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Rapolai Katlego members who now serve at they offer. Even though theylocal government. a r e f u n d e d b y t h e

lhokomela Sechaba “We have also introduced Department of Health, thei s a N o n - a project (Jozi Ihlomile) last financing is not enough forTG o v e r n m e n t a l year which is run by our them to acqu i r e the

Organization based in Ivory various sub managers. We resources they need.Park . The NGO was introduced this project Their achievements haveestablished around 1997 by because the rates of teenage been the partnership withnineteen veteran members. pregnancies are unsettling. government and also being

“We started as volunteers We performed a research in able to retain their member-assisting the clinics with high schools and concluded ship of the organisation.services for Tuberculosis that the issues of youth are Furthermore, the organisa-(TB) through the Direct both in their outside tion would like to improveObservation Treatment environments and within on their communicationSupport, however when we the school” channels and finances.started we could not takeanymore members,” said Jozi ihlomilePeter Mabena, project Mogafe Chueu is a submanager for Tlhokomela manager in the project in theSechaba. During the time of area greater of Midrand.establishment, members of “Through this project, wethe organisation we trained do door to door educationto provide education in and we search and identifyHuman Immunodeficiency problems that need to beVirus (HIV) and also to dealt with,” she said. “Weperform pre and post educate the community intesting.The NGO currently HIV, TB and other chronicserves nine clinics within diseases that affect them. Atregion A and has five certain times we find peoplefacilitato who dors, who not havecoordina identityt e documesupport nts andg r o u p s b i r t hin those certificacl in ics . te, and it“We also is eveno f f e r h a r d e rskills in for themgardenin t o g e tg to help employt h e ment. Socommun we referi t y them togenerate t h et h e i r D e p a r to w n ment ofprof i t s , S o c i a lfurtherm Servicesore – our counselors work in and the Department ofthese clinics daily and HomeAffairs.”encourage people who may “ We a l s o r e g i s t e rbe affected by any disease to everyone in the community,join support groups,” from property owners toe m p h a s i z e d B e r t i n a their renters. We are thenMokoto, the administrator able to open files for themof the NGO. on the streets and then they

Tlhokomelang Sechaba is can be referred easily intohome to 30 HIV Counseling the clinic,” added Chueu.and Testing (HCT), and two The program began frommarshals who refer patients 2005 and it has beento the relevant institutions. operating fully since then.The organisation's suc- The NGOs faces fundingcesses include having challenges that could enablegroomed six of their them to provide the services

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