CAUSE: [Breast & Cirvical Cancer Awareness] Tickled Pink Fridays 2012

Once again we put our efforts and energies into telling as many women as we can reach the importance of breast and cervical cancer screening / testing annually to prevent death from these cancers. 

"If Someone could have told her"

Our tickled pink Fridays this year includes the screening of a short documentary interview of a young Zimbabwean woman named talent living with cervical cancer by ABH founder Rudo Nyangulu. the video shows the answer given by Talent to the questions we are all thinking about the condition, the cost of treatment etc.

Talent being interviewed by ABH's founder Rudo Nyangulu

Join us over the next two months and learn more about breast and cervical cancer, knowledge is power!!!

'Lend A Hand': Matthew Rusike Children's Home Gardening Day

On the 20th August 2012, ABH volunteer coordinator  Donna Ray White took a team of volunteers to Matthew Rusike Children's Home to assist the resident gardener with some key gardening items. The team assisted in setting up a green house and weeding and planting crops too! 

ABH Volunteers Coordinator Donna Ray White assisting in clearing the ground next to where the green house is being errected by ABH volunteers and the Matthew Rusike Children's Home resident gardener who was happy to have all the extra pair of hands!

CAMPAIGN: Born HIV FREE

The Art of Being Humane Foundation pledges to do all it can to raise awareness of the issues facing impoverished pregnant women in relation to receiving adequate pre and post natal care particularly for those women who are HIV POSITIVE.

If you know someone who has a story to share or a need requiring help in this area please do not hesitate to contact us  as follows:

Email: artbeinghumane@gmail.com
Facebook Inbox here
Whatsapp: +263 77 4545 700

Born HIV Free Campaign with the Global Fund

Below is a moving video that shows the scale of the problem and 
the hope for the next generation through the work of the Global Fund.

The Art of Being Humane Foundation has been supporting and working with an economically deprived HIV positive lady called Mwema who was pregnant when we met her. Here is her story. 

Our aim 

Subject to funding which we are still sourcing, we aim to turn Mwema story into a documentary as this is the story of many underprivileged HIV positive women living in Zimbabwe who in theory have access to the ARV therapy to protect their children from contracting HIV at birth BUT in practice there is a barrier to getting this ARV Therapy, a US$30 registration fee to the maternity clinic - The rule is -- Only registered women can access the FREE ARV Therapy to protect their baby for HIV regardless of their economic positioning.

St. Giles Receives its largest donation in 10years from Mimosa Mining

Today is a great day for St Giles Medical Rehabilitation Centre, as they have received their biggest donation in  ten years from Mimosa Mining Company. 

The Donation handover began with a quick tour of the physiotherapy and occupational therapy departments. Thereafter Mr Mawerera the master of ceremony welcomed all guests and introduced board members, staff members and special guests. We then had the CEO of St Giles, Mr Nsangwe give the official welcome followed by the Chairman of the St Giles Board,  Advocate V.S Nyangulu who gave a vote of thanks to fellow board members, St. Giles Staff and a special thanks to Mimosa Mining Company.   

Advocate Nyangulu shared how the support of some corporate entities had allowed St. Giles to be able to  buy a new generator, stove and carpet some area as well as paint section of the centre. 

Advocate Nyangulu then spoke of the work that St Giles carries out and the challenges that they are facing in achieving their goals. He explained how the challenges that St Giles faced are very real and numerous. He appealed for more companies and individuals as they are able to follow the example set by the Mimosa Mining Company and help St. Giles to continue its vital work and improve its facilities for the benefit of the patients. 

The MD of Mimosa Mining Company Mr Chitando gave his speech thereafter; he explained how he learnt of the St Giles Medical Rehabilitation Centre from a lady he worked with in 1987-88 in Hwange. This lady had suffered a stroke and was admitted to St Giles for rehabilitation where he had visited her and saw how quickly she was recovering under the care of the St. Giles team. He told of how Mimosa Mining Company is involved in platinum mining in Zvishavane employing approx 1800 people.They started operating as a project in 1994 and formalised their company 1997.  Mimosa Mining Company has a very strong sense of their 'Corporate Social Responisbility' (CSR). Within CSR their main areas of focus are health and education. Mr Chitando said that this is the beginging of what he hoped to be a good and long relationship between St Giles and Mimosa Mining Company.   

Mimosa has provided The St Giles with; a shortwave diathermy, UV light, treadmill set, EARAF power pack for sonopulse 190, wax bath, stationery bike, ultra sound machine, 2 tens machines, massage vibrator, hot pack unit, a home gym, interferential and an air mattress. This equipment is mostly beneficial to the physiotherapy department and has replaced the majority of their redundant equipment as well as brought in new equipment to make the rehabilitation process easier and quicker for the patients.

Photography courtesy of E:thos photography by rudo nyangulu

Tour of the physotherapy and Ocupational Therapy Departments

 The official presentation from Mimosa Mining Company to St. Giles Medical Rehabilitation Centre

 

CEO of St Giles, Mr Nsangwe giving his speach

Chairman of the St. Giles board, Advocate  Nyangulu giving his speach

MD of Mimosa Mining Company Mr Chitando giving his speach

The hadover of the equipment by Mr Chitando on behalf of Mimosa Mining Company to Advocate Nyangulu on behalf of St Giles.

The reception after the handover