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African Enterprise

AIDS Foundation of SA

Clermont AIDS Desk

Diakonia

Diocese of Natal AIDS Programme

Farmer Support Group

Hillcrest AIDS Centre

Lawyers for Human Rights

Nakekelisizwe Network

Sizakancane AIDS Programme

Thandanani Association

uMngeni AIDS Centre

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BUILDING CAPACITY IN ORGANISATIONS, NETWORKS AND COMMUNITIES

African Enterprise
www.ae.org.za
Activities:
Networking with churches and Christian groups to build partnerships and deliver services and aid at lcoal level. Life skills training in schools.
Expertise to share:
Forming partnerships.
Life skills training.
Contact:
aesa@ae.org.za
Cindy Easterday
HIV/AIDS Coordinator
simunye@futurenet.co.za
1 Nonsuch Rd, Cascades, Pietermaritzburg, 3201
P.O.Box 13140
Cascades 3202
tel: (033) 3471911
fax: (033) 3471915

AIDS Foundation of South Africa
www.aids.org.za
Activities:
Donor organisation providing funding and capacity-building assistance to HIV/AIDS NGOs and CBOs in KZN, Free State and Mpumalanga
Expertise to share:
Children's development issues.
Youth.
Women and violence.
Contacts:
Debbie Matthew, grants officer
debbie@aids.org.za
Mandy Govender, project officer
mandy@aids.org.za
P.O.Box 50582
Musgrave 4062
tel: (031) 202-9520
fax: (031) 202-9522

Clermont Community Resource Centre AIDS Desk
Activities
Human rights, literacy, paralegal services; community awareness; education; support for PWA; lobbying government and private sector.
Expertise to share
Support group formation and sharing positive living experience; running workshops on HIV/AIDS and human rights.
Would like contact with
Other members of KZNAIDSLINK, possibly through workshops and meetings.
Contact
Nyami Mbhele, AIDS counsellor/educator
P.O.Box 836
Clernaville 3602
tel/fax: (031) 707-1653

Diakonia Council of Churches

Activities
Mobilising churches and Christian groups in the Durban Functional Region to become involved in HIV/AIDS work, especially with infected/affected children. Map of area served.
Expertise to share
Mobilising churches, especially through exposure visits. Assisting churches to strategise and develop an appropriate HIV/AIDS ministry.
Would like contact with
People and groups with experience of caring for children; strategies for mobilising action against AIDS; techniques for overcoming denial, apathy and stigma and for behaviour change in men.
Contact
Tracey Sempele, AIDS Programme Organiser
Thuli Thabete, AIDS Network Coordinator
daik@iafrica.com
pttcdiak@iafrica.com
P.O.Box 61341
Bishopsgate 4008
tel: (031) 310-3500
fax: (031) 310-3502

Diocese of Natal, HIV/AIDS Programme
Activities
Compassionate ministry to all affected by HIV/AIDS. Building networks and partnerships with government and NGOs to fight AIDS. Running home-based care services and drop-in centres.
Expertise to share
Developing HIV/AIDS role of inner-city churches. How to start a drop-in centre.
Would like contact with
Others involved in dealing with HIV/AIDS.
Contact
Fr. Thando Zungu, Co-ordinator
rphillip@cpsa.org.za
P.O.Box 47439
Greyville 4023
tel: (031) 309-1334
fax: (031) 309-5481

Farmer Support Group
Activities
Assistance to farmers and land-users, especially women, the poor and development practitioners. Also productive natural resources management, institutional development and entrepreneurship. Education, training, advice, technical support, networking and partnerships using participatory and innovative methodologies.
Would like contact with
NGOs working with farmers and land-users and which are involved with HIV/AIDS issues affecting their client communities. Specially interested in hearing how other NGOs which do not have AIDS as their main concern are responding to the situation while still focusing on their main purpose.
Contact
Monique Salomon, Director
salomon@nu.ac.za
zumakd@nu.ac.za
University of Natal Pietermaritzburg
P\Bag X01
Scottsville 3209
tel: (033) 260-6278
fax: (033) 260-6281

Hillcrest AIDS Centre
www.hillaids.org.za
Activities Holistic compassionate home- and community-based care for people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in the Embo, Kwa Nyuswa, Molweni and Hillcrest areas of the Valley of a Thousand Hills. Activities include education and awareness (including producing materials); counselling (including VCT rapid testing and HIV/AIDS counsellor training in Zulu); home-based care (provided by registered nurses and volunteer caregivers); material support (including food and clothing); and income generation.
Expertise to share
Mobilising churches to respond to HIV/AIDS in their home communities, as well as how to provide a holistic response to HIV/AIDS to meet the needs of clients.
Would like contact with
People providing care for children, with educational materials and experience to share, or with time to offer helping us in our income generation project
Contact
Coordinator: Allison Myeza
Manager: Julie Hornby
hillaids@iafrica.com
8 Morningside Crescent
5 Nqutu Road, Hillcrest, 3610
P.O. Box 2474, Hillcrest, 3650
tel: 031 – 765 5866
fax: 031 – 765 8781

Lawyers for Human Rights - HIV/AIDS Project
www.lhr.org.za
Activities
Protection and promotion of people living with HIV/AIDS and children affected by the disease. Legal advice clinics for NGOs and the public. Capacity-building workshops for NGOs, CBOs and the community.
Expertise to share
Legal issues related to HIV/AIDS, e.g. informed consent, confidentiality, emnployment rights, children's rights.
Would like contact with
Children's rights organisations.
Contact
Thuli Zuma, Co-ordinator
lhrpmb@lhr.org.za
P.O.Box 388
Pietermaritzburg 3201
tel: (033) 342-1130 or (033) 342-1180
fax: (033) 394-9522

Nakekelisizwe Network
Activities
Networking programmes caring for children affected/infected by HIV/AIDS in District 27 (Ingwavuma, Ubombo, Hlabisa). Aims are to improve communication, enhance and share learning experiences, promote joint fundraising and sharing of resources, lobby and advocate for orphans' rights.
Would like contact with
Potential donors and funders.
Contact
Dr. Ann Barnard
mosvold@lantic.net
P\Bag X2211
Ingwavuma 3968
tel: (035) 591-0122 or (082) 746-6936
fax: (035) 591-0148

Sizakancane AIDS Programme
Activities
Home-based care; virgin-testing (children); HIV/AIDS and STD awareness; training and supporting institutions dealing with HIV/AIDS; promotion of cultural activities and moral values.
Expertise to share
Virgin-testing. Working with rural societies.
Would like contact with
Those involved with support groups, counselling, education, legal/human rights and working with children.
Contact
Inkosi V.I. Ngcobo, Co-ordinator
P.O.Box 111
Tugela Rail 4451
tel: (082) 644-0685

Thandanani Association
Activities
Empowering communities to care for children at risk, with a focus on improving the lives of children in the community and in hospital and ensuring children remain with a caregiver in their community of origin. Related advicacy, counselling, research and training work.
Expertise to share
How to train trainers of community development workers and hospital child care workers.
Would like contact with
Organisations and groups working with children and HIV/AIDS issues.
Contact
Linda Aadnesgaard, Director
thandanani@alpha.futurenet.co.za
lja@futurenet.co.za
Ubunye House
46 Longmarket Street
Pietermaritzburg 3201
PostNet Suite #30
P\Bag X9005
Pietermaritzburg 3200
tel: (033) 345-1857
fax: (033) 345-1863

uMngeni AIDS Centre
Activities
Holistic care and support in a christian context for families and communities affected by HIV/AIDS. Interventions cover all stages: education; pre-diagnosis; diagnosis; critical stages; bereavement; rebuilding family life and social and economic activity.
Expertise to share
Knowledge about relationship between the church and practical HIV/AIDS work. Planning assistance to churches wishing to set up and AIDS programme. Child bereavement counselling through child therapy. Research impact of different approaches to education and to health service mediation. Strategic planning and registration for CBOs wanting to become NGOs.
Would like contact with
Other church-based organisations. HIV/AIDS networks of all kinds (e.g. HIV+ support, education and training, counselling and home-based care, researching medical interventions and their social/psychological impact). Organisations involved in skills development and entrepreneurship training.
Contact
Ms Daniela Gennrich, Director
pddg@hilton.kzn.school.za
Shop 2
Jacaranda Centre
Hilton
P.O.Box 388
Hilton 3245
tel/fax: (033) 343 5137 or (033) 343-0017