Food parcels

Medication, medication, medication!

We visited a 35 years old female at Mthimba area; she is HIV positive and she was not drinking her treatment well. She went to the clinic, do HIV testing, and they didn’t counsel her. They just gave her HIV medication, and she was drinking it any time of the day. We have now counselledContinue reading “Medication, medication, medication!”

A Happy Meeting

Lorencia, one of the Patient Care team members, happened to see Q. emerging from a pile of corrigated iron after visiting a patient at Jerusalem. She asked the driver to stop so that they could inquire more about the lady. They found out that Q. seemed to suffering from depression, because of the things sheContinue reading “A Happy Meeting”

Rain is good – leaking house is bad!

We have been providing food parcels to the M. family for a while now: P., 19, and her baby, C.; S., 10; and P., 9 – all girls. Sellinah, their care worker writes: “Upon the food delivery, I found P. at the house. S. and P. were still at school. I found that the waterContinue reading “Rain is good – leaking house is bad!”

…trying to kill himself…

In the picture is our 37-year male client at Swalala with a HBC nurse checking treatment. he’s not drinking well his treatment because he doesn’t have food to eat. He was trying to kill himself because he believed that his wife was the one that gave him the disease of HIV-positive. He was not adheringContinue reading “…trying to kill himself…”

More food parcels

Last week, we were able to distribute food parcels to 160 patients and 60 orphans and vulnerable children, thanks to funding from the Starfish Foundation. Happy day!

As a result of a donation we received recently, we have been able to provide monthly food parcels for three more child-headed households: a total of ten children. After one family were visited, volunteer Michael Bobbert reported: “They were really happy to see us arrive with the food and they showed gratitude to the deepestContinue reading “Food parcels”

Food distribution to the OVC clients

Today we have distributed food parcels and school bags to over 300 of our Orphans and Vulnerable Children project clients. Here are some few pictures;

Food distribution to Home Based Care clients

At Masoyi Home Based Care Project today, We have distributed food parcels to 164 of our Home Based Care project clients. Here are some of the pictures.

7 WAYS TO HELP DEAL WITH POVERTY

7 WAYS TO HELP DEAL WITH POVERTY Break the guilt cycle. Too often we hear about the state of poverty in the world and do nothing about it. We see the poor begging in the street, and many of us pretend they’re not there and just keep walking. Accept the fact that you canContinue reading “7 WAYS TO HELP DEAL WITH POVERTY”