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Monday 2 November 2009

Some animals.




Acknowledging KM photos (2)

Bags packed ready for the off.

We meet the South African team in Pretoria and spent a little time with the Finance people.

We were treated so well by the South Africans.



Sunday 1 November 2009

OM Training centre


It was good to see the bricklayers starting the work on some new buildings at the training centre. The centre has in recent years found the demand for their training services increase. This has also meant that there has been an increase in requests form young people taking a "gap year" Training period. In some cases this may lead to full time working with OM.

Saturday 31 October 2009

Aids - hope School




The prayer garden.

Peaceful garden

Peaceful garden

Thursday 29 October 2009

Peace in Shanty town


The ex orphanage now learning centre for Aidshope, Pretoria. Wonderful peace in this corner.

Aids-hope



The Aids hope South Africa centre in the middle of the Shanty town. A place to teach and educate young people how to deal with Aids.

A real peaceful place.

Wednesday 28 October 2009

Conference venue



Evening meals under the stars and African huts. "Braai" was great. OM South Africa did us proud and their Braai was spectacular.
OM South Africa's Aidshope programme is about to get a kick start.
See photos soon.

Meeting


Lutendo Malaudzi is currently on 5 months training at the school, and hopes to go to Cape Town to study Medicine and be a Doctor in due course.


Tuesday 27 October 2009

Housing improvements


As soon as land is distributed and bought properly, long term housing can be developed in the Shanty towns. This is a picture of recent building. There tends to be delays in land purchases which results in a squatter existence and seen as temporary. Squatter towns tend to be anywhere but have no utilities.

Pretoria pictures












Thursday 22 October 2009

Accommodation


More pictures of the accommodation





Lots of interesting corners in the garden. When the rain came we had waterfalls. Outside our rooms.

The South Africans like their meat and this place was no exception. The food at this place called a bed above was great.