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 10, 2012

grace arrives for three months and a short update on the children

grace taking one of our little ones for a walk!
earlier this week we welcomed our latest long term volunteer from the frozen north, grace joins us for three months from england and will not only be involved with the work in the children's unit here at the village of hope but she will be a key member of our sports outreach and 'rainbow smiles' HIV support group.

it's great to have any volunteer commit for the longer term, they can really feel useful and make such a difference as they take on some of the day to day jobs which the rest of the team have to undertake when they aren't around. grace joins our other long term volunteers tim, mel and jess in our volunteer accommodation and is already proving to be a real hit with our children.

many of you have been asking for an update on our two year old girl who is in tygerberg hospital, well she is still undergoing checks on her liver to make sure that she can be started on her ARV (HIV medication) and we hope to have her back with us next week. our eldest boy has had tonsillitis this week and has been off school, please pray for his continued improvement.
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