Soweto Connection raises funds in Ireland for South African community-based groups that are working with people affected by HIV/AIDS. The money collected makes urgent treatment available to HIV/AIDS patients, provides home-based care to sufferers, and assists in HIV/AIDS prevention services.
All donations are gratefully accepted, and all money goes directly to helping AIDs victims and their families.
Table Quiz - Thanks
Thanks to everyone who supported our quiz and raffle on Dec 1st (World Aids Day). Over €1,400 was raised, and will be hard at work in the townships by the end of the year.
To put it in context, that's over 15,000 Rand, which is enough to give a lot of families the start they need out of poverty through employment skills, healthcare and education for their children. It will made a really big difference in the lives of lots of people.
NEWS/EVENTS
29.11.11 World Aids Day 2011
Thursday December 1st is World Aids Day. The theme this year is about “Getting to Zero.” Zero New HIV Infections. Zero Discrimination and Zero AIDS Related Deaths. From World Aids Campaign Backed by the United Nations the “Getting to Zero” campaign runs until 2015 and builds on... More
27.11.11 Food for Orphans in Thulumtwana
Soweto Connection has been providing financial support to Sr Dolores and the Inkanyezi HIV/AIDS Project since 2004. This money has gone to provide for orphaned children, and to support volunteers in the Thulumtwana settlement on the outskirts of Orange Farm. In response to the latest funds... More
28.03.11 Sheila visits Philani in Cape Town
In January Sheila Killian of Soweto Connection had the opportunity to visit Philani, one of the groups they support, while on a UL study tour to Cape Town. Sheila and another UL faculty member visited Philani with a class of students doing an MSc in International Management and Global Business.... More