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Annual Report
1 March 2011 – 29 February 2012
HOPE Cape Town Association
PBO No 18/11/13/4709
NPO No 031-599

Contents
Contents .................................................................................................................................................. 1
1. Address of Mr Roland Herrmann Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany .............. 3
2. Address by Dr Therese Fish/Deputy Dean Faculty of Medicine and Health University of
Stellenbosch .................................................................................................................................. 4
3. 25 Years Deutsche Aids Stiftung ................................................................................................... 5
4. Report Chairperson Dr Monika Esser ........................................................................................... 8
4.1 New projects ................................................................................................................................. 8
4.2 Events and Visits ........................................................................................................................... 9
4.2.1 Ball of Hope ..................................................................................................................... 9
4.2.2 World AIDS Awareness Expedition ............................................................................... 10
4.2.3 Visit HOPE & Future ...................................................................................................... 11
4.2.4 Cooperation with University of Applied Sciences Neu-Ulm ......................................... 11
4.2.5 Nissan Livina – Rotary Club Signal Hill........................................................................... 12
4.2.6 HOPE Gala ..................................................................................................................... 12
4.2.7 10 years HOPE Cape Town ............................................................................................ 13
4.2.8 International AIDS Day .................................................................................................. 14
4.3 Organisational Structure ............................................................................................................. 14
4.4 Thank you to long-term funders ................................................................................................. 14
5. Tygerberg Hospital/Ithemba ward ............................................................................................. 16
5.1 Ithemba Ward Events ................................................................................................................. 16
5.1.1 Easter party ................................................................................................................... 16
5.1.2 Playroom Opening ........................................................................................................ 16
5.1.3 Christmas party ............................................................................................................. 16
5.1.4 Birthday Surprise Parties ............................................................................................... 17
5.2 Our work at Ithemba ward ......................................................................................................... 17
5.2.1 Food parcels from Oostenberg Rotary-Club ................................................................. 18
5.2.2 Mammies for HOPE ....................................................................................................... 19
5.3 Our long-term volunteers for the Ithemba ward ....................................................................... 19
5.3.1 Visitors at the Ithemba Ward ........................................................................................ 20
5.4 Volunteers at HOPE Cape Town ................................................................................................. 21
6. Report HOPE Cape Town Doctor ................................................................................................ 21
6.1 Delft clinic ................................................................................................................................... 21
6.2 CD4 Count Study ......................................................................................................................... 22
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6.3 Resistance Testing ...................................................................................................................... 23
6.4 Elective Students Program .......................................................................................................... 23
7. Collaboration with Stellenbosch University and other partners ................................................ 24
7.1 Cooperation with TU Munich: HIV and Sports Programmes ...................................................... 24
7.2 The Sangoma ‘Muti’ Project ....................................................................................................... 24
7.3 Nutrition Students – Hochschule Niederrhein ........................................................................... 25
7.4 E-Learning ................................................................................................................................... 26
8. Work in the communities ........................................................................................................... 26
8.1 Report of Corita Marshall – Community Health Worker ............................................................ 26
8.2 Debriefing Sessions for HCHW’s ................................................................................................. 27
8.3 Christmas Party in Delft .............................................................................................................. 27
8.4 Vegetable Garden in Elsie’s Rivier .............................................................................................. 28
8.5 Community Project Blikkiesdorp sponsored by HOPE & Future e. V. ........................................ 28
8.6 Community Health Workers ....................................................................................................... 28
8.7 Nutrition Project ......................................................................................................................... 29
8.8 Beading Project ........................................................................................................................... 29
8.9 Soup kitchen ............................................................................................................................... 29
8.10 Soccer teams ............................................................................................................................... 29
8.11 Income generating activities....................................................................................................... 29
8.12 Gardening ................................................................................................................................... 30
8.13 After school programme/ Life skills course for teenage girls ..................................................... 30
8.14 Early childhood development centre ......................................................................................... 30
8.15 Manenberg – After School Care ................................................................................................. 30
9. Sponsors, Supporters, Friends of HOPE Cape Town ................................................................... 31
10. Financial Statements .................................................................................................................. 35
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1. Address of Mr Roland Herrmann
Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany
When Rev. Fr. Stefan Hippler approached me, would I be willing
to write some kind of foreword for the Annual Report of the
HOPE Cape Town Trust & Association I had barely spent seven
weeks in South Africa. But I happily accepted, because I had
already learnt so much about the HOPE Cape Town project,
from many different sources.
HOPE Cape Town Trust & Association is well known, in South Africa and in Germany, and rightly so.
This great initiative has been a pioneer in taking care of the poorest of the poor, mainly HIV infected
children and adults from poverty stricken town-ships.
HOPE Cape Town does what others, in particular a government run health service, cannot provide:
individual attention, personal care, and after-care.
I have seen the dedicated service of the HOPE nurses, their patience, and their loving care. And I
have seen the smile in the faces of the sick children, and they know: there is hope for me, because
there is HOPE.
I was glad to learn that there are also people from Germany who work with the sick and the
destitute, and that there are many more people in Germany contributing to the good cause. They
know, it is their support which makes children smile, and their support is needed to make the HOPE
grow.
Cape Town, 23.08.2012
Roland Hermann
Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany
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2. Address by Dr Therese Fish/Deputy Dean
Faculty of Medicine and Health University of Stellenbosch
The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the
University of Stellenbosch has a long history of partnership
with the HOPE Cape Town Association. In the 11 th year of
existence of the Association, we give thanks to the hard
work and commitment that the colleagues within the
project bring to the community of Cape Town through
their tireless work; the lives of many families have been
improved.
The University of Stellenbosch is committed to ensuring the creation of knowledge that
improves the lives of people in our community. The partnership with HOPE Cape Town
enables this. A number of academics play key roles in leadership positions within the
Association’s governance structure. Through a signed Memorandum of Understanding the
Faculty supports Hope Cape Town in various ways. This includes having the HOPE Cape
Town offices in our building. It provides HOPE Cape Town as well as the Faculty with the
opportunity to strengthen the academic (through research) and community engagement
components of the University’s mandate.
Dr Therese Fish
Deputy Dean: Community Service and -Interaction Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Stellenbosch University
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3. 25 Years Deutsche Aids Stiftung
“We need institutions like the German AIDS-Foundation”
Federal Minister of Health, Mr Daniel Bahr, and Mrs Rita Süssmuth value highly 25 years of
foundation work
The German AIDS-Foundation is the largest AIDS non-profit organisation in Germany which
offers financial support to affected people. Since 25 years, the foundation helps HIV positive
people in need in Germany through direct support and the support of projects, e. g.
residential care home. Furthermore, since 2000 the foundation patronized selected projects
like for AIDS orphans, teenagers, mothers and children, especially in Southern Africa.
On the 6 th of September 2012, the German AIDS Foundation celebrated their 25 th
anniversary of existence and the 25 th anniversary of the executive chairman, Mr Dr Ulrich
Heide, in Bonn. 250 guests followed the invitation, amongst others Federal Minister of
Health, Mr Daniel Bahr, and the honorary chairlady of the German AIDS-Foundation, Mrs
Prof Dr Rita Süssmuth.
“Although nowadays the treatment of AIDS is considerably better, the disease is still not
curable. Therefore, it is extremely important to accompany the parties concerned in a way
which will be sometimes difficult. We need institutions such as the German AIDS
Foundation, which strengthen the confidence of those affected and help them to live
responsible, sense fulfilling and social accepted. Therefore, the Ministry of Health has
accompanied and encouraged the German AIDS Foundation from the outset of their work”,
said Federal Health Minister Daniel Bahr at the anniversary.
In addition to Minister Bahr and the honorary chairlady, the founder of the foundation, Mr
Rainer Ehlers, belonged to the speakers at this event: “My motivation to establish the
German AIDS Foundation “Positive living” was to give infected people the possibility to
defend them against discrimination and to give them a lobby. Because discrimination always
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is related to poverty, the financial support for affected people was - and remains -
necessary.”
Professor Rolf Rosenbock, chairman of the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband –
Gesamtverband e. V. (Joint Welfare Association - General Association e. V.), spoke about the
German AIDS-policy: “In dealing with HIV and Aids a new and indicatory concept of primary
prevention was accomplished, developed and led to success. This was connected with a
benefit of civic rights and participation. From that, a lot can be learned for the future.”
25 years of continuous commitment for people with HIV/AIDS
25 years ago, Rita Süssmuth played a key role in the national HIV/AIDS policy as Federal
Minister of Health. From the beginning, her name has been connected with the
foundation:” I wish our German AIDS Foundation also for the next 25 years fortune, courage
and particularly support. The work of the Foundation would not be possible without the
support of co-founders and donors.” Trustees chairman, Mr Reinhold Schulte, dignified Dr
Ulrich Heide, who is active for the AIDS-Foundation since 25 years: “25 years of the German
Foundation also stand for 25 years of engagement of a man who shaped the foundation
from the beginning: Dr Ulrich Heide.”, he was the counteracting force against stigmatisation
and discrimination and through his work he was advancing the foundation.
In 2011 more people could be helped than in 2010
Before the reception, the annual report of 2011 was presented at the annual press
conference. The foundation is looking back on a successful year: with revenue of 3.86
Million EURO, far more people in emergency situations could be helped than in 2010.
Especially the benefit-art auction “Artist against Aids”, the increase of the financial
contribution through the Verband der Privaten Krankenversicherung e. V. (association of the
private health insurance e. V.), the support through the ViiV Healthcare and a huge heritage
contributed to this revenue increase.
Number of the HIV-positives nearly twice as high as 15 years ago: End of 2012, 75,000
people with HIV/AIDS will live in Germany
Thanks to the improvement of the health care, the life expectancy of people living with HIV
will be extended; it can be expected that the number of the HIV/Aids infected people in
Germany will reach the mark of 75.000 at the end of the year. According to the Robert Koch-
Institute, at the end of 2011 there were 73.000 infected people with an estimated number
of 2.800 new diagnoses. Today, about twice as many people with HIV/AIDS are living in
Germany than 15 years ago. A significant number of these people are in financial distress
and needs help. Hence, the need of an organisation such as the German AIDS-Foundation is
even 25 years after its launch still given.
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Foto: Paulo dos Santos From the left to the right:
Dr. Christoph Uleer, Chairman
Rainer Ehlers, Chairman advisory board
Dr. Ulrich Heide, Executive chairman
Prof. Dr. Rita Süssmuth, Honorary Chairlady
Daniel Bahr‚ Federal Minister of Health, Member Board of Trustee
Reinhold Schulte, Chairman Board of Trustees
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4. Report Chairperson Dr Monika Esser
The HOPE Cape Town Annual Report once again promises to
bring to you an update on a variety of innovative projects and
new activities, on sponsorships and on the people that make the
difference in our work.
We are proud of our flexibility to address the changing needs of
our HIV affected communities. At the same time we are
dependent on longstanding loyal sponsors and volunteers to
provide a stable platform for our work. While not all can stay
with us, we are very grateful for the time, energy and finances
which people contribute to HOPE Cape Town for whatever time
they can.
4.1 New projects
Third line drug sponsorship for selected children that have failed standard government HAART first
and second line treatment regimens is being supported by HOPE Cape Town. This is instituted after
careful review and merit of each case according to predefined criteria. To support the selection
process of children who are in need of alternative HAART regimens HOPE Cape Town also started
sponsoring selected HIV viral resistance testing for paediatric HIV patients who are no longer
responding to conventional HAART and for whom this test is not routinely available. These tests are
crucial to be able to direct patients’ further treatment decisions; tragically the numbers of patients
resistant to standard ARVs available in the public sector are on the increase.
Further we are starting to focus increasingly on the parents of our HIV positive patients in line with
the President’s plan to access patients who qualify for HAART treatment such as in the Ithemba
Children’s ward for infectious diseases at Tygerberg Hospital. Even though the parents of our little
patients are often very ill themselves, they are not automatically attended to when their children
have been admitted and they frequently neglect to access healthcare for themselves. Subsequently,
many children are not cared for adequately after being discharged due to one or both parents being
sick or even dying. The company Alere Healthcare generously loaned a novel mobile point of care
CD4 testing unit to HOPE Cape Town, with which we are able to perform instant CD4 counts for
Ithemba ward parents. With a finger prick and within 20 minutes the results are available.
Depending on the result of the rapid test and with counselling, the patient can then be referred for
further testing and treatment. We hope to lead the way to comprehensive treatment of the whole
family by this and other holistic approaches.
Family at the Ithemba ward
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4.2 Events and Visits
4.2.1 Golf Day
On 1 April 2011 the first HOPE Cape Town Golf Day was hosted successfully by the HOPE Cape Town
Trust at the Metropolitan Golf Club in Greenpoint, Cape Town under the patronage of His Excellency,
Mr Dieter Haller, and Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to South Africa.
HOPE Golf day in Greenpoint
4.2.2 Ball of Hope
On 28 May 2011, the annual Ball of HOPE once again took place at the Westin Grand Hotel Cape
Town. The event under the patronage of the three German-speaking consulates in Cape Town was a
great success as in previous years. We would like to thank all our guests and sponsors for attending
and supporting our work. A special thank you goes to Anja Tambusso-Ferraz and Petra Reichwein for
their time and effort which went into the organisation of the event. Special thanks also due to HOPE
Cape Town Board member Prof Bernd Rosenkranz and his wife Monika for sponsoring the beautiful
red dresses for the HOPE community health workers and senior staff.
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Ball of HOPE Cape Town
4.2.3 World AIDS Awareness Expedition
On 4 March 2011, the new World AIDS Awareness Expedition ‘move the world’ led by extreme
sportsman Joachim Franz started officially at the CeBit computer expo in Hannover, Germany. On
April 18, the 14-member team began the 110-day expedition through 50 countries in Vancouver,
Canada. Thus far, the tour through all five continents has turned out to be rather adventurous, as
was to be expected. Various encounters with wild animals, military patrols, corrupt border officials,
stagnant ferries and plenty of other small and big obstacles, have tested the team’s patience and
endurance.
As one of the beneficiaries of the expedition, HOPE Cape Town had been preparing for the crew’s
welcoming in Cape Town on June 16. Unfortunately, the Angolan authorities quite literally put a
spoke in the team’s wheels so that the expedition route had to be changed at short notice, and
South Africa was no longer on the map. To honour the team’s initiative and commitment
nonetheless, HOPE Cape Town hosted a celebration in the community of Manenberg on 17 June.
HOPE Cape Town board member and Catholic priest Fr. Wim Lindeque and Fr. Stefan Hippler said
prayers and blessings for the expedition crew. Children from the after-school program performed
hip hop choreographies and delighted the audience with their musical talent on the flute and
trumpets. A slideshow of photos taken during the first part of the expedition caused great
amazement and admiration amongst both children and adults alike.
MOVE THE WORLD Expedition Manenberg
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4.2.4 Visit HOPE & Future
In August 2011 the long-term sponsors HOPE & Future e. V. visited HOPE Cape Town. Gregor Lamers
and Andreas Schröder visited Blikkiesdorp to get an overview of the on-going projects, such as the
beading and the nutrition projects. They met the soccer coach and talked to the community health
workers. Their stay also included a visit to the clinics in Delft, Delft South and Wesbank where they
met the community health workers and our doctor, Dr Sadeeka Williams.
Gregor and Andreas also visited the Ithemba ward and met with Dr Monika Esser and Prof Bernd
Rosenkranz from the Board to discuss plans for future support.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank HOPE &Future e. V. sincerely for the on-going
commitment and long-term support.
Beading project Blikkiesdorp
4.2.5 Cooperation with University of Applied Sciences Neu-Ulm
On 23 September 2011 we had the opportunity to present our e-Learning programme to a
delegation of the University of Applied Sciences Neu-Ulm during their visit to the University of
Stellenbosch. This led to further discussions with Neu-Ulm on how to utilize their expertise in Elearning
and M-learning and their willingness to assist HOPE Cape Town Association with the further
development of this programme. Prof Ulrike Reisach from Neu-Ulm University, commenced by
having one of her Bachelor students conduct his thesis on entrepreneurial development as a training
topic for the HOPE Community Health Workers. As part of this research, Prof Reisach will also
perform further research in respect of micro financial options within South Africa, existing
entrepreneurial development programmes as well as possible training programme developments
which will be incorporated into the E-learning or M-learning programme.
In February 2012 the Neu-Ulm University delegation under the leadership of Prof Dr Uta Feser
(President of Neu-Ulm University) and Prof Dr Olaf Jacob, (Dean of the Faculty of Information
Management) visited HOPE Cape Town Association and the University of Western Cape again to
finalize the practical implementation of an agreement between the partners.
The agreement entails the placement of 15 Information Management students from Neu-Ulm
University and 6 Information Management students from UWC at HOPE Cape Town from 21 – 25
May 2012. During this period the students and their respective team leaders / professors will
determine the best training methodology and strategy for HOPE Community Health Workers and
they will develop the training platform and content. During this process Neu-Ulm students will
impart their expertise and knowledge to the UWC students and HOPE Cape Town Association staff
members to ensure long term technical sustainability of this ambitious project.
HOPE Cape Town Association as a Non-Profit Organisation believes that all people affected by
HIV/AIDS can enjoy a better quality of life and aims to support, educate and empower communities
in the Western Cape that are affected by HIV/AIDS. To achieve this, HOPE Cape Town Association
recruits and trains community members for training as Health Workers. However many of the
Community Health Workers live far from the HOPE Cape Town Association training office. Hence it
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emains difficult to provide continuity in training them and to supply them with updated medical
information. This need directly resulted in the development of an e-Learning program. Such a
programme requires technical expertise and many obstacles must be overcome, such as lack of
resources (computers, training facilities and personnel), lack of technical skills and lack of computer
skills.
HOPE Cape Town Association is very excited therefore about this partnership as Neu-Ulm University
has extensive experience in E-Learning and M-Learning, as well as in working in African countries.
E-Learning project
4.2.6 Nissan Livina – Rotary Club Signal Hill
On 18 August 2011, the handover of a new car for HOPE Cape Town took place at the facilities of the
Rotary Club “Signal Hill”. The Nissan Livina Acenta was kindly sponsored by the Rotary Clubs “Signal
Hill”, Gelsenkirchen-Schloss Horst, Chateau Salin Dieuze Morhange, District D1870; District 1790 and
Match from The Rotary Foundation. We would like to express our most heartfelt thanks to all
Rotarians for this generous donation.
Ceremonial hand over
4.2.7 HOPE Gala
On 29 October 2011 - for the sixth consecutive year, Viola Klein of Saxonia Systems AG and for the
second time, the HOPE Kapstadt Stiftung organized a charity gala event in the Dresden
Schauspielhaus for the benefit of HOPE Cape Town, together with many loyal sponsors and
supporters. As in previous years, excellent entertainment and performances by a range of popular
artists, was guaranteed and the event was again a great fundraising success. Pauline Jooste, our
outreach facilitator, who attended the 2011 HOPE Gala Dresden and wrote:
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“I was blessed to be given the opportunity to attend the HOPE Gala in Dresden in October 2011. My
very first trip abroad! (Besides Robben Island!!)
A big thank you to everybody ,who supported me and HOPE Cape Town to make this a reality.
It was really unbelievable to see how much time, money, effort and dedication was given by very
special people to make this once again a very successful event.
I wish that more HOPE Cape Town employees can experience this event – it made me realize how
much respect and trust our sponsors, supporters and donors have for us and the work we are doing.
This experience made me feel more responsible and appreciative towards all our supporters and for
the work that we are doing.
VIELEN DANK, DANKE SCHÖN, THANK YOU, BAIE DANKIE!!“Pauline Jooste
Hope Gala Dresden 2011 Pauline Jooste &Rene Kindermann
4.2.8 10 years HOPE Cape Town
In October 2011, HOPE Cape Town celebrated its first decade of existence. The NGO, which was
officially launched at Tygerberg Academic Health Complex(TAHC) as HOPE – HIV Outreach Program
and Education on the 29 th of October 2001, is looking back on 10 years of providing treatment,
counselling and training for children and adults infected and affected by HIV & AIDS. What started
out as a humble joint venture between the German speaking Catholic Community, the Rotary Club of
Signal Hill, Stellenbosch University (Faculty of Health Sciences) and the Tygerberg Academic Health
Complex supported by the Provincial Government of the Western Cape, has grown into a successful
benchmark organization with a number of high profile academic and private partners, both local and
international.
HOPE Cape Town was instrumental in the founding of the Ithemba Ward for Infectious Diseases (G7)
and started out providing privately funded treatment and assisting tertiary care for HIV positive
children as one of the first initiatives in the country and long before the commencement of the
national ARV rollout. Subsequently, the organization began training and deploying community health
workers in various communities of Tygerberg Hospital drainage area, for better patient follow-up
and recalls. Today, a total of 23 HOPE community health workers work in 19 low-income
communities and primary health care facilities in the northern metropolis.
HOPE Cape Town also pioneered a project involving traditional healers (Sangomas) in an attempt to
overcome stigma and prejudices between Western medicine and traditional African healing
practices. Grassroot project initiatives for community based income generation are supported by the
organization which also conducts awareness workshops and outreach programmes on request.
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More recent projects include nutritional support for HIV and TB patients, drug interactions between
traditional medicines and ARVs, e-learning and sports activities. HOPE Cape Town is proudly
partnering with academic institutions such as HS Niederrhein, TU Munich and the Medical Mission
Institute Wuerzburg in Germany. A very popular elective rotation for international medical students
is offered in partnership with KID-CRU (Children's Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Unit) at TAHC.
HOPE Cape Town expresses sincere gratitude for the continuous support of its local partners
including TAHC, Stellenbosch University (Faculty of Health Sciences) as well as the health
departments of the Provincial Government of the Western Cape and the City of Cape Town.
4.2.9 International AIDS Day
On 1 December 2011, HOPE Cape Town Association, with the assistance of volunteers, handed out
marketing material to students, personnel and visitors at the Stellenbosch University Medical
Faculty. As HOPE Cape Town Association offices are located on the 7th floor of the Clinical Building,
we based our efforts this year at the Medical School to raise awareness for HOPE Cape Town
Association and HIV/AIDS on campus.
World AIDS day 2011
4.3 Organisational Structure
In its 10 th year as of February 2011, HOPE Cape Town has started implementing a restructuring
process due to the organizational expansion with now three formal academic partnerships and the
ever growing scope of work. To manage HOPE Cape Town’s area of operations in the Western Cape
Province with a wide variety of initiatives, full-time employees on a senior management level are
now required to assist the voluntary management structure. As part of this, the posts of the Project
Supervisor and Training & Compliance Officer have been changed to Head of Programs and to
Outreach Facilitator. The HOPE Cape Town Management Committee has been transferred into a
Board with portfolios.
4.4 Thank you to long-term funders
HOPE Cape Town would not be celebrating 10 years of existence if it was not for the continuous
support and donations from numerous individuals, institutions, associations and companies. A very
heartfelt thank you goes to all our friends and supporters. The German AIDS Foundation and Dr
Ulrich Heide are sincerely congratulated by HOPE Cape Town Association on their 25 Year Jubilee.
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The solid and substantial support of this Foundation and Dr Heide personally, have been a major
stability factor for our organization.
A special Thank you goes also to:
Veronica Ferres
Saxonia Systems AG
Process Consulting
Be Your Own Hero e. V.
MELCO Elevators
Brand Engineering
Deutsche AIDS-Stiftung
Fairbrigdes Attorneys
Freudenberg Nonwovens
German-speaking Catholic Community
Highlands Country House
Mediterranean Villa
Men’s Society Milnerton
Rotary Club Signal Hill
SA German Chamber of Commerce
Wings Group Trading
In the last year we have been especially blessed. Mrs Rita Vogelsänger donated bicycles to
underprivileged children and youths in Blikkiesdorp and Belhar. The Richard Wagner Society chaired
by Mr Herbert Glöckner donated the proceeds from the “The Flying Dutchman” at the Cape Town
Opera earlier this year, to HOPE Cape Town. And we are very pleased to be this year’s beneficiary of
the Roskilde Festival Charity Society grant, which is funded from the proceeds of an annual rock
festival in Denmark.
Bicycles for Blikkiesdorp
A big thank you goes to all international and local sponsors and donors, big and small, our volunteers
and supporters, our Board Members and Trustees and especially to our loyal and competent staff
without, whom the organization’s work of the last decade would not have been possible.
With your support we are looking forward to the next 10 years of HOPE Cape Town !
Dr Monika Esser
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5. Tygerberg Hospital/Ithemba ward
5.1 Ithemba Ward Events
5.1.1 Easter party
The annual Easter party for the children, their parents, the nursing sisters and the doctors at the
Ithemba ward took place on 20 April 2011.The children, the mums and the staff of the ward received
sweets, cool drinks and a present. The mothers met in the board room to enjoy some time with each
other whilst our volunteers played with the children.
5.1.2 Playroom Opening
HOPE Cape Town Association hosted the opening of the new playroom on 10 November 2011 at the
Ithemba ward. With a donation from Montessori-Kinderhaus St. Hubertus, Pfarrei St. Christopherus
in Krefeld we were able to create this playroom for our little patients in the ward. We would like to
take this opportunity to especially thank Laura Fiebig, all the children, their parents and the staff of
the Montessori-Haus sincerely for the kind donation.
Dr Helena Rabie, in charge of Ithemba ward cut the ribbons, declaring the playroom officially
opened. This celebration was attended by various hospital personnel members, such as Dr Nel, Dr
Mukosi, HOPE Cape Town personnel and most importantly the little patients of G7 and their
mothers.
Playroom Opening
5.1.3 Christmas party
On 7 December 2011 Father Christmas visited Ithemba ward to spoil the children with gifts and food.
The parents of the children also received a warm meal each. HOPE Cape Town expresses a big thank
you to Esmé Eksteen for donating a “party pack” for each child and to Felicity Nelson and her
colleague from Point of Care, who donated Mac Donalds meals and cold drinks for the children.
Thank you also to all the individuals who donated toys, books, stationary and clothes during the
year. This enabled Sonia Daniels to wrap a special present for each child and to ensure that all
children were nicely dressed for this special occasion.
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Christmas Party Ithemba ward
5.1.4 Birthday Surprise Parties
If one of our little patients has a birthday whilst in the Ithemba ward, we organise a nice birthday
party and give them a special present. Often it is the first birthday party and the first birthday
present they have had in their life and they cannot believe that it is all just for them!
Birthday Party at ITHEMBA ward
5.2 Our work at Ithemba ward
The HOPE Cape Town team secretary, Mrs Sonia Daniels, whose office is based within the Infectious
Diseases Ward, physically visits each little patient of the Infectious Diseases Ward every morning.
During these visits Sonia determines the daily basic needs of the child and their parents and how
HOPE Cape Town can assist with these needs. We however do not only supply donations to the
Infectious Diseases Ward, but also to the other Wards of Tygerberg Children’s Hospital as well as to
the Tygerberg Children’s Hospital School. The Hospital Social Worker also regularly contacts Sonia
for donations which are required for some of her clients and patients of the hospital. We are
therefore always willing to assist with any request for support to the best of our ability.
Many of the children and their parents end up in hospital after being referred from their local clinic
or day hospital and thus they have not had a chance to pack any additional clothing or personal
items. Many of the families are also too poor to buy any products or daily food whilst the children
are in hospital. Once again the donations from HOPE Cape Town assist these families and children to
cope during their stay in hospital. We mainly provide the parents with sandwiches, fruit and biscuits
on a daily basis and we also provide the children with yogurt and the occasional treat.
HOPE Cape Town Association trains all their personnel in HIV/AIDS care and counselling and as such
can provide counselling to patients and their parents. A big part of Sonia’s daily tasks include
providing support to the parents and their children. She firstly provides them with an “ear”, giving
them the chance to ventilate their anxiety and concerns. Secondly she provides them with relevant
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information and guidance, teaching them life skills and coping skills, as well as giving them the
correct information required to cope with their individual situations. The parents value Sonia’s
support services to such an extent that the doctors and nursing staff frequently refer the parents to
her. Sonia is there to hold the hand of a parent whose child might have died and she is also there to
motivate parents to improve their functioning and parental skills. This diverse support service is
invaluable for the patients, their parents and the medical personnel.
The medical personnel, doctors and nursing staff, regularly comment that the presence of HOPE
Cape Town within the Infectious Diseases Ward makes their work so much easier and that they can
see the difference being made by HOPE Cape Town. Although we are based at the Infectious
Diseases Ward of the Tygerberg Children’s Hospital , which is our home, we try to assist with all the
wards to make a difference to the whole of Tygerberg Children’s Hospital.
Lastly HOPE Cape Association also networks and supports many other departments and services
within the Tygerberg Academic Hospital Complex, such as KIDCRU, Social work services, Tygerberg
Children’s Hospital School and many more. HOPE Cape Town also liaises with relevant role players
outside of the Tygerberg Hospital, ensuring long term support for the patients and their families via
services rendered by the HOPE Cape Town Community Health Workers. All of this ensures that the
patients and their families have a better chance toward an improved quality of life, thus making a
difference where it matters most.
Work on ITHEMBA ward
5.2.1 Food parcels from Oostenberg Rotary-Club
Since January 2012 we have been receiving regular food parcels from the Rotary Club Oostenberg
for the mums in our ward. This ensures that the families at least have some food to eat for the first
week upon returning home. Many of the children admitted to Tygerberg Children’s Hospital are
being raised by single mothers. These mothers often stay with their children whilst they are in
hospital, causing them to lose their income during this period. Some however have no employment
and support themselves and their children mainly through a meagre child support grant. We believe
that the food parcels supplied by Rotary Club Oostenberg provide the little patients with a better
chance of longer term recovery, by giving them the sustenance they require in order to get stronger.
A big thank you goes at this point to the Rotary Club Oostenberg and especially to Theresa Cupido,
Nigel Cupido and Neil Sobotker. A special thank you also goes to Marchelle Hendricks who put us in
contact with the Rotary Club Oostenberg.
Food parcel for families
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5.2.2 Mammies for HOPE
The project “Mammies for HOPE” 1 was initiated in 2011 by Monika Rosenkranz. The aim of the
project is to provide support from Mammies to Mammies. Monika Rosenkranz is sponsoring
material for book marks, chains and necklaces which the mothers at the Ithemba ward are creating.
They are doing this in support groups under the guidance of Monika Rosenkranz and Sonia Daniels
whilst their children are asleep or playing in the playroom. After completion, the crafts are sent to
Mammies in Germany to sell at Christmas and other markets. Thank you Monika and “Mammies for
HOPE” for the wonderful idea!
Project Mammies for HOPE
5.3 Our long-term volunteers for the Ithemba ward
HOPE Cape Town is very fortunate to have the continuing and dedicated support of many helping
hands, which regularly provide the little patients and their caregivers in the ward with food,
blankets, toys, sweets, clothes, toiletries and many other goods on a voluntary basis. A big thank you
goes to these individuals, who dedicate so much of their private time, money and energy to make
the Ithemba Children feel better, especially Marchelle Hendricks, Margret Graham, Germaine
Heinen, and RolfGutzler/Villa Surprise.
Since 2003 Marchelle Hendricks has supported HOPE Cape Town with donations in kind and helps
whenever a hand is needed. Furthermore she spreads the idea of HOPE Cape Town in South Africa
and where ever she is around the world. She is truly a great ambassador for HOPE Cape Town. We
would like to take this opportunity to thank her most sincerely for all her support. Thank you
Marchelle!
Marchelle Hendricks Margret Graham
1 Especially in the 1920s in the United States the term “mammy” symbolized a black woman serving as a nurse to white children. These
mammies sat for hours at the bedside of the children and sang with soft and murmuring sounds lullabies to calm down the children.
Crooning – the music style – was created from it and Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong and others have taken that over.
Currently, Michael Bublé, Tom Gaebel and Helmut Lotti are using that style.
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5.3.1 Visitors at the Ithemba Ward
Ascherl Peter
Ash Samantha
Barbels Andreas
Barsch Michael
Beckers Christine
Bierman Nicola
Bindeling A.
Büttgen Nina
Böhme Jana
Cloete Beverley
Colewcen Loretta
Corton Judy
Dalbeck Swantje
Daniels Sandra
Denhaaf Andi
Anne Dillenburg
Endres Egon
Falkowska Silvia
Feser Ute M. Dr.
Fischer Uwe
Glöckner Herbert
Goodau Angela
Gutzler Rolf
Gurnell Julie
Hellersgruber Karen
Herrmann Elisa-Christine
Horten Hannah
Horten Steffi
HortenImke
Horten Karl
Hucht Erhard
Koch Daniela
Köhler Antje
Köhler Susanne
Leicht-Scholten Carmen
LothmannPia
Lüders Britta
Mesch Alexandra
Moschner Ruth
Nasson Angela
Perez Jose F.
Rankhimov Bakhodur
Rausch Fridozin
Rausch Martina
Richartz Renate
Richartz Günter
Rincke Martin
Rhiem Anika
Rhiem Verena
Rhiem Christina
Rhiem Ulla
Rhiem Stefan
Ruck Candice
Sauer Mike
Scholten Kajo
Smolen Kinga
Sonnen Gabriele
Sonnen Josef
Stachowitz Diana
Steinebrunn Markus
Stervin Kevin
Theunsson Jane
Toerpsch Cornelia
Toerpsch Katrin
Valentine Jaqui
V.Vokeon Stephanie
Van Wyk Jakoba
Wendt Vaneska
Wilson Cheryl
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5.4 Volunteers at HOPE Cape Town
A big Thank your goes to the following volunteers:
Dillenburg, Anne
Falkowska, Silvia
Fiebig, Laura
Hirschberg, Jutta
Kraus, Kathrin
Price, Stuart
Schnetkamp, Ulla
Scholten, Moritz
Walker, China
Wendt, Vaneska
Silvia und Vaneska Laura Kathrin Moritz
6. Report HOPE Cape Town Doctor
Dr Sandra Picken took over from Dr Sadeeka Williams in
December 2011, when Sadeeka moved on to work full time in
Paediatrics at Red Cross Hospital. It has been the greatest
pleasure to join an organisation that not only focuses on the
medical needs of patients but provides the holistic support that
communities really need. The team at HOPE Cape Town really
strives to achieve the very best for the patients and
communities in which they serve and it has been a privilege to
become a part of this. At the time of writing this report I am on
maternity leave but am looking forward to getting back to work
at HOPE Cape Town.
6.1 Delft clinic
HOPE Cape Town continues to be very involved with the running of the Paediatric ARV Clinic at Delft
Community Health Centre. The clinic is still held each Friday where 20 – 35 patients are seen. There
are approximately 125 children receiving ARV treatment from Delft ARV clinic. This number
fluctuates as new children are being initiated on treatment and patients frequently transfer in and
out of the clinic, most often between the Western and Eastern Cape.
The clinic and doctors work closely with the Tygerberg Infectious Diseases Department and this
proves very beneficial as there is continuity of care between the ward and the clinic when children
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are admitted and discharged. When it comes to complicated medical cases, it is also very valuable to
have the expert opinions of experienced consultants who work at Tygerberg Hospital.
The main challenges that we face at clinic level tend to be social problems rather than medical
complications. However, these tend to be closely interlinked as these social problems inevitably
negatively impact on the medical aspect of care. Many of our patients and their families battle with
problems relating to poverty – poor living standards; food and clothing shortages; transport and
education problems. In addition, sadly many of our children come from broken homes, that are
often a result of parental substance abuse and many have subsequently been placed in foster care.
Together with the social workers, it remains a constant challenge for the doctors and Community
Health Workers to try to improve these situations and empower the parents to help themselves as
much as possible.
Conversely, it remains incredibly rewarding, to see how well the children do on their ARVs and how
committed many of their parents are to their treatment regimens. The HOPE Cape Town Community
Health Workers play an integral part in facilitating the transfer of knowledge and motivation in order
to achieve this.
Delft Clinic
6.2 CD4 Count Study
In November 2011, HOPE Cape Town embarked on a research project that looks at the impact of
using the routine Paediatric HIV visits to the clinic/hospital as an opportunity to intervene early in
maternal health care. It involved using a new ‘point-of-care’ prototype finger prick CD4 count
machine that yields results within twenty minutes of performing the test. This machine was on loan
from Alere and is not yet widely available. Together with standard laboratory sample processing,
these results were used to ascertain whether the mothers of these children were eligible for ARVs
and how many of these mothers had ‘missed’ their routine screening at clinic level. Up until the end
of February 2012, the research protocol had been submitted and ethics approval obtained and the
enrolment of patients into the study from Tygerberg hospital was well underway. The preliminary
sub-analysis of the patients enrolled to date, showed that using the paediatric visit as an early
intervention for HIV positive mothers could make a vast impact on maternal health, as, up to almost
a third of mothers enrolled in the study were eligible for ARVS and should have been on treatment
but were not. The study meant that these mothers were referred back to their respective clinics with
their results and a referral letter to streamline their access to ARV treatment. This emphasizes the
positive impact that this study alone has already made to date.
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6.3 Resistance Testing
In 2011, HOPE Cape Town together with kind donations from the ” Richard Wagner Society” and
“Die Krähen Krefeld” was able to provide three eligible children with much needed ARV resistance
testing. Resistance Testing is not yet routinely available in the government sector. These tests allow
doctors managing these children to gain critical insight into what resistance patterns they have
developed to their ARV medicines and allows the doctors to make important and lifesaving changes
to their ARV treatment. Two of the children who were able to have Resistance tests done in 2011
have been able to obtain superadded sponsorship for third line ARV treatment not yet provided by
the government and are flourishing on their new treatment. They are attending school and are
happy and clinically healthy at present. Very sadly we have to report that the third child that
accessed the resistance testing passed away peacefully at home in March 2012. Dr Susanne Reuther,
from the WINGSGROUP, very generously sponsored privately supplied ARVs for this boy in an
attempt to salvage his treatment but unfortunately his case was very complicated with multiple
severe pathologies that could not be cured. It is at least heartening to know that we were able to
improve his quality of life and give him a few extra precious months to spend with his family. The
family also has the additional peace of mind knowing that everything possible was done for him.
The opportunities to provide these valuable Resistance Tests are on the rise in 2012 and these allow
HOPE Cape Town to make a tremendous contribution to bridging the gap between what the
government is able to offer and what is the ideal management.
6.4 Elective Students Program
2011 has been the fourth year for HOPE Cape Town and KID-CRU (Children's Infectious Diseases
Clinical Research Unit) to offer their joint medical clerkship to international elective students. The
rotation offers four to six weeks of rotation, where half of the time is spent with HOPE Cape Town
and the other half with KID-CRU. The combined clinical and research elective has become very
popular. This year a total number of six students from different parts of the world have completed
this programme. (See chart below).
Thanks to HOPE Doctor Sadeeka Williams and Outreach Facilitator Sr. Pauline Jooste, the students
gained an excellent insight into the management of paediatric HIV patients and the primary health
care system at community level. The participants also got a chance to visit the immunology and
medical virology laboratories at Tygerberg Hospital and Stellenbosch University, respectively.
Our partner Go Ahead!, a student organisation from Germany, has been advertising the HOPE – KID-
CRU Elective Student Programme on their website (www.goahead-organisation.de) for the third year
in a row now, which is greatly appreciated.
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All applications are processed by the International Student Office at the Faculty of Health Sciences of
Stellenbosch University. A big thank you goes to the friendly and patient ladies at this facility: Rachel
Pullen, Mariska April.
We hope to encourage many of our elective students to become passionate doctors and activists to
support the fight against HIV and AIDS in South Africa, their home countries and all over the world.
HOPE – KID-CRU Elective Students 2011:
Name University
Hans-Henning Muhl Germany
Vona Britz USA
Michelle Wu USA
Jean Park USA
Sven Acker Germany
Florian Kümmel Germany
7. Collaboration with Stellenbosch University and other partners
7.1 Cooperation with TU Munich: HIV and Sports Programmes
(Prof Dr Bernd Rosenkranz)
Together with the Faculty of Sport and Health Science at the
Technical University of Munich (TUM), HOPE Cape Town has
initiated a project which will focus on aspects of sport that can
play a role in HIV prevention, such as mentorship and the
building of self-confidence. As a first step, Kathrin Walter, a
TUM Bachelor (BSc) student, has developed a questionnaire to
assess the background situation of adolescents in our local
communities.
This project was hosted in Manenberg in close cooperation with Fr. Wim Lindeque, and Kathrin was
awarded her BSc degree for this work in 2011. The next step should be in educating peer-group
mentors for sports activities in deserving communities such as Manenberg. This is expected to result
in the empowerment of young females, and in the teaching of young males about the importance of
responsibility and teamwork.
7.2 The Sangoma ‘Muti’ Project
(Prof Dr Bernd Rosenkranz)
An on-going research project is addressing the potential effect of traditional medicines used by the
traditional health practitioners (Sangomas) on the blood concentrations (pharmacokinetics) of
conventional drugs, including drugs used for the treatment of HIV/AIDS. This information will be
important for the management of HIV patients because traditional health practitioners will often
give these patients herbal medicines for various conditions. This research project is being performed
by Pius Fasinu, a Nigerian doctoral student at the Division of Pharmacology (Stellenbosch University).
Two of the sangomas who cooperate with HOPE Cape Town have supplied 15 traditional medicines
and provided advice on how they are used by patients in their communities. Pius has presented the
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first results of this project at the 6th International Conference on Pharmaceutical and
Pharmacological Sciences, Durban, South Africa (25.-27.09.2011), and has also published a review of
the laboratory technologies used in his studies (Curr Drug Metabol 13: 215-224, 2012).
This research project was made possible by the initial support from the HOPE Kapstadt Stiftung via
the German AIDS Foundation.
Sangomasproject
7.3 Nutrition Students – Hochschule Niederrhein
We are now into the third year of student exchange and in February, Vaneska Wendt and Silvia
Falkowska, from Hochschule Niederrhein in Germany, joined HOPE Cape Town for four weeks.
The students worked in the nutrition project in Blikkiesdorp, educating women about healthy food
and cooking. Vaneska and Silvia encouraged the women to buy healthy products, showed them how
to prepare the food and how to become moneywise.
Vaneska explained that she was surprised to find how many people do not have a basic knowledge
about food. A further surprise was that most people in the townships buy expensive unhealthy food
instead of healthier food which may even be cheaper. The main reason appears to be status. White
bread is seen to be for rich people and brown bread for the poor, since white bread is more
expensive. It is difficult to change this kind of thinking, because of prejudice in the community.
Vaneska and Silvia perceive this mind-set to be the biggest problem. However, the students do hope
that they were able to make a difference. To demonstrate to the women how expensive unhealthy
food is, Vaneska and Silvia demonstrated a practical comparison. With just 40 Rand (4 Euro`s) the
students went into the community to see what products they could buy. The 40 Rand bought a big
bag of vegetables, while with the same amount they could buy only one 2 l bottle of Coca Cola, one
white bread and two bags of crisps. One of the women in the nutrition group then remarked that
she was already implementing some of the advice that Vaneska and Silvia gave her.
The students also lent a helping hand in the soup kitchen in Blikkiesdorp and in the Ithemba ward at
Tygerberg Hospital. They participated in the Community Health Worker training to teach the
Community Health Workers about healthy food and ways to teach this to the community. Vaneska
and Silvia said that they had a great life experience at HOPE.
“HOPE Cape Town is a great organisation that works at the roots of the HIV/AIDS problem. The
nutrition group is a good example of this.” The students hope that they were able to inspire the
women to start buying healthy products for themselves and their children.
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Nutrition project
7.4 E-Learning
HOPE Cape Town Association embarked on an e-Learning programme in 2010, which lead to two e-
Learning modules being developed and placed on a Moodle platform. Four HOPE Community Health
Workers (HCHW) also successfully completed training on these two modules. The reality of training
our HCHW in the communities on e-Learning proved a challenge as many of them are not computer
literate; they do not have access to computers or internet at the clinics where they work or at home
and they thus struggle to successfully access e-Learning modules. Hence e-Learning training took
place at our administrative offices where computer and internet support were provided to the
HCHW. HOPE Cape Town Association is grateful for the support of Prof Dr August Stich and Dr
Klemens Ochel from the Missionsärztliches Institut, Würzburg, who provided us with technical
knowledge and training and who also host our e-Learning modules on their Moodle platform. We
look forward to a further partnership with Neu-Ulm University which will place 15 of their students
with HOPE Cape Town Association during May 2012 to assist in further developing this programme.
ELearning
8. Work in the communities
8.1 Report of Corita Marshall – Community Health Worker
My name is Corita Marshall and I started at HOPE Cape Town in
June 2004. I worked at Mount Pleasant clinic for 2 years and
then I went to Hermanus Hospital to learn more about ARV
treatment and medication. I worked there for 3 months where
after I had to return to Mount Pleasant clinic. I am not only here
at the clinic to do my work; I am here for the patients. I start at
7h00 in the morning because there are a lot of patients who
want to talk to me about something.
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They trust me and I am never in a hurry. I always make time for them to provide counselling and to
listen to their needs and stories. I do a lot of counselling especially with women and girls who have
been sexually abused and raped. I also work with drug addicted children to help them to stop their
addiction and therefore I do follow up visits with them to see how they are doing.
One of my patients was a girl who could not talk for 16 years and her mother had cancer. Therefore I
pleaded with the mother to place her girl at the Camphill School because there will be no one else
who could look after the girl should the mother die. The Camphill School is a special school and a
residential care centre for children and adults with disabilities. With the special care and tuition at
that school the girl started talking after 16 years and they found out that apparently this girl was
raped when she was very young and the rapist told her that he would kill her if she talked and as
such she stopped talking.
I also assist patients to complete their disability grant applications and I also assist with specialist
patients that are referred to our clinic from the provincial hospital (50 – 60 patients per month).
Per month we see a total of 850 HIV+ patients (800 adults, 50 children).
I do my work because I love and enjoy it.
Corita Marshall
8.2 Debriefing Sessions for HCHW’s
The 23 HOPE Cape Town community health workers are confronted with a lot of hardship and
suffering each day when counselling their patients at the clinics and doing home visits in their
communities. In the long run, this can lead to feelings of stress, depression and compassion fatigue.
To reduce any possibility of psychological harm in the health care workers, HOPE Cape Town has
arranged for debriefing sessions with Tygerberg Hospital social worker Nocawe Frans. In several
group meetings the community health workers could share their experiences and express their
feelings. The debriefing sessions were very well received and will continue on a regular basis.
8.3 Christmas Party in Delft
On 2 December 2011 the second Delft Christmas party took place. Our medical officer, Dr Sadeeka
Williams initiated this party last year for 120 HIV infected children in Delft. The children range in age
from a few months old to 14 years old and come from a range of backgrounds, mostly impoverished,
single-headed households and with many other economic and social challenges. Despite all this, our
children take their medicines twice a day every day and deal with the reality of HIV.
The 2011 Christmas party was again an enormous success with almost 120 children and their parents
participating in a fun-filled day, which hosted jumping castles and provided helium balloons, facepainting,
dancing competitions, lunch, drinks and ice-creams.
For many of these children these luxuries and activities are a “once a year” treat and it was heartwarming
to see the excitement and joy this gave to the children.
We couldn’t have achieved all this without the kind hearted contributions we received. Amongst
these we would like to particularly thank HOPE & Future, Polar Ice Cream and Felicity Nelson at
Alere for their role in making these children’s dream party come true.
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X-mas party Delft
8.4 Vegetable Garden in Elsie’s Rivier
In November 2011 we handed over the vegetable garden to the clinic in Elsies Rivier. We cultivated a
piece of land (2.5 m x 10 m) at the Elsie’s River clinic after we received a donation from the City of
Cape Town for a gardening project. This donation was initiated by the Men’s Society in Milnerton. A
special thank you goes to the Men’s Society in Milnerton and to Mr Deacon and Ms September from
the City of Cape Town.
The garden created a job and an income for an unemployed father of 2 children and it feeds the
soup kitchen on the premises which is run by two elderly volunteer ladies from Monday to Thursday.
Patients, who come for their daily TB treatment to the clinic, get something to eat before they have
to take their medication.
8.5 Community Project Blikkiesdorp sponsored by HOPE & Future e. V.
All the work of HOPE Cape Town Association in Delft and Blikkiesdorp is funded by HOPE & Future e.
V., Germany, one of our most dedicated and generous sponsors whom we greatly appreciate. With
their financial support we added two more containers to Blikkiesdorp in December and January
2012. These containers will be utilized to expand the service programme. The following projects are
already operational:
New Container Blikkiesdorp
8.6 Community Health Workers
HOPE Cape Town has placed two community health workers (CHW) in Blikkiesdorp, who are taking
turns in manning the container and doing home visits in the community. Since there is no primary
health care facility in Blikkiesdorp, both community health workers also work at Delft Community
Health Centre and Delft South Clinic, to gain clinical experience under professional medical
supervision on certain days of the week. Blikkiesdorp community leader Gerald Flagg (“Oudie”) is
supervising the CHW when they are not working at the clinics, i.e. he collects their monthly reports
and stats and also assists when visitors come to this community.
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8.7 Nutrition Project
Since the beginning of March 2010, HOPE Cape Town has been running a nutrition project in
Blikkiesdorp in cooperation with the organisation Abalimi Bezekhaya. Their program “Harvest of
Hope” assists local township farmers with the marketing and sales of their organically produced
vegetables. Since the initiation of the cooperation, 10 vegetable bags are delivered to Blikkiesdorp
every Wednesday. In cooking demonstrations, women from the community are taught how to keep
themselves and their families healthy through a balanced nutrition. The women take vegetables
home each week and exchange recipes and cooking methods in the following session. In order to
make the project sustainable, the participants receive basic training in gardening and small-scale
vegetable farming before leaving the program.
Students of human nutrition from the Hochschule Niederrhein, University of Applied Sciences in
Mönchengladbach, Germany, regularly assist with their expertise as well as the monitoring and
evaluation of the project.
8.8 Beading Project
A group of 6 women meets once a week for beading work which is sold as an income for the group
members. Whilst meeting and doing the beading they utilize the time to discuss relevant topics
affecting their lives including HIV and other health related issues and also providing emotional
support to one another. This group plans to expand to include a needle work and sewing project as
well.
8.9 Soup kitchen
Since May 2011, two previous participants of the nutrition project run a soup kitchen for the sick and
the elderly every Thursday. The soup is made from leftovers of Wednesday’s vegetables and
donated food. They cater for about 50 people, many of whom suffer from TB.
8.10 Soccer teams
The Delft/ Blikkiesdorp sponsors Hope & Future e.V. have previously supported the local youth
soccer teams (Blikkiesdorp United FC) with gear, balls, registration fees and transport costs, and wish
to continue doing so in the future. The teams are doing well in their respective leagues. The coach is
very committed and his personal goal is to keep the youth away from the streets (i.e. crime and
drugs). His vision could be taken further by training him in HIV & AIDS counselling via UNISA and
enabling him to educate his players about the disease and how to prevent infection.
In the future we would like to expand the above services to also include the following programs:
8.11 Income generating activities
The unemployment rate in Blikkiesdorp is incredibly high (unfortunately, there are no official
statistics but 80% seems to be a realistic estimate). There are no job opportunities in the nearby
vicinity and public transport is scarce and expensive. Most people have no or little formal education
or professional training.
The introduction of income generating activities (IGA) for unemployed community members would
- provide them with some skills
- help them to (re)gain their independence from government grants
- help raise their standard of living
- create a sense of dignity, pride and ownership
- prepare them to (re)enter the formal labour market
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8.12 Gardening
A vegetable garden is planned in front of the containers once a fence is erected. The vegetable
garden, managed by the community, will encourage sharing knowledge skills acquired for further
independent gardens.
8.13 After school programme/ Life skills course for teenage girls
A particularly vulnerable group of residents consists of teenage girls (aged 13 – 18 years), who are at
high risk of HIV & STI infection, unplanned pregnancies and rape. A support group or after school
program focusing on these girls and their specific needs and problems could help abate these risks
through peer-to-peer education and teaching of important life skills. This kind of program could be
co-facilitated by a female HCHW and the social worker in Blikkiesdorp. Later the girls may want to
take up its leadership themselves.
8.14 Early childhood development centre
The youngest and most vulnerable citizens of Blikkiesdorp do not have many places to go to. There
are no parks or playgrounds and many parents do not have the skills or motivation to engage in
supervised play with their children. An early childhood development centre could facilitate classes
for parents and their children and/ or operate like a crèche on a half day basis. HOPE Cape Town
frequently gets enquiries from skilled volunteers who want to work with children and it is not always
possible to accommodate them in the Ithemba Ward or the Tygerberg Hospital School. These
volunteers could be used at such a centre and offer stimulating activities for pre-school children.
8.15 Manenberg – After School Care
Michelle Jochems is community health worker in Manenberg since November 2011. A big Thank
your goes to Fam. Möllering from Berlin/Germany who are sponsoring that post.
Michelle is working in the day clinic in Manenberg as well as at the Holy Family Child and Youth
Development Centre an initiative of the catholic community in Manenberg. She holds health talks in
the mornings and prepares the children to be seen by the curative sister by doing their weights and
temperatures. She advise them on home remedies and helps also in the Tuberculosis (TB) room by
admitting clients that need to start Tuberculosis treatment, testing for TB and observing clients
taking their TB medication.
At the Holy Family Child and Youth Development Centre are approximately 150 children from the
ages of 12 months up to 15 years. She gives health information sessions for the children, assessment
for minor ailments and is checking if the health chart is up to date. She also gives them deworming
treatments and Vitamin A. Michelle refers children to the clinic, is doing home visits at the children’s
homes for further assessments. Her challenges: Poor sanitation; some of the children don’t go to
school and parents don’t take the responsibility for their children. Drugs and gangsters are a major
problem in the community.
Her successes: The children gain confidence by sharing and discussing issues that they don’t share
easily with others. Some of the parents are starting to get involved with their children’s activities.
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9. Sponsors, Supporters, Friends of HOPE Cape Town
Dr Susanne Reuther resigned as Board member and Trustee in November 2011. Dr Reuther served
as a Board member and Trustee for many years and she has also been a private sponsor for ARV
treatment. We thank her for her dedication and all her support work over these years.
Dr Duisberg resigned from HOPE Cape Town Association and HOPE Cape Town Trust in November
2011. He supported HOPE Cape Town Association as a board member and HOPE Cape Town Trust as
a Trustee. We will miss his business and financial skills and thank him for his support and dedication
over the years.
Another big thank you goes to the German actress Veronica Ferres who has published a book in
German and she included the project HOPE Cape Town in that book. Furthermore she sponsored the
post for our medical officer for three years. Thank you very much!
We would like to thank Dr Sadeeka Williams for her excellent work as Medical Officer at HOPE Cape
Town. She left the employ of HOPE Cape Town Association in December 2011 after two-and-a-half
years of service, to start her specialization as a paediatrician soon. She was a very special personnel
member who not only focussed on the medical treatment of her patients but also spent time
assessing and addressing the psycho-social circumstances of each child and family with rare
dedication. We wish her well in her medical career.
At the end of September 2011 after three years of working for HOPE Cape Town, our dedicated
colleague Yasmin Smith and her family went back to Germany. Our heartfelt thank you goes to her
for her excellent work. It has been a great pleasure to work with you!
Another big thank you goes to Dr Heide, Dr Uleer, Elli Keller and the whole team of the German Aids
Foundation (DAS). You have once again funded several positions at HOPE Cape Town such as two
Community Health Workers, our Head of Program, our Director as well as our Outreach Facilitator,
and facilitated the sponsorship of two HCHW through the province of North Rhine-Westphalia.
These key positions enable HOPE Cape Town to be what it is and your contribution makes you a big
part of our project. Thank you!
A big thank also you goes to the Richard Wagner Society chaired by Mr Herbert Glöckner for
donating the proceeds from the staging of “The Flying Dutchman” at the Cape Town Opera earlier
this year to HOPE Cape Town for the resistance test project. For this project we received another
donation from the German cabaret “Die Krähen” from Krefeld, a special thank you goes to the
cabaret team and Laura Fiebig.
So many individuals have made a difference through their voluntary work, monetary support or
donations in kind and it is almost impossible to name them all. To name but a few, our sincere
thanks go to Mr Eberhard Kohlberg and the Neumayer Station, for their huge donations in kind every
year.
And not to forget: all Trustees of the HOPE Cape Town Trust, who do not only watch over our
financial affairs but have become increasingly involved as mentors and advisors for HOPE Cape
Town, whenever the need arises. We welcome Viola Klein, Dr Dirk Brand and Prof Detlev Geiss as
Trustees.
A sincere and heartfelt THANK YOU to the following donors:
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List of donors in alphabetical order
Aldinger Gert
Anhamm Christoph & Karin
Antachopoulps Georg Dr.
Baden + Forsthoevel
Baumann Mr.
Beranek Christa Dr.
Biesenbach Friedrich
BILD hilft e.V. "Ein Herz für Kinder"
BillensteinJuergen & Simone
Brand Engineering SA (PTY) LTD
Brandt S.
Bressau Ferdi
Brink Monika Dr.
Brodner Maleney
Brueckkarl E.
Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung
Chafe William Prof.
Chatroom
Chory Bea
Dalton Inga Marzahn/TOSA 4 group
Daners Helga & Peter
DAS-Deutsche AIDS
Daube Edith
Debus A.
Degeto Film GMBH Frankfurt
Deumert Peter
Deutscher Ärztebund Berlin
Die Krähen Krefeld e.V.
Duisberg Carl-Heinz Dr.
DUKE University Students
Eberz Volker
Eicher Joseph Pfr.
Ehmann Sabine
Ellmann Dieter
Euroconsulting
Falkenberg / Kakies GMBH
Fall Ummu
Fiebig Hardy
Fiedel Ursula
Fischer Bernhard
Fischer Marco
Fischer Marie Luise
Fischer Anna Kristin
Fischer Jana
Flaig Gregor & Gertrud
Förtsch Siegfried
Franz Maria
Franz-Josef &Magarete
Fränkle Jürgen & Renate
Freudenberg Nonwovens
Frind Micheal / Yvonne
Fomm Jürgen
Gardenier Karl-Josef
Gärtner J.
Greenways
German Consulate General Cape Town
German International School
German-speaking Catholic Community
Grötzinger-Kück Vera Dr.
Grüter Dr. Josef W.&Monik
Grüter Marianne
Guerandi Samantha
Gutenberger Karin
Haas Markus
Hansmann Axel
Hagemeister Dirk Dr.
Harbich Gisela
Harbig Raimund& Gabriele
Hartwig Waltraud Angelika
Heiduk Rosemarie
Helf Reinhard
Hellen Peter Rudolf & Ursula
Hewitt W.
Heyden Helga
Hillenbrand Günther
Hirtenjohann Margit
Hippler Hermine
Hoch Klaus-Dieter
Hommel Peter
Hoogebeen Marcel
HOPE & Future e. v.
Horn Konrad Dr. (Rosa Wittek/Maria Hölzl)
Horten Stefanie
Horteux Christoph & Rosa
Hüttmann Kath.
Hüttmann Ingrid
HW Frehse
Inrich Karl-Heinz
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Jareb Courtney Kaltenbach Fritz
Kalus Hermann & Wilma
Kalus Peter Dr.
Kath. Auslandssekretäriat
Kath. KirchengemeindeBirresborn
Kath. Kirchengem. St. Johannes der Apostel
Kath. Kirchengem. St. Michael Friedrichsthal
Kath. Pfarramt St. Hubertus
Karow Wulf Jürgen
Katz Gitte
Kalicki Clemens
Keil Edelgard& Gustav
Kellermann Ingrid
Kern Michael
Kessler Sarah Prof. + students semester on sea 2011
Kimmel Anne
Kimmig Marlies
Kirchengem. St. Johann
Kirchenkreis Celle
Kirchenkreisamt Peine
Kirchengem. Lippstadt & Ev. Gymnasium Lippstadt
Klein Josef Friedrich
Klöppel Margret
Klug Hans & Silke
Knechtel Karsten
KorporationBaar-Dorf
Kögeböhn
König Lotte
Kremer Hubertus & Nicola
Krupski- BerdienGerrit
Kümpers Annette Dr.
Lang Bernadette
Langer Thomas
Lauter C.
Linnenbrink Gwendolin
Lurssen shipyards/John Ferrera
Marx Diemo
Mashonga Errol
Mediterranean Villa
MELCO Elevator
Mens Society Milnerton
Möhrlein
Möllering Christoph Dr.
Mönch
Munk Dörthe& Greg
Noll Gertrud
Nübling Hans
Och Andreas
Ogilvy Healthworld
PaulyBeate
Pietrek Horst & Erika
Pilz
Pfadfingergemeinschaft St. Georg Stamm Wiesenbach
Pfr. Joseph Eicher
Pfenning Hans
Process Mangement Consulting GmbH
Puff Aenne
Puschmann Adolf
Rays Realty
Reichel Georg & Erika
Reuter Martin
Rhiem Services GmbH
Richartz
Richter Lisa & Herbert
Röllig
Römer Oliver
Rosenkranz Bernd Prof.& Monika
SA-German Chamber
S Karger AG
Sand Michael
Schmatlz Hildegard
Schmidt Volker, Uwe&Ridd
Schmitt, Robert
Schmittinger Thomas Dr.
Schwarz Susanne & Michael
Seiberts Frank & Andrea
Shoprite/Checkers (Vouchers)
Solbach Ruth
Soule Michaela
Stahl Elke
Staudt
Stiens Gerhard Dr.
StierenWilli
Strässer Michael
Swiss Consulate
SWR4 Rheinland Pfalz
The Richard Wagner Society of South Africa
The Westin Grand Hotel
Thewes Ursula
Thiele GereonDr.
Thurner Franz & Marianne
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Ziehl Paul & Inge
Zimmerman Wilhelm Johann
Two Ocean Productions
Two-Tone Trade
Thyssen Krupp Cape Town
Ulrich Karl-Heinz
Urschel Gabriele
Valvo Pietro
Villa Surprise Rolf Gutzler
VITANOVA
Vogl Otto & Gisela
Von Rick-Whaley Elke
Wagle Hanns-Harald
Weber Thomas
Werheit Hans
Werner Herbert
Wilde Christina
Wings Group Trading
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10. Financial Statements
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