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Built Environment Support Group
Nirmala
Devi Gopal
HEARD
Medical
Research Council
Thandanani
Association
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PEOPLE
AND ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED IN RESEARCH
Built
Environment Support Group
www.usn.org.za
Activities:
Housing and habitat projects in disadvantaged communities.
Expertise to share:
Technical housing and habitat services.
Contact:
Cameron Brisbane, Operations Manager
cameron@besg.co.za
Suite 4, Protea House
187 Berg Street
Pietermaritzburg
P.O.Box 1369
Pietermaritzburg 3200
tel: (033) 394-4980
fax: (033) 394-4979
Nina Saunders, Senior Project Leader
saundersn1@nu.ac.za
Hut 8
University of Natal
Princess Alice Ave.
Durban 4041
tel: (031) 260-2267
fax: (031) 260-1236
Nirmala
Devi Gopal
Activities
Recording the life experiences of HIV/AIDS orphans in Jozini (work towards
a doctoral degree in School of Education. University of Durban-Westville).
Expertise to share
Recording voices of women with HIV/AIDS and experiences of AIDS orphans.
Initiating skills projects with AIDS orphans.
Would like contact with
HIV/AIDS organisations, NGOs involved with AIDS orphans, HIV/AIDS hospices.
Contact
Nirmala Devi Gopal
nirmalai@ananzi.co.za
48 Stanton Street
Reservoir Hills
Durban
tel: (031) 262-2957 or 0837 922957
fax: (031) 262-1074
Health
Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), University of Natal
www.und.ac.za/und/heard
Activities
Academic and applied research into economic development and social impacts
of HIV/AIDS. Training workshops for professionals planning for HIV/AIDS
impact.
Expertise to share
AIDS Briefs and Toolkits available from website or in hard copy form,
offering sector-specific guidelines for professionals, commerce and industry.
Mobile Task Team provide expert advice to Ministries of Education in African
countries.
Would like contact with
Funders. Other researchers.
Contact:
Lucinda Franklin, Research Fellow
freeman@nu.ac.za
or franklinl@nu.ac.za
9th floor, Shepstone Building
University of Natal
Durban 4041
tel: (031) 260-2592
fax: (031) 260-2587
Medical
Research Council
www.mrc-dbn.mrc.ac.za
Activities
Medical research in HIV/AIDS and STIs. Mainly focused on preventive trials,
particularly microbicides, and HIV vaccine trials. Also surveillance and
general epidemiology of HIV and STIs. Some training activities.
Expertise to share
Health research skills; accessing data and information.
Would like contact with
Others involved in research or needing research skills training or assistance
with analysing data.
Contact:
Mark Colvin
colvinm@mrc.ac.za
P.O.Box 17120
Congella 4013
tel: (031) 277-4000
fax: (031) 202-0950
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
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