the village of hope seeks to help children infected or affected by hiv, aids and tb in two different ways: we have a 9 bed children's unit to support those infected by hiv and aids and we also run a community-based sports and lifeskills outreach in the informal settlements and squatter camps each afternoon.

this blog has been set up to allow the key members of the team at the village of hope to share their thoughts, photos and experiences as we work in the community of grabouw in south africa

Friday, February 5, 2010

what does zuma say to our nation?

i know we shouldn't really get involved in politics and maybe we should keep out of other peoples business but when the president of our country, who is a much respected figure in our local communities, acts in a way in which he not only puts his life at risk but that of millions of people then i feel we must bring it to the attention of the wider world.

our president has just married is third, current, wife and has confirmed that he has had a 'love child', perhaps his 20th child, with yet another woman, see news story here. in a nation with the highest rate of HIV and AIDS in the whole world, this is doing nothing to encourage the majority of this country to live in any other way than that shown by mr zuma....

this behaviour also undermines the work that many thousands of charities like thembalitsha are doing in this country and also goes against the 'government' departments, like heath and social development, manifestos as they seek to bring education in HIV and AIDS to the masses!....

..help!

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