 34
Total Patients Discharged 74
Patients deceased female 8
Patients deceased male 14
Total patients died 22
This quarter many of the items from the Respite
Unit Wishlist were donated or sponsored, including
blinds, fans, outdoor furniture, and air-ripple mat-
tresses. Thank you so much to the many support-
ers who made this possible, including Stichting
Zulu Aid, FOIL UK, Blue Roof Clinic, Fairways
Drakensberg Gardens, and Penzance Primary
School. These are particularly needed items as
each serve a vital purpose to increasing the quality
of life in the Unit: blinds on the windows allow for
patients to have better quality sleep and also work
to reduce the impact of the hot sun through the
glass; fans contribute to better ventilation, reduc-
ing the risk of contracting TB during their stay, and
the air-ripple mattresses can help to prevent bed-
sores for those patients that are largely inactive or
confined to a bed in their condition.
Above left: carers with a beautiful etching of Man-dela with children donated by the Augustinian Monks Below: staff with a range of donations from Pen-zance Primary School
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Home-Based Care (HBC) Programme
The Home-Based Care Programme is proud to announce the selection of the pilot site and five Home-
Based Carers (HBCs) for a new branch of the Programme – the HACT Patient Advocacy (PA) Pro-
gramme. It will be conducted in Inchanga, and the five proud HBC’s are Lindiwe Hlongwa, Nokuphila
Khanyile, Thobeka Ntshangase, Tholakele Gwala and Nonhlanhla Mathonsi. The five new Patient Advo-
cates began the training process with programme manager Sara Brown to ensure they understand the
aims and processes that will be followed during 2014. The pilot’s official start date is January 8th 2014.
Due to the pressing needs of the community, the Programme has increased their client numbers from
460 to 600 over the past two months, which has proved to be challenging for the team. In addition to this,
household survey statistics and filing systems have needed to be updated and maintained but with hard
work, the team has managed to meet all goals successfully.
One of the significant aims of HACT is to make our programs sustainable and have them become rela-
tively independent. This quarter was lucky enough to see this in effect when a woman who was started
on ARV’s with the assistance of a HACT HBC, agreed to have her family tested for HIV and TB. The rip-
ple effect from the actions of this HBC, and many others, demonstrates that the message of programmes
like these can be far reaching.
HBC Training
Congratulations to seven of the
HBC students from KwaNyus-
wa who took the Home-Based
Care exam in November and
passed with distinctions, which
is considerably higher than in
previous years and is a great
result. A further seven students
passed their exams, making a
total of 14 graduates.
The Department of Health at-
tended the graduation ceremo-
ny, and Sr. Malinga from Bo-
tha’s Hill Clinic motivated the
students. HBC trainer
Nokuphila was delighted with
the high standard of the stu-
dents, and said “I was over-
whelmed this year when I had
students with whom I could
share different suggestions and
ideas; I loved seeing them do
so well!”
Adult HBCs 20
Patients seen by HBCs 615
Visits by HBCs to patients 9475
HACT CEO Olivia Myeza handing out certificates at the No-vember Home-Based Care graduation ceremony
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Heading towards Christmas, the programme held five children’s Christmas parties, and gave each child a
Christmas present – a fantastic effort, which has had a wonderful effect on the children. So many people
contributed to this, and we are grateful to each and every one of you – and East Coast Radio Toy Story
came through with support on the very last day of deliveries, which was a huge blessing!
One of the Christmas parties was blessed by a little boy who delivered a thank you speech to the HACT
Children’s Programme staff for touching his life as well as the lives of others. Needless to say there were
very few dry eyes in the room!
To send off the quarter with a smile, we would like to share the story of a little girl on the programme who
seldom smiled during visits, and would usually sit alone. One of the aims of the programme is working to
stabilise psycho-social problems, and this quarter saw this little girl finally smile. The team is thrilled that
she is on the road to recovery, evident particularly when she called Children’s Programme manager Sara
Brown “aunty” and gave her a Christmas present purchased by the girl’s family. Sara says, “It’s moments
like these that make the sweat and tears a distant memory!”
Children’s Programme
Christmas Gift Deliveries
Child Home-Based Caregivers (HBCs)
10 Number of psychosocial support interventions delivered
3066
Children seen by HBCs 488 Number of meals served to children 540
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As always, the Woza Moya craft project has been incredibly busy during this quarter, and one of the highlights
was the hugely successful World AIDS Day Christmas Market.
The “Dreams for Africa” chair was sent to The Netherlands to travel around the country with our Dutch partner
Stichting Zulu Aid, as well as to the home of one of our long-standing German supporters, Nina, where it visit-
ed several schools and had a supper held in its honour. This is a great next step to the story of the chair, fol-
lowing its remarkable success as it journeyed around South Africa.
An exciting event Woza Moya contributed to was sending crocheted squares to Canada in preparation for
their tribute to the Woza Moya yarn bombed tree at the Human Rights Museum. This was in an effort to dis-
play the influential and varied ways that grassroots organisations across the continent are including the arts
into their work, particularly with grandmothers impacted by HIV/AIDS.
The shop also participated in Zulu Day at Kloof Senior Primary – assisting them with items for display as well
as sending three bead workers and our potter, Frank, who taught beadwork and pottery to over 150 school
children. A great team effort!
The Zulu Lulu ceramic studio at the Piggly Wiggly in Lion’s River has also given Woza Moya a dedicated sec-
tion where the products are selling extremely well. This is a great way for the Woza Moya crafts to get even
more recognition and to allow for future expansion of Woza Moya products.
Some of the Woza Moya artwork and commissions during the quarter, including a beaded map of South Africa for SA Home Loans, and yarn-bombed HIV letters for a World AIDS Day seminar event at the UKZN Medical School.
INCOME GENERATION: WOZA MOYA
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These past few months have seen the Horticulture
team complete the fencing surrounding the vege-
table garden at St. Leo Primary School, as well as
conducting a demonstration plot for the pupils us-
ing spinach and beetroot. Fencing around a Gogo
Garden in KwaNyuswa was also finalised during
this time, a continued effort right through the quar-
ter.
One of the biggest challenges within local commu-
nities is the lack of stable access to clean water.
The team aims to encourage different methods to
approach this situation, for example harvesting or
re-using water, but it remains a significant prob-
lem.
HORTICULTURE: Plant Nursery, Food Gardens
& Nutritional Education
The garden project in KwaXimba community, spon-
sored by Libby Weir, continued in this quarter, with
several family gardens in action and the new chicken
& egg project producing a regular supply of eggs.
The Induna (chief) of the community produced vege-
tables, and sold them to the community as a way to
bring in an income for his family. Camperdown Com-
bined School in this community also continued to re-
ceive support from our Horticulture Team for their
school garden.
The Horticulture Team has managed to provide an
avenue for local Gogos to sell their vegetables right
here at HACT. This process involves HACT buying
the vegetables directly from the farmers and selling
them on Fridays and Saturdays, thus providing a sta-
ble customer base for the farmers with all money go-
ing back to them.
The vegetable garden at St Leo’s Primary School in Molweni
The Horticulture Team, with a few staff members from other departments, on a team-building day in December
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CURRENT and RECENT FUNDERS
Grant-Givers and Partner Organisations
Afrisun Community Development Trust The Gift of Hope Stichting Zulu Aid
Department of Arts & Culture NACOSA Global Fund Solon Foundation
Discovery Fund Oxfam Australia U.S. Ambassador’s HIV & AIDS
First Presbyterian Church Houston Stephen Lewis Foundation Community Grants Pro-
gramme
Local Donors
Individuals who donate each month via EFT or direct deposit are greatly appreciated. We acknowledge those donors who participate in the monthly Adopt-a-Bed programme, which contributes to the cost of running the Respite Unit.
Andre Vermeulen Hillcrest Methodist Church PerryHill International
Annette Smit Hillcrest Olive Tree Church Rainbow
AWF Natal Hornby Smyly Glavovic Inc Rentokil Initial
Baumann Trust Imana Foods Rio Clothing
BG Muller J du Preez Rioma Cominelli
Blanc Clothing J Reith Rob Clark
Blue Diamond SA cc Janet Reid Ronald Ingle
Blue Roof Clinic Jeanie Pryce Sihle Nyoka
Bridget Young Katie Blundy SiVest SA
Buds Garden Club Kay Harvey Smith & Nephew
Carecard Kelvin McCormack Smiths Plastics (Pty) Ltd
Carine van den Bergh Kerryn Sidea / McIntosh Soro
Carol Constable Key Truck New Germany South African Polypropylene Yarns
Carter Medical Supplies KZN Weddings & Functions SP Smith
Cellutology SA L. W. Moore St Vincent de Paul
Charities Aid Foundation Laurel Heights United Methodist Suzanne Hofmeyr
Charleen Goschen Lauren and Garry Cohen Sylt Rotary Club
Charlotte da Silva M Naiker Terrible Twins
Christine Parry Mariannridge Methodist Church The Timber Haulage Trust
Cobus Botha Marriott Thistledown Properties
CP Todd-Ngubane Medpak Tiger Brands
Crucial Trade Memeen Robson Timothy Garvin
Diane Gething Meryl's School of Cooking Toni Schumann
Discovery Fund Mike Thomas Top International
Discovery Health Mr R Gyapersad Toyz Auto
Erica Verbaan Mrs H. M. Walker Waterfall Methodist Church
Fairways Drakensberg Gardens Mrs S Mc Adam Wave Paper
Gemelli Group Multilayer Trading Westfield Farming Estate
GES Myeni Natal Scale Company Westmead Cash and Carry
Gill Browne New Horizons Metal Willowton Group
Gill Dearman Optima Management Services Willy Miller
Glodina Patricia Hutton Woolworths Delcairn Centre
Helen Swanepoel Patrick Quinlan
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Foreign Donors
ENGAGE WITH US!
Adopt-A-Bed
There are 24 beds in the Respite Unit and not all beds are sponsored. We are appealing to organisa-
tions or individuals to join the Adopt-a-Bed programme and help keep the Respite Unit fully operational.
Sponsoring a bed costs R165 per day; R1200 per week and R5000 per month. We are grateful to our
major Adopt-a-Bed funders for their faithful support and commitment to the work of healing. Contact Lau-
rel on [email protected] for further information.
Betty Lawes Foundation HACT UK (various donors) Peter Ikin & Isabel Blackett
Charities Aid Foundation Hospital Foundation Holland Stichting Ibafu
Cleaveland Clinic Nurses for Nurses Little Travellers Canada Stichting Rotterdam
F.O.I.L. UK Little Travellers Korea Villanova Nursing
Farnham UR Methodist Church Meridian Street Methodist Church
Goodwill & Growth for Africa UK Parish of Fleet
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INCOME STATEMENT (1 Oct 2013 to 31 Dec 2013)
SALES
COST OF SALES
INCOME GENERATION COST OF SALES
GROSS PROFIT / (LOSS)
*Please note that for accounting purposes GENERAL DONATIONS includes Adopt-a-Bed funds.
R 3 612 542.07
R 558 356.97
R 3 054 185.10
GENERAL DONATIONS * R 1 108 048.06
GRANTS R 1 267 211.63
ADMINISTRATION INCOME R 55 607.78
FEEDING SCHEME INCOME R 820.00
HOME BASED CARE INCOME R 596.49
HORTICULTURE & NURSERY INCOME R 109 247.93
INCOME GENERATION INCOME R 1 056 139.00
CLINIC INCOME R 8 411.22
RESPITE UNIT FUND INCOME R 179.76
SCHOOL FEE FUND INCOME R 6 280.20
R 558 356.97
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EXPENSES
NET PROFIT / (LOSS)
R 2 951 114.53
R 103 070.57
ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES R 615 781.69
COUNSELLING FUND EXPENSES R 212 417.43
EDUCATION/ CHILDRENS PROGRAMS EXPENSES R 308 961.88
FEEDING SCHEME EXPENSES R 23 600.03
GRANNIES SUPPORT GROUP EXPENSES R 100 977.67
HOME BASED CARE EXPENSES R 162 581.36
HORTICULTURE & NURSERY EXPENSES R 198 255.33
INCOME GENERATION EXPENSES R 428 852.93
CLINIC EXPENSES R 114 159.71
RESPITE UNIT FUND EXPENSES R 783 861.20
SCHOOL FEE FUND EXPENSES R 1 665.30
STAFF CONTACT DETAILS
CEO Olivia Myeza [email protected]
Craft Paula Thomson [email protected]
Education Sibusiso Mthethwa [email protected]
Finance Angelique York [email protected]
Granny Groups Cwengi Myeni [email protected]
HIV Counselling & Testing Rita Shange [email protected]
Home-Based Care Sara Brown [email protected]
Horticulture Thokozani Yika [email protected]
Marketing & Fundraising Laurel Oettlé [email protected]
Nursing and Respite Unit Queen Zulu [email protected]
General contact and all other matters: [email protected]
“If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead
to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness.”
- Nelson Mandela
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26 Old Main Road P.O. Box 2474, Hillcrest 3650
Hillcrest, Kwa-Zulu Natal South Africa
Tel: (031) 765 5866 Email: [email protected]
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