by AdminWRBI | Aug 7, 2012 | All projects, Health & Nutrition, Uncategorised
Thabang and Sam keep working to improve the BI gardens. Their latest aspiration is to add seedling beds to the gardens. Seedling beds will allow Thabang to use his own seeds for planting vegetables instead of purchasing more expensive seedlings from outside sources. ...
by AdminWRBI | Jul 30, 2012 | All projects, Health & Nutrition, Uncategorised
The BI’s monthly Health Day for July was held in Tshezi. The event was slightly less formal as we did not have access to a tent because it was needed for a local funeral. Instead, Khuselo and Sam facilitated discussions outside as people waited to be tested for...
by AdminWRBI | Jul 26, 2012 | All projects, Health & Nutrition, Uncategorised
Our good friend Emily, an Occupational Therapist from Madweleni Hospital, paid us a visit to share information on antenatal/postnatal development and diabetes to our caregivers. Since our caregivers are currently away at training in Mthatha, Emily spoke with a few...
by AdminWRBI | Jul 24, 2012 | All projects, Health & Nutrition, Uncategorised
Last September the Bulungula Incubator began work on opening a Health Point in Xhora Mouth that could serve as a centralized location for distributing ARV’s and providing HIV testing to the community. With a plot of land and a hut donated from Folokwe Village the BI...
by AdminWRBI | Jul 23, 2012 | All projects, Health & Nutrition, Uncategorised
The BI Community Caregivers are hard at work training at the Zingisa Rehabilitation Centre in Mthatha. The facility cares for a variety of patients including the elderly, mentally ill, stroke victims, burn victims, patients with severe wounds, people with epilepsy,...
by AdminWRBI | Jun 28, 2012 | All projects, Health & Nutrition, Uncategorised
The Bulungula Incubator’s Community Care Workers participated in ten days of HIV/AIDS training hosted by Community Media Trust. Topics included human anatomy, virology, prevention, ARV’s, HIV counseling and testing (HCT), TB & HIV, STI’s, and others. Much time...
