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1. Address of Mr Roland Herrmann<br />
Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany<br />
When Rev. Fr. Stefan Hippler approached me, would I be willing<br />
to write some kind of foreword for the Annual Report of the<br />
HOPE <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Town</strong> Trust & Association I had barely spent seven<br />
weeks in South Africa. But I happily accepted, because I had<br />
already learnt so much about the HOPE <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Town</strong> project,<br />
from many different sources.<br />
HOPE <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Town</strong> Trust & Association is well known, in South Africa and in Germany, and rightly so.<br />
This great initiative has been a pioneer in taking care of the poorest of the poor, mainly HIV infected<br />
children and adults from poverty stricken town-ships.<br />
HOPE <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Town</strong> does what others, in particular a government run health service, cannot provide:<br />
individual attention, personal care, and after-care.<br />
I have seen the dedicated service of the HOPE nurses, their patience, and their loving care. And I<br />
have seen the smile in the faces of the sick children, and they know: t<strong>here</strong> is hope for me, because<br />
t<strong>here</strong> is HOPE.<br />
I was glad to learn that t<strong>here</strong> are also people from Germany who work with the sick and the<br />
destitute, and that t<strong>here</strong> are many more people in Germany contributing to the good cause. They<br />
know, it is their support which makes children smile, and their support is needed to make the HOPE<br />
grow.<br />
<strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Town</strong>, 23.08.2012<br />
Roland Hermann<br />
Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany<br />
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