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, May 6, 2011

11th birthday....for our eldest boy..!

joy at seeing his birthday cake...
he didn't really eat it as he loves meat!
today our wonderful eldest boy here at the village of hope celebrated his 11th birthday, maz and the team organised a party for him, with loads of sticky cake and sweet things, however his favorite food has always been inyama, or in english 'meat'....therefore there was plenty of biltong and pepperoni pizza for him to feast on.

inyama......meat pizza
the day wasn't all joy and presents as he had to make his scheduled visit to the red cross children's hopsital for his check ups. maz, mel and one of our house moms left at around 5.30 this morning, yes it does need three of them, one to push the trolley with his oxygen in, the other to push his wheelchair and the other to carry the wads of documents that he has accumulated over his little life.


presents as well!
i hope the photos will show a very happy boy, with the rest of the amazing children that we provide a home to here at the village of hope, enjoying his party. sorry no full face photos or names due to their protection on the internet!

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