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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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