On the upcoming agenda for our adolescent group is ready to be viewed.... Providing healthcare services for HIV positive children and teens is not enough. Providing additional services is key. These include extra-mural activities. There are a number of new initiatives which will be launched in the upcoming months.
We have networked with ‘Dance For All’ outreach program who run dancing classes for disadvantaged youth in the Cape Town townships on a weekly basis. We are promoting these free classes which are run in Nyanga, Gugulethu and Khayelitsha at local schools on weekday afternoons.
‘Coaching for Hope’ and SCORE will be providing our youth (ages 10 – 18) with soccer training. The first session will be held in mid-March within the Southern Suburbs with one of the SCORE coaches with the aim of getting our adolescent group interested in free soccer mini-league coaching in Crossroads at the multi-purpose centre.
Ikapa Dance company will be offering dancing classes to our adolescent group during the year. We are aiming for one afternoon a month to start off with. Trying to logistically make a time for as many of our adolescents to come to a dance class is difficult, however we plan to include as many teens as we can. Holiday dance classes maybe the way of the future.
We have a UCT Masters student who is volunteering her time once a month with our adolescent group to teach art and crafts. Using the REPSSI educational centre a number of creative and educational classes will be held exploring individual and group identity and self expression.
A Resource Centre is currently taking shape in which resources including study opportunities, grant information, know your rights, compiling a CV, Further Education and Training options will be available to our adolescents and adult patients. The resource centre has already received its first batch of books and magazines from Soul City for educational reading and learning.
The Umuzi Photo Club has offered to mentor Kidzpositive staff in running a photographic project with a small group of adolescents. This is a project which will be investigated and followed in the future.
The Kidzpositive Family Fund is dedicated to improving the health of HIV-positive children in Southern Africa. Our goal is to generate funds for the grassroots support of HIV/AIDS. Our aim is to become a regional source of financial support for organisations providing care for significant numbers of affected families. The name of the fund is inspired by the positive spirit and actions of these people.
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