The Ithemba Ward @ Tygerberg Children's Hospital 10 years ago
The Ithemba Ward 10 years ago
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07/17/2011 • 1:50 pm Comments Off on 10 years HOPE Cape Town: The Ithemba Ward in 2001
10 years HOPE Cape Town: The Ithemba Ward in 2001
07/16/2011 • 9:11 am Comments Off on HOPE Cape Town – 10 years ago
HOPE Cape Town – 10 years ago
HOPE Cape Town is celebrating its 10th year in existence – how did it look in the beginning? Here an excerpt from a report back in 2002:
October 2000 – June 2001
Since October 2000 a “working committee” consisting of members of the 4 partners has worked out a proposal for a “hiv outreach program and education”, which was presented to the Superintendent of the Tygerberg Health Complex and the Minister of Health of the Western Cape in Winter 2001
June 2001 – October 2001
After the agreement the finer details as members of the management committee etc. were discussed and agreed about – the opening of the project was scheduled the 29th of October 2001.
29. October 2001
Opening of the HOPE project. 150 invited guests attend the opening at Tygerberg Children’s Hospital. The then Minister of Health in the Western Cape, Mr. Nick Koornhof, opens the project together with the Superintendent of the Tygerberg Medical Complex and the Dean of the University of Stellenbosch. Guest speaker is Clem Sunter, Chairperson of the Chairman’s Trust of Anglo American, one of the experts in the fields of HIV/AIDS and economics. The opening is attended also from an official delegation of traditional healers. A rabbi, a priest and an imam give the blessings. Further speakers are Urim Amiram (Lufthansa Cape Town), Axel Schwirtz (Consul General of Germany), Alwin Hirner (Hirner Jewellery), Anja Spandern (Southern African – German Chamber of Commerce and Industry – office Western Cape), Dr. Maart (Director of the Tygerberg Children’s Hospital), Mr. Lorenzo Raynard (In the pink radio on Bush radio).
30. October 2001
Clem Sunter speaks at a luncheon of the Southern African – German Chamber of Commerce and Industry and advertises HOPE as “the example for the future of South Africa”. This event is at the same time the official launch of the ticket sale for the so-called “Ball of HOPE”, which will take place at the ballroom of the Mount Nelson Hotel in cooperation with the Southern African – German Chamber of Commerce and Industry – office Western Cape. Rev. Fr. Stefan Hippler, Chairperson of the Management Committee speaks about the project and the ball during this luncheon.
1. November 2001 – 31. January 2002
Preparation for the occupation of the Ward at Tygerberg Children’s Hospital. In a time where the hospitals are cutting down on budget and beds the administration of the Children’s Hospital acknowledges the value of the project by renovating the ward called “Ithemba”, which is dedicated towards infectious diseases and the HOPE project. Tygerberg Children’s Hospital runs the ward with all expenses (doctors, nurses etc), which is its contribution towards the project. It is important to highlight this contribution; too often, the state withdraws quickly when it comes to partnerships and donation money is used to upgrade and renovate buildings etc. Here we can talk of a real partnership where all steps are discussed and everybody is contributing to reach the goals.
01.02. 2002
The “Ithemba” ward is occupied; doctors and nurses are working in the ward
01.03.2002
Mrs. Eleonor Speelman is employed as the project coordinator of HOPE. Mrs. Speelman worked 28 years for Tygerberg Children’s Hospital as a qualified nurse. The good working relationship of Mrs. Speelman within the hospital helps the project tremendously to work efficient in the hospital environment.
The Management Committee is established through the following members:
Rev. Stefan Hippler Chairperson
Dr. Robert Gie TCH – University
Dr. Mark Cotton TCH
Dr. Monika Esser German-speaking Catholic Community of the Cape
Kathrin Hoyos Rotary Club of Signal Hill
The Management Committee is meeting every first Tuesday a month to discuss all matters arising.
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07/08/2011 • 8:25 pm Comments Off on HOPE Cape Town Newsletter No. 02/ 2011
HOPE Cape Town Newsletter No. 02/ 2011
HOPE Cape Town Newsletter No. 02/ 2011
hiv outreach program & education
Cape Town
Dear friends of HOPE Cape Town,
Greetings from the Cape of Storms that is certainly living up to its name this winter. As usual, time has been flying by and we have almost reached the half way mark of 2011. Time for our quarterly newsletter. Enjoy the read and keep warm!
1. HOPE Cape Town Donations
HOPE Cape Town would not be where it is today wasn’t it for the continuous support and donations from numerous individuals, institutions, associations and companies. A very heartfelt thank you goes to all the friends and supporters or our organization. In the past few weeks and months, we have been especially blessed. Many thanks to Mrs. Rita Vogelsänger for donating bicycles to underprivileged children and youth in Blikkiesdorp and Belhar. A big thank you also goes to the Richard Wagner Society chaired by Mr. Herbert Gloeckner for donating the proceeds from the staging of “The Flying Dutchman” at the Cape Town Opera earlier this year to HOPE Cape Town. Furthermore, we are very pleased to be this year’s beneficiary of the Roskilde Festival Charity Society grant, which is funded by the proceeds of an annual rock festival in Denmark.
2. HOPE Cape Town Events
On 28 May 2011, the annual Ball of HOPE took place at the Westin Grand Hotel Cape Town for the 14th time. The event under the patronage of the three German-speaking consulates in Cape Town was once again a great success. We would like to thank all our guests and sponsors for attending and supporting our work. A special thank you goes out to Anja Tambusso Ferraz and Petra Reichwein for all their time and effort put into the organisation of the event. Many thanks also to HOPE Cape Town Board member Prof. Bernd Rosenkranz and his wife Monika for sponsoring beautiful red dresses for the HOPE community health workers and senior staff.
For the sixth consecutive year, Viola Klein and Andreas Moench, Saxonia Systems AG and – for the second time – the HOPE Kapstadt Stiftung have organised a charity gala in Dresden for the benefit of HOPE Cape Town together with many loyal sponsors and supporters. The HOPE Gala will take place on 29 October 2011 at the Schauspielhaus Dresden. As in the previous years, excellent entertainment and performances by a range of popular artists are guaranteed. Please visit the following homepage: http://www.hopegala.de for more information. Tickets are now available under +49 (0) 3 51 / 48 64 20 02 and +49 (0) 18 05 / 74 00 74, via email under tickets@hopegala.de or online on www.sz-ticketservice.
3. HOPE Cape Town & the World AIDS Awareness Expedition “Move the World”
On 4 March 2011, the new World AIDS Awareness Expedition ‘move the world’ led by extreme sportsman Joachim Franz started at the CeBit computer expo in Hannover, Germany. On April 18, the 14-man team began the 110-day expedition through 50 countries in Vancouver, Canada. Thus far, the tour through all five continents has turned out to be rather adventurous, as was to be expected. Various encounters with wild animals, military patrols, corrupt border officials, stagnant ferries and plenty other small and bigger obstacles have been testing the team’s patience and endurance many a time. As one of the beneficiaries of the expedition, HOPE Cape Town had been preparing the crew’s welcoming in Cape Town on June 16 in anticipation. Unfortunately, the Angolan authorities quite literally put a spoke in the team’s wheels so that the expedition route had to be changed unexpectedly and South Africa was no longer on the map. To honour the team’s initiative and commitment nonetheless, HOPE Cape Town hosted a celebration in the community of Manenberg on 17 June. HOPE Cape Town board member and Catholic priest Fr. Wim Lindeque and Fr. Stefan Hippler said prayers and blessings for the expedition crew. Children from the after school programme performed hip hop choreographies and delighted the audience with their musical talent when playing the flute and trumpets. A slide show of photos made during the first part of the expedition caused great amazement and admiration among adults and children. For the further course of the ‘move the world’ expedition, we wish Joachim Franz and all participants the best of success, strength and endurance. We are proud of you and are looking forward to see you again in Cape Town soon!
4. HOPE Cape Town – New Projects
2011 is the year of changes and innovations, and against this background we are pleased to introduce three new projects to you that will take HOPE Cape Town back to its roots.
Firstly, we will take up third line drug sponsorships for children that have failed HAART on the first and second treatment regimen provided by the South African government. This will happen on an ad hoc basis and only after careful of examination of each case according to selected criteria. Attending physicians have to present the case they require sponsorship for and the approval is subject to a decision made by the HOPE Cape Town board in order to avoid abuse.
Secondly, HOPE Cape Town is now facilitating resistance tests for pediatric HIV patients who are no longer responding to conventional HAART. These kind of tests are crucial to be able to direct patients’ further treatment in the right direction, considering that the number of resistances to standard ARVs available in the public sector are on the increase.
Thirdly, we are starting to focus increasingly on the parents of our HIV positive patients on the Ithemba Children’s ward for infectious diseases at Tygerberg Hospital. Even though they are often very ill themselves, they are not automatically co-treated once their children have been admitted. As a result, many children are not cared for in a proper way after being discharged due to one or both parents being sick or even dying. Thanks to the company Alere Healthcare generously loaning a novel mobile CD4 testing unit to HOPE Cape Town, we are now able to do instant CD4 counts for Ithemba parents. All it takes is a finger prick and after 20 minutes the results are there. Depending on the result of the rapid test, the patient can then be referred for further testing and treatment. We are hoping to lead the way to simultaneous treatment of the whole family with this holistic approach.
5. Inside HOPE Cape Town
We are happy to welcome three new colleagues to our team. Since 1 April, Avril Toeloe has been working as the community health worker in Wesbank. Nombulelo Kama and Eva Coetzee are the new community health workers at Durbanville Clinic and its satellite branch in Fisantekraal since 15 April.
Please visit www.hopecapetown.com regularly to keep up to date with the latest developments of our work and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
http://www.facebook.com/hope.capetown
http://apps.facebook.com/causes/339124/77594938?m=1a240be5
http://twitter.com/HopeCapeTown
With warm regards and the best wishes,
Yasmin Smith
Head of Programs
HOPE Cape Town Association
P.O. Box 19145
Tygerberg 7505
Cape Town
South Africa
Tel. (+27) 21 938 6660/ 021 938 9930 Fax (+27) 21 938 6662 (English, Afrikaans & German)
Email: admin@hopecapetown.com
Web: www.hopecapetown.com
PBO No 18/11/13/4709 HOPE Cape Town Association
NPO No 031-599-NPO HOPE Cape Town Association
NPO No 053-417-NPO HOPE Cape Town Trust
PBO No. 930024843 HOPE Cape Town Trust
Bank Details South Africa:
Standard Bank
Cape Town Branch (Code 020009)
Acc. #: 0706 15551
Acc. Holder: HOPE Cape Town
Bank Details Germany:
Katholisches Auslandssekretariat
Commerzbank
BLZ: 370 800 40
BIC: DRESDEFF370
Kto. Nr. 211 402 100
IBAN: DE72370800400211402100
Verwendungszweck: HOPE Kapstadt
or
HOPE-Kapstadt-Stiftung
Bank fuer Sozialwirtschaft Köln
Konto 82 69 500
BLZ 370 205 00
SWIFT/BIC BFSWDE33XXX
IBAN DE15 3702 0500 0008 2695 00
copyright HOPE Cape Town 2011
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07/06/2011 • 3:03 pm Comments Off on Madiba Day
Madiba Day
Everybody knows Nelson Mandela, worldwide he is one of the most recognised living icon for freedom and human rights. But not everybody knows that the UN has declared the 18.7. of every year the official Nelson Mandela Day.
And no, it is no public holiday, and the only thing, one is asked is to dedicate 67 minutes for a good cause – symbolising the 67 years, Nelson Mandela was sacrificing for a free South Africa and the recognition that human rights are for all human mankind without any difference. There is still some time until the 18.7. -but I guess you can already think of what you can do in the 67 minutes on the 18.7.2011. And maybe HOPE Cape Town might be a good cause to promote? Just an idea – just a suggestion for those reading the blog… 🙂
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07/04/2011 • 6:30 pm 2
Back in Cape Town…
After one week in Johannesburg back in Cape Town and back to normal work. The transformation of HOPE Cape Town, the relationship between the association and the trust in Germany and South Africa now need attention to detail. After 10 years of work from grass root till research it is time like in any other business to review, to assess and to transform: for an even better service to those marginalised by HIV and AIDS, but also by poverty and all the other challenges of life, which make the latter to a permanent run against all odds…
The next two Sundays I will supply for the German-speaking Catholic Community – it will be good to see all the friendly faces again and to say the mass in my mother tongue. I hardly can believe that it is almost 2 years that I left my post as the German chaplain. Time is flying.
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God, AIDS, Africa & HOPE 