The Hillcrest AIDS Centre Trust (HACT) is a multifaceted, holistic HIV/AIDS project that exists to provide unconditional love to all infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in a practical, sustainable way.
Hillcrest AIDS Centre Trust Projects
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Chicken and egg projectsWe work with members of our granny support groups, training grannies on how to manage chicken and egg projects. |
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Clothing Scheme20 families make a weekly income through our clothing scheme. People donate clothes that they no longer want or need to us, and we sort those clothes into bags each week. |
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Community Vegetable GardensIn order to help families who are affected by HIV/AIDS become food secure, we start vegetable gardens for them. We have also started gardens in schools and for community groups. The gardens allow families or schools to grow their own vegetables and become food-secure. |
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Feeding SchemeWe provide food parcels twice a month to 40 families who have no other form of income and no way of accessing food. We view this as a short-term intervention designed to meet an immediate crisis – hunger. |
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Granny Support GroupsGogos (grannies in isiZulu) are some of the community members most harshly affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. |
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School Support FundWe cover school fees and provide school uniforms and stationery packs for children who are infected or affected by HIV/AIDS and are living under poverty. |
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Counselling and TestingWe have a team of counsellors who conduct roughly 650 HIV tests per month at various locations including our out-patients department, within our Respite Unit, out in the community, and at work-places. |
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Home-Based CareWe provide stipends to 20 home-based carers who work in their communities to provide basic medical care to 460 HIV positive patients. |
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Outpatients ClinicOur outpatient clinic is staffed by nurses and provides free primary healthcare, including HIV testing, CD4 counts, blood pressure, blood sugar, urine testing, BMI, chest x-rays and general health checks. |
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Respite UnitOur onsite 24-bed Respite Unit, called Othandweni (place of love), provides recovery, palliative and respite care to people with advanced stages of AIDS. |
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HIV EducationOur Education Department aims to educate people of all ages about HIV/AIDS and its related issues. They make presentations about HIV/AIDS, TB and other related topics at work-places, churches and schools. |
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Schools ProgrammesOur education department delivers two core programmes aimed at educating school children about HIV/AIDS: life-skills and peer-education. |
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Plant NurseryOur on-site plant nursery Izingadi Zethemba (Gardens of Hope), established in 2003, sells mainly indigenous plants and also plant and decorative pots. |
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Second Hand StoresWe have an onsite second hand bookstore and a white elephant second hand goods stores. People donate us their second hand books and household items, and we sell them at a very minimal cost to our staff, patients and community members. |
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Woza Moya Craft StoreWoza Moya, our well-known onsite craft store, aims to empower and uplift people infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS to become economically self-sufficient through the production of crafts within their own environment. The project’s main aim is to teach craft skills to individ |
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