MVULA INDEPENDANT SCHOOL - AIDS EDUCATION CENTER

The AIDS EDUCATION CENTRE is opened at Mvula Independant School in Nyanga.

The President of Cape Town Rotary Club Myra Goldenbaum opened the "Aids Education Centre" at the Mvula independant School in Nyanga this afternoon. The project was a joint effort of the Swiss Rotary Club Frauenfeld and Cape Town Club who raised the money to build it and will be helping the school to staff the unit as well.
The function was attended by Pieter Dirk Uys who spoke to the children about the importance of learning about AIDS and its drastic consequences, and that they must feel free to come to the councillors with their problems, as they were all the most special people in the world.
The gathering was attended by Nceba Jalamba who is the coordinator for the department of education on HIV & Aids education, he said how important these centres are becoming in the fight against HIV & Aids, and he hoped that this was not the last one and that more centres would be created by Voluntary Organisations such as Rotary.
Florence (Nightingale) the principal of the School thanked Rotary for all they had done for the School over the years, citing the Library, Blanket making Scheme, the on going school feeding scheme and the vegetable garden as projects that they had assisted with over the years. She emphasised how important that this unit was going to be to the well being of the school in the future.
Others special guests were the Swiss Consul General Hans Ulrich Tanner and Consul Jost Schmit, and members of various Rotary clubs in Cape Town.

 

Pres. Myra Goldenbaum - address

OPENING OF THE HEALTH AND AIDS EDUCATION CENTRE
MVULA SCHOOL NYANGA

OUR PATRON PIETER DIRK UYS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR HUGHEN LOMBARD HONOURED VISITING ROTARIANS MRS DLAMSHA, ROTARIANS AND GUESTS

WELCOME TO A TREASURE WITHIN THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN. WE SEE POVERTY - INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS BUT A COMMUNITY RICH WITH TRADITION AND HEART AND WE KNOW THAT THEY HAVE AMBITIONS AND HOPES FOR A BETTER LIFE, ESPECIALLY THE CHILDREN.

THE CAPE TOWN ROTARY CLUB AND PARTNERS IN SPONSORSHIP THE SWISS CLUB FRAUENFELD ARE PLEASED TO HAVE GIVEN THESE CHILDREN AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE AWARE OF THE IMPACT THAT HIV/AIDS HAS ON A FAMILY, SCHOOL, COMMUNITY, CITY AND COUNTRY. - THE LOSS OF LOVED ONES AND FRIENDS HAS A PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECT ON ALL IN THE COMMUNITY
WE HOPE THAT OUR CONTRIBUTION WILL BE OF BENEFIT TO YOU ALL.
WE IMPLORE THE LEADERS OF THE COMMUNITIES, CITY AND GOVERNMENT TO ACT AS ROLE MODELS AND GUIDE OUR YOUTH – AS THEY ARE OUR FUTURE
WE HAVE HAD A LONG RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MVULA SCHOOL WHERE WE FEED 145 CHILDREN DAILY AND HAVE ESTABLISHED A LIBRARY, STARTED THE BLANKET MAKING PROJECT – DONATED TOWARDS THE ALTERATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS
OUR CLUB THANKS ROSEMAY SMYTH AND DR.ELLEN ANCKER FROM OUR CLUB, WHO ARE TRUSTEES OF THE SCHOOL AND HAVE GIVEN ENDLESS HOURS OF SUPPORT. WE THANK DR.GERALDINE MITTON FOR HER VERY VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION ESPECIALLY IN FUNDRAISING.

IT IS WITH A FEELING OF PRIDE AND MY PLEASURE ON BEHALF OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF CAPE TOWN TO OFFICIALLY OPEN
THE HEALTH AND HIV/AIDS EDUCATION CENTRE
AT MVULA SCHOOL

Pieter-Dirk Uys, Myra Goldenbaum ( President of the Rotary Club of Cape Town)
Verena Geisbeuller and Peter Backman the donors from the Swiss Rotary Club.
Also present was the Swiss Consul General , Hans Tanner.
 

Dr Geraldine Mitton 

The Computer room - unfortunately underutilised due to the lack of qualified teachers! 

Principal of the school - Florence 

 

 

Dr Ellen Anker - on the board of the school

 

 

 

 

 

Pieter-dirk Uys (Hon Rotarian) with Liz Wilkins