Welcome to the Thembalethu Home Based Care Website
THEMBALETHU : 'OUR HOPE'
Our Vision
“The communities we serve are free of new HIV infections and those impacted by AIDS and poverty are provided with support services that ensure dignity and promote self-reliance.”
Our Mission
“To provide services which motivate individuals to contribute to a dynamic civil society which cares for all vulnerable children and alleviates the suffering of families affected by HIV and AIDS and poverty.”
In the region of Nkomazi, in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, bordering with Swaziland and Mozambique, the HIV/AIDS situation is bleak. Medical practitioners report that the incidence of HIV infection is as high as 50% placing Nkomazi among the highest infected communities in South Africa. In addition, local government hospitals estimate that 90% of their beds are used for AIDS-related illnesses. After two years only 1000 patients are on antiretroviral treatment (ARV) from government hospitals in Nkomazi, with an unknown number under treatment from private doctors. Poverty levels are high with 65% of the community unemployed.
By June, 2007, Thembalethu identified more than 4,500 orphans and vulnerable children in the villages in which we operate with over 350 households that are headed by children aged 16-18.
Thembalethu home based care (THBC) offers home based care, orphan care, spiritual counseling, social welfare, garden projects, burials, health services and food parcel distribution.
The impact of HIV is starting to be felt among the youth as more and more of them are dying. THBC formed “Youth In Action”as the HIV preventionprogram which is based on the “Abstinence & Be faithful” platform. Youth in action programs offer a positive and proactive alternative to the typical rural lifestyle which offers little in the way of leisure activities or sports.
Thank you for visiting our web-site and we invite you to explore our organization in more detail.
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One Laptop Per Child Awards This Friday, 10 April 2009
April 07, 2009(Watch this space for updates) Thembalethu was fortunate to be picked by two students at the Indian Institute Of Technology, Madras as their designated NGO to work with in Africa. How it works: 100 university teams around the world will be awarded 100 XO laptops each (these are rugged laptops that can survive under harsh conditions). If [...]
Nkomazi Voice To Re-Launch in May
April 07, 2009REGIONAL NEWS - The Nkomazi Voice, which was one of the premiere newspapers in The Nkomazi until it ceased operation in 2008 is to be re-launched. A meeting was held on 4 Apr in Schoemansdal and a target day to re-launch set for 7 May 2009.Until 2008, when funding dried up, 5,000 copies of The Nkomazi [...]
Oprah Donates to Thembalethu
April 07, 2009Oprah Donates to Thembalethu
POZ - Getting Crafty
April 07, 2009POZÂ - Getting Crafty
Cross Roads International - AIDS from a child’s view
April 07, 2009Cross Roads International - AIDS from a child’s view
Fnews magazine - From Pretty Outfits to AIDS Activism
April 07, 2009Fnews magazine - From Pretty Outfits to AIDS Activism
The project is located 3km from the border with Swaziland and 45 km from the Mozambique border.
Registered as a Section 21, non-profit organization, under the Companies Act, Republic of South Africa.
Registration number: 2001/021802/08
Registration number: 2001/021802/08
