Insights: Patrick Rohr back in Harare
20 Years Newlands Clinic
Patrick Rohr, member of our Patronage Committee, visited the Clinic in March 2024. He is happy about the reunion with both staff and patients. Many of the patients he has photographed in the past have become dear friends.
«Tadiwanashe used to be very ill, and today he is full of life. It’s great to see that patients are getting better and better.»
Patrick Rohr, member of Patronage Committee
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Insights: Joline
Women’s support for a greater perspective
Many of our female patients suffering from HIV are living in notably challenging circumstances. So does Joline. She lost her ground because of her husband's illness and the economic crisis. But the mother of three and foster mother never gave up. Thanks to our empowerment project for women, Joline established her own sewing business. Accompany this strong woman on her way into independence.
Our new empowerment project assists seriously vulnerable women who are suffering from HIV. After their recruitment, these women learn the basics to run a business, receive start-up capital and materials. Our team assists HIV-positive women with mentoring and practical tips from the beginning until the establishment of their businesses. Thanks to the support of the Jansen PrimeSteps Foundation, the participants work towards becoming independent businesswomen to provide for their families and give them back a perspective.
Insights: Rumbidzai
Support for a better life
Rumbidzai is a patient at Newlands Clinic for almost 15 years. Being HIV-positive herself, she lost her husband and three of her children because of Aids. The 54-year-old mother is looking after her family all by herself and is providing food to all of them.
«I need to live – who else is looking after my family?»
Rumbi fights every day to make sure that her family survives. She knows how to grow maize thanks to the farming program at Newlands Clinic. She feeds her whole family with the maize she harvests. In the video she is talking about her biggest dream – for her granddaughter to have a better life.
Early in the morning fog is still lying between the huts in the slum Hatcliffe. Rumbidzai puts a green scarf around her head and quietly wakes up her granddaughter Shayleen. She accompanies Shayleen to school by walking two kilometres back and two kilometres forth. Rumbidzai is a patient at Newlands Clinic for 15 years. Aids changed her life. She used to be a teacher and educated kids in school. Now she makes bags and accessoires out of plastic trash to earn a little extra.