APPROVED IDP DOC 2011-16.BA PHALABORWA.pdf

the HIV & AIDS Municipal Strategy, HIV & AIDS Workplace Programme and Ward AIDS Councils
respectively.
Through the Local AIDS Council, the municipality will be able to respond appropriately to the scourge of HIV
& AIDS and consequently reduce the HIV incidence rate through focusing on the priority areas identified in
the NSP 2007 – 2011.
The strength of the current response for our Municipality is that all interventions are beginning to have the
requisite political and management support.
Community Drop-In Centres
Drop in centres have been established in communities with the aim of caring for orphans and vulnerable
children, particularly as a result of HIV/AIDS. The orphans in the centres are between 3 and 18 years of age.
The table below shows the caregiver-orphan ration per centre
Table B.59: Caregiver – orphan ratio per centre
NAME OF CENTRE NUMBER OF
ORPHANS
Tswelopele
(Makhushane – Maune)
NUMBER OF CARE
GIVERS
252 12 1:21
Mashishimale (Tshubje) 155 11 1:14
Lesedi 107 10 1:11
Makhushane 182 10 1:18
Majeje 97 7 1:14
Maseke 125 12 1:10
Total 918 62 1:15
CARE-GIVER –
ORPHAN RATIO
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