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We've just launched our brand new
publication: Sondela (Come Closer), a 12-page
community newsletter to be issued every quarter
by the Centre for HIV/AIDS Networking (HIVAN).
Sondela will be distributed free-of-charge
to 3 000 individuals and organisations in KwaZulu-Natal.
It will be published in both isiZulu and English
and will reach an even broader readership via
our website.
In our first edition:
Social Grants Information
Source: Adapted from an article
in The Independent on Saturday, 23 Feb 2002.
A social grant is funding one can receive from
the government if one has limited or no sources
of income and cannot pay for food and shelter.
This money comes from a fund that the government
supports through taxes and other sources. Certain
rules apply to make sure that only those who genuinely
need it will qualify for assistance.
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Ask the Experts
One of HIVAN's goals is to build bridges between
the different sectors of society so as to increase
opportunities for sharing information and imparting
knowledge around HIV/AIDS. As HIVAN is based at
the University of KwaZulu-Natal, our team has access to
a range of expert resources, both within our own
institution and from many others in the public
and private sectors. In order to spread this knowledge,
we will publish, in every edition of Sondela,
your questions, together with some form of reply
from a recognised professional practitioner or
researcher. In this way, the question and its
answer can be shared with many readers from different
parts of the province who may also need the information.
If your question is confidential, there is no
need for you to provide your personal details.
So, for advice on HIV/AIDS, ask the experts!
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Spotlight On...
In every issue of Sondela,
we will feature a story on an ordinary KwaZulu-Natal
community member who is doing extraordinary work
in the struggle to reverse the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
There are many such people offering their unfailing
support and care. In most cases, they give their
time and energy purely for love. Such heroism
cannot go unsung - so Sondela will sing
loudly about it, one hero at a time! In this edition,
we meet:
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Partnerships
This first issue of Sondela introduces
HIVAN and its collaboration with the Behaviour
Change Programme (BCP) Provincial Network that
forms part of the wider KZN Community-Based Organisations
(CBO) Network. The aim of this partnership is
to work jointly in liaising with key roleplayers
in the struggle against HIV/AIDS in the province,
and to facilitate regional meetings involving
local government, CBO and NGO representatives
on key HIV/AIDS issues in communities.
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Come closer …
The team at HIVAN regards you, the reader, as
a valuable asset in the struggle against HIV/AIDS.
It is only through communicating with each other,
forming partnerships and sharing information,
skills and ideas that we can find answers to the
many problems being faced every day by those infected
and affected by HIV/AIDS.
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Useful Contacts
Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission:
Ekuphileni Clinic (Cato
Manor, Durban): This clinic houses
a Mother-to-Child-Transmission (MTCT) programme
as part of its antenatal service, with pre- and
post-HIV test counselling and Nevirapine being
provided to HIV-positive mothers. The programme
also offers advice and training on infant feeding
as well as an HIV counselling training course.
An income generation project has also been started.
Contact Ben Ntsikanye at the Clinic on 031 261
8943. The Clinic's postal address is 33 Bellair
Road, Cato Manor, Durban 4001.
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