15 years in the fight against Poverty and HIV and AIDS in South Africa

Humana People to People in South Africa wishes to work with government and invite other stakeholders inside and outside SA to join hands in the continued fight to improve conditions for the poor and the disadvantaged.

Humana started little in South Africa by collecting second hand clothes and selling them to shops in Soweto and Alexandra in order to implement the first development project. Today Humana People to People in South Africa has expanded its work steadily year by year ever since, and is now operating 11 development projects in five provinces reaching more than 12 million people.

Improving conditions for the disadvantaged and the poor  HPP-SA  focuses on the following areas:

Fightinng HIV and AIDS and other Health Challenges, HPP-SA offers the following

Community education campaigns on HIV and AIDS and STI and TB and related government services: VCT, PMTCT, ARVT, STI, and TB treatment

HIV counseling and testing

Support to people receiving treatment (ARV and TB) and tracing of defaulters

Positive Living Courses and Clubs

General Health Promotion and establishments of Community Health Committees

Establishment of vegetable garden and introduction of Health Lifestyles

 Improving the Lives of Children, HPP-SA offers,

Establishment, training and monitoring of Child Care Committees

Establishment and running of Children and Youth Club Activities

Mobilization and training of young people as Mentors and Club Leaders

Establishment and support of pre-schools including training of pre-school teachers

School outreach programme with training and debates in life skills

Food support programmes: distribution of food parcels, running a soup kitchen, growing vegetables in communities and at schools

 Education and Skills Training

Skills training is embedded in all Humana People to People projects in South Africa. Local people in the communities involved in project activities either as staff or as volunteers have received training in order to contribute their families and communities. The training combined with an immediate practice have not only given many people technical skills, but also lifted their self-esteem and brought them into an organised life.

HPP in South Africa will continue to offer skills  training in artisan skills, management, literacy, computer skills, lay counselor, home based care, mentoring and other areas which can enhance the chances of the poor to be more skilled. 

 Economic Development and Job Creation

HPP-SA is aware that we cannot contribute to the change of the macroeconomic structures of society, which are the main underlying reason for the poverty and inequality. This has to be dealt with by government in collaboration with the international society, as it is a global trend. However, HPP can with the poor to improve their economic situation.

HPP in South Africa will continue to:

Create work opportunities combined with training for the poor

Assist people to start small scale enterprises

Start Farmers Clubs for small scale farmers

 Food Security, Environment and Agriculture   

HPP South Africa has since 1995, especially in its Child Aid projects, aimed to raise the awareness of the environment in poor communities. Environment is one of the lines of the Child Aid project.

HPP in South Africa is interested to engage in Food Security, Environment and Agriculture programmes in the future within the following areas:

Establishment of food garden in the backyard of households and on communal land.

Cleaning campaigns to keep the physical environment clean from household and consumer waste combined with awareness campaigns.

Tree planting

Water projects

Start of Farmers Club projects to assist small scale farmers to develop their produce and learning conservation farming methods.