Waitrose Foundation Newsletter - South Africa

Katco creating HIV/AIDS awareness through theatre
On the 25 th of September the staff at Katco was entertained by Africa
Centre for HIV/Aids Management. The group of actors performed
their mini-musical: Lucky, The Hero in our Sewing Room/ Theatre.
Although this is a serious topic, fun was had by all. We laughed
danced, clapped hands and cried with Lucky as we accompanied him
on his journey after he heard that he was HIV positive. The musical
created general awareness, increased knowledge about HIV/Aids,
promoted HIV testing, addressed safer and responsible sexual and
moral behaviour aimed at preventing infection and tackled
discrimination and stigma.
After the show a professional team consisting of nursing staff and
counsellors were available to assist in HIV testing and counselling.
The audience was so inspired by the play that about 25 people
wanted to know their HIV status and had themselves tested.
Thank you to the Africa Centre for HIV/Aids Management for
travelling all the way to Fort Beaufort and for leaving these positive
footprints in our lives. We look forward to working with you in the
future.
What a positive outreach by this group of talented people!!!
~Written by Heleen Le Roux, Project Coordinator, Katco~
La Colline Women’s Day Breakfast
On Saturday, 18 August, the Women’s Club of La Colline had a women’s
breakfast in celebration of Women’s day. It was definitely one exciting day
for the women on the farm as they were served with breakfast and a fun
session of indoor games such as “Balloon Volleyball” and the “Amazing Pasta
Race”. Everybody received a small present as a token of appreciation and a
whole lot of life lessons were taught.
Miss Erica Witbooi from Worcester was our
guest speaker and could encourage and
empower our lovely ladies on the farm. The
Lord restored and revived a lot of women as
they came for prayer that day. It was a
very inspiring day for most of the women on
the farm as they could walk out with so
much peace and freedom irrespective of
their current circumstances.
Hilda Links from Waitrose Foundation also attended this event. This was a
huge privilege for us to have her in our midst. This was an unforgettable day
for the women on the farm, as they still remember and talk about that
“lekker dag”.
~Written by Moira Daniels, Project Coordinator, La Colline ~
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