15 January 2007

Iqhaza elibanjwe Abahlali baseMjondolo Movement of South Africa ukulwa ne HIV/Aids

Kunesikhungo sokusiza abantu abajula yigcikwane lengculazi nezintandane

Sikuphi: 286 Kennedy Road Community Hall
Igamalaso: Clare-Estate Drop In Centre

Iziphi izindawo ezisi zakalayoi ku ward 25

1.Burnwood Road
2.Lacey Road
3.Sydenham Heights
4.ForemanRoad
5.Kennedy Road

Amaclinic esisebenzisana nawoi

1.Sydenham clinic
2.Clare Estate Clinic

Izinhlangno esisebenzisana nazo

1.Hope World Wide
2.Department of Social Welfare

Izikole esebenzisana nazo

1.Palmiet Primary School
2.S.m. Jhavary Primary School
3.Clare Ville Primary School

Senzani Kwabanegcikwane lengculazi

1.Sibanika amaphasela okudla labo abasa linde imali yo kugula(igrant)

Senzani kwabanegcikwane lengculazi

2.Sibavaka shela emakhaya sifundise imindeni yabo ukuthi bophathwe kanjani
-Abangenamndeni siyabageza sibafunze uma bengasa kwazi ukuzenzela
3.Sibahambisa eclinic, sibize iambulance uma eseshonile sixhumana nomndeni siwazise uma ogulayo ehlala yedwa simumemele kuma support group.

Esisiza ngakho ezintandaneni
Iyini intandane?

-Intandome umuntwana oshonelwe unina kusukela enganeni ezelwe kuya ku 18years (0-18years)
Uma ingane isafunda, isaziphethe okwe-ngane, ingakaipitile, ingazele

1. Sibanika amaphasela okudla, abancelayo sibanika amathini obisi.
2. Sivakashela emakhaya sibonewkuthu injani inhlalo kubona nalabo obabogadile (caregivers)
3. Sivakashele ezikoleni sibone ukuthi baqhuba kanjani sisize othisha lapho kufanele sisize khona.
4. Sizovula ama support group kulezikole engizi balile ngenhlakuze sisize abantwana abanegeikwane nezintandane
5. Silekelela ekubhali seni amagrant eg foster care ne child support grant uma ingaphuni ngokuxhumanane welfare

Sizisiza ngani izitandane
Esikhungweni sethu kune nkulisa (crèche)
Sifundisa abantwana kusukela ku 2 yrs
Abano 5 yrs bangena ku Pre-school ukuze balungele ukuya ku Grade 1 ezikoleni engizibale ngenhla
Ukudla kukhona noma kushoda siyaludinga usizo ekudleni
Abakhokhi lutho abantwana

Izinqinamba esibhekene nazo (challenges)
1. Alisebenzisani nathi ikhansela
2. Izinhlangano ezifuna ukusebenzisana nathi ziba nenkinga
3. Amavolontiya ayahamba esethole amadlelo aluhlaza ngoba sincane kakhulu is typend esibanike sona
4. Ukwanda kwabantu abaahaqwe yigcikwane
5. Bayashona abantu besafundiswa ngama ARV’s
6. Ubuphofu (poverty)
7. Ukunga sebenzi (unemployment)
8. Ukungabikho kwamatoilet (lack of sanitation)
9. Amanzi akhiwakude (long distance to the top)
10. Izinga le T.B. Liyenyuka (TB stats is very high)

Zandile Nsibande (Cell : 0826584080)
Abahlali baseMjondolo co-ordinator

The role played by the Abahlali baseMjondolo Movement of South Africa to fight with HIV/Aids
By Zandile Nsibande – Abahlali co-ordinator
We are having a center that cares for people living with HIV/Aids and the orphans and vulnerable children

Where: 286 Kennedy Road Community Hall

Ward: 25

Benefiting Areas: Foreman Road
Lacey Road
Burnwood Road
Kennedy Road
Sydenham Heights

Centre’s name: Clare-Estate Drop-In Centre

What is an orphan?
An orphan is a child who lost his/her mother.

Age: 0-18 Years

Criteria: If the child is schooling and under the caregivers hand.
If the child is a child headed household EG. Looking after her mother’s young children.

What are people living with HIV/Aids?

Someone who is tested HIV positive and disclose his or her status to the centre volunteers.

How are we helping the orphans?

1.we are giving food parcels to them
2.we are visiting them at their houses to see if the relationship is still good with caregivers
3.we visiting them at school and see how they are coping
4.we are taking them to the clinic when they are sick
5.we make sure that we get caregivers for them if they are too young
6.we are helping them to do some foster grant applications

Who is helping us to look after the orphans?

1.hope worldwide
2.Clare estate drop-in center
3.department of social welfare

Schools involved are:

1. palmiet primary school
2. s.m. jhavary primary school
3. clare-ville primary school

Future plans for AVC

1. open support group at school for infected and affected.
2. to reduce stigma at school.
3. to prepare lunch for them.
4. to help them by doing their homework
5. to wash their uniform and polish shoes

How are we helping the people living with HIV/Aids?

1. we are doing home visits.
2. refer them for c.d.4 count.
3. helping them to apply for disability grants.
4. educating the family members about precautions and HIV/Aids itself.
5. forming support groups
6. educating them about living with hope and a positive life.
7. giving them food parcels
8. giving them training on HIV/Aids.
9. telling them about condom use.
10. teaching them the importance about A.R.V’s.
11. grants follow-up.
12. if someone dies we call his/her family members if they living far from the city of Durban.

Future plans for p.t.w. HIV/Aids
1.to give them lunch
2.to open an A.R.V’s site
3.to reduce stigma in our community
4.to make a vegetable garden.

Challenges faces our work

1. communicaton breakdown with the ward councillor
2. we losing help from other organizations who wants to help us but the councillors office are always closed.
3. the volunteers are leaving the jobs because of green pastures.
4. no staff employed for the center only volunteers.
5. we need funds to buy food for the crèche children.
6. venue is too small we need a container.
7. lack of sanitation in the shacks
8. long distance to the tap.
9. long queue to the tap.
10. T.B stats are increasing
11. shack fires.
12. poor living conditions eg. Leaking shacks.
13. poverty – the women got no say on protected sex.
14. unemployment – orphans are selling their bodies.
15. domestic violence is very high.
16. crime is very high.
17. HIV stats is very high.