THE POWER OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN (PWC)

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Christmas 2005 - Gifts in Tshepisong

Thanks to the availability of funding from Soweto Connection, PWC were able to handover Christmas gifts to the orphans in their care. The event took place at their Day Care Centre in Tshepisong on Saturday, December 24th. The following photos were taken of the happy children.

Children wait anxiously for their turn to receive their christmas box.
At the end, the children proudly show off their gifts at the Day Care Centre in Tshepisong.
 

 

PWC Plans to Build New Day Care Centre

In May 2005 PWC announced plans to build a new Centre which would be used to look after HIV/AIDS orphans and to deliver services such as feeding, cleaning and bathing to them. The centre will also be used for counselling and education of orphans in preparation for primary school.

PWC also hope to implement training projects such as sewing, knitting, farming and arts/crafts in order to empower women by providing them with skills so that they can enter employment or create their own jobs. Ultimately the aim is for these women to be able to provide financial stability to their families.

Below is a photo of the proposed site for the Centre.

PWC need funding for the building of the Centre. The total cost is estimated at 247,000 Rand (31,000 EURO) - this includes the cost of building materials, labour, and water/electricity installation. They have already raised 167,000 Rand (21,000 EURO) and therefore need another 80,000 Rand (10,000 EURO) to finance the project.

If you would like to contribute, please contact Soweto Connection.Your contribution towards the project will all go directly to PWC's building fund.

May 2005 Report

In May 2005, after another round of funding was received from Soweto Connection, PWC's Project Director wrote the following:

"The money we received helped us buy groceries and distribute to our beneficiaries who are orphans and needy children and patients living with Aids. 47 children have benefited from this grant and 15 patients with their 39 dependents. In total 101 [people] have benefited from the program."

He also enclosed some photographs taken on the occasion ...
The photograph on the left shows one of PWC's clients, Mazibuko, and her child. Both are infected with HIV/AIDS.

 

February 2005 Photographs

Here we see photographs of PWC's Day Care Centre feeding program, taken in February 2005.

 

December 2004 Photographs

These photographs were taken at PWC's Day Care Centre in Tshepisong, in December 2004.

Clothes and toys distribution to HIV/AIDS and disabled orphans. Graduation cermony of orphans from pre-school education program, now ready for primary school. The PWC volunteers, teachers and care-givers are in the background.

August 2004 Report

In August 2004, Mufumbe Mateso, Project Director of PWC wrote to Soweto Connection to express his gratitude for the first money Soweto Connection sent to PWC. In the letter he said:

"The Home Base Care program is now benefiting 87 HIV Patients and 67 Orphans on a daily basis. For the orphans the care is provided at 2749-12/Phase II and for the Adults living with HIV/AIDS, a team of Volunteers who are currently 10 with an alternate system does the care door-to-door."

He also included some photographs of the preparation and door-to-door distribution of food bought with Soweto Connection funding ....

... and of the orphans at their Day Care Centre.