Bucking the trend of alcohol and HIV/AIDS

Shelley Point, Stompneus Bay, Paternoster, Hopefield€place names that for many conjure up images of lazy holidays filled white beaches, blue sea, whale watching, surfing, crayfish and cold wine.

WCRP-HIVAN HIV/AIDS Dialogue - HIV/AIDS: Urban and Rural Realities

Introducing the first of four forum gatherings for 2006, Saydoon Nisa Sayed of the World Conference on Religion and Peace (WCRP) welcomed all present, and the magnitude of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, HIVAN and WCRP are entering their fourth year of these sessions.

Nkosi€™s legacy lives on at haven

Five years ago today (1 June), Nkosi Johnson died of HIV/AIDS at the age of 12 €“ but his legacy lives on at Nkosi€™s Haven, a home for HIV positive mothers and their babies.

Charity treats parents and prevents more orphans

Amid all the doom and gloom surrounding the HIV/AIDS epidemic, a charity project is working vigorously to keep HIV positive caregivers alive, in turn saving thousands of affected children from orphanhood.

Successful income generation experiences: what works and what doesn€™t - HIVAN/WCRP Capacity Building Workshop - June 2006

The Centre for HIV/AIDS Networking (HIVAN) and The World Conference on Religion and Peace (WCRP) held a capacity building workshop on 14 June 2006.

Cotlands launches "Raising A Nation" campaign

On Friday 16 June 2006 at their 70th Birthday celebrations, Cotlands unveiled their "Raising a Nation" campaign to the public.

The Future of South Africa - The Young or the Old?

Often lauded as the future of this country and indeed most others, the youth have been etched into our minds as our saviours and leaders in our dotage. But why is there so little emphasis on those who brought the youth into our world? There is no doubting this inevitability, but surely, as it is an indisputable fact that this social positioning of the youth has led to what can only be described as a dereliction of duty to the very people who have nurtured them.