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05/31/2010 • 12:13 am Comments Off on 31.05.2010 Sunday in Hamburg

31.05.2010 Sunday in Hamburg

Yesterday breakfast with Joachim Franz, Sandra Wukowich and Viola Klein – a longer breakfast with lots of discussion points. In the afternoon a brief meeting with a Facebook friend and family before meeting with the Udo Lindenberg as well as Hermjo & Viola Klein. Udo Lindenberg has an own trust since 2006 and it was decided, that his trust will support the HOPE Cape Town Association for the next two years. The money will be dedicated for the work of HOPE Community Health Workers. The official launch for the support will be in Tuebingen in July this year.The rock star will visit the HOPE Cape Town project in due course.

It emerges that the “Beckmann team” has not decided yet to air the talk-show directly today or a week later – the decision will be taken midday only.

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05/26/2010 • 8:36 pm Comments Off on 26.05.2010 Packing again

26.05.2010 Packing again

After one week in Cape Town it is time to pack again – this time for Hamburg – hopefully in spring mood… recording of the “Beckmann” talk show on Monday, some meetings before – I am looking forward to see Viola & Hermjo, Joachim & Sandra @ the Atlantic Hotel. Lots to discuss for the HOPE Gala Dresden and the World Aids Awareness Expedition II. First time flying via Doha with Qatar Airlines.. the prices for LH flights at the time of the booking were simply “over the moon”. Soccer seems to have clouded the rationale of LH – well now the prices are down again. Good so.

The talk show will discuss South Africa and the Soccer World Cup 2010 – also the implication on the HIV/AIDS situation in the country. I guess it will be a good discussion and it will be aired on Monday, the 7th of June if I am not mistaken.

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05/25/2010 • 6:02 pm Comments Off on 25.05.2010 A long way…

25.05.2010 A long way…

This morning meeting with the Archbishop of Cape Town regarding our working group on “pastoral work for HIV positive priests and religious”.  We awaiting a letter from the SACBC on our request for support and I hope, this letter will arrive in time for the next meeting, so that we can consider it and then our way forward. Before today, bishops we have spoken to have had a very supportive attitude, telling us, that nobody could reject pastoral work for those infected within the church. One bishop even offered to be the patron for the project. The indication today was that this attitude might have changed during the discussion amongst the bishops. So we are awaiting the letter with great anticipation, specially after all the willingness of the authorities within the Vatican to tackle this problem pro-active. Ecclesia siemper reformanda – we are at a defining moment within our church seeing all the scandals in Europe and else in the world – there is always hope – as the title of this block also clearly states.
I am sure there is always a way forward.. in an email, a colleague of mine mentioned my “gnadenlose Hoffnung” – my merciless hope.. – a very interesting expression. 🙂

Otherwise a day to catch up with all the emails lying in the mail box and lots of contacts with the HOPE Cape Town office – running an organisation means lots of small nitty gritties.. from banking problems to missing keys… it is real life….

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05/24/2010 • 10:20 pm Comments Off on 24.05.2010 a burning taxi…

24.05.2010 a burning taxi…

Another story accompanying the “Ball of HOPE”. As the ball starts, two tables are empty – those of our very own employees, the HOPE Community Health Workers, as we call them.  They arrive late and quite exhausted… What happened? Two taxis were ordered to bring our employees to the Westin Grand Hotel. One taxi caught fire before leaving – and we are lucky that nobody was hurt or killed. The other taxi had no petrol…  South Africa 2010…

Today the owner apologised and promised to return back the deposit of money. This is the least he can do. For me it is amazing what all sells in South Africa – surely he was aware of the conditions of the cars he offered for good money. There is still a long way to go before ethics are established in this business sector – a sector, millions of people depend every day.

Thanks to Hardy for assisting in finding a way to bring all our employees back in one piece… – but surely, for them the eve was more stress than enjoyment.

Otherwise this day saw the new budget draft for HOPE Cape Town, a discussion with senior staff about their portfolio and a meeting with a website design company to discuss improvements on our HOPE Cape Town website. In the afternoon signing of a contract with the “Abenteuerhaus” in Germany to committ to the World AIDS Awareness Expedition II in the coming year. Watch the space… 🙂

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05/23/2010 • 10:17 pm Comments Off on 23.05.2010 After the Ball of HOPE…

23.05.2010 After the Ball of HOPE…

Pentecost and the day after the Ball of HOPE – a day of reflection and rest –  maybe more of the latter.. 🙂
A great eve, fantastic guests and most things ran smoothly..  thanks to all and everybody assisting, helping and supporting and special thanks obviously my partner in crime, Anja and Petra from the Mediterranean Villa who helped a great deal with the preparation.

Tomorrow a new week which will see me travel again, this time to Hamburg. But before some days of work @ home – so to speak . Tomorrow is HOPE Cape Town day – meetings the whole morning to discuss a new website design, the portfolios of the senior staff and the budget for the new budget year 2010/11.  And then to the Westin Grand Hotel to settle the final bill and collect all outstanding items left after the ball… Since weeks I want to occupy my new office at pharmacology.. also will be done this week.

Time is flying again – and May almost gone and looking into my diary, June is also quite busy…

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