Health

Water Crisis in KZN

There are major infrastructure issues in KwaZulu Natal, specifically in Northern suburbs of Phoenix, Verulam, Tongaat and Stanger affecting water supply to these communities for almost 6 months and ongoing.

500 x 5lt Purified Bottled Water was donated at the Verulam Day Care Centre. Furthermore, on a very wet and rainy Human Rights Day, volunteers distributed another 400x 5l water bottles together with a hot meal a veg biryani and Immune boosters, to an impoverished community in Riet River in Verulam. These families do not have running water in their homes and have 1 tap to service +70 families

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Water Crisis – KZN

Many part of the North Coast in KZN namely Tongaat, Verulum, Phoenix & Chatsworth have been without water since the floods and get supplies intermittently. We aim to supply water mainly to the frail homes and Old Age Centres. With the assisting from a generous donor and Chintz , who made the above seva possible, we delivered 250x 5litres of water to the Verulam Day Care Centre.

Furthermore, on a very wet and rainy Human Rights Day, volunteers distributed another 400x 5l water bottles together with a hot meal a veg biryani and Immune boosters , to an impoverished community in Riet River in Verulam. These families do not have running water in their homes and have 1 tap to service +70 families

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Smile Senior Citizens in KZN

The Smile Senior Citizens (SSC) project run by Mr. Shirish Soni held an event in KZN for the Association for the Aged (TAFTA) on the 15 January 2024. 

The seniors were treated to a very special event. They were served with delicious meals, entertained with music and dancing.

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The Inspiring Heath Science Studies (IHSS) Project at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital

The Inspiring Health Science Studies (IHSS) team spent a heart-warming day at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital on Friday 14 July.

The teams mission was 100% fulfilled.  They served a community in need, learnt and engaged with both patients and medical staff.  The next stop is Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.

The IHSS is calling on grade 10 and grade 11 students to join the team and make a difference to others.

IHSS = A youth –led initiative to make a difference.

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Breath Water Sound in Laingsburg

A 4-day Breath Water Sound Workshop was conducted this week, 13-16 September 2022, with 10 staff members from the Laingsburg Municipality’s Technical Department.

It is evident, especially during this post-pandemic period, that people have been very stressed and are unaware that it is actually due to stress that they are experiencing depression, anxiety and violent tendencies. It was wonderful to observe that through the breathing techniques they were able to reduce the stress and gain clarity of mind to recognise negative tendencies.

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KZN Flood Relief | Yoga Day 2022

A yoga session held for the children grade 6 & 7 at the Dr Macken Mistry School. This school was completely submerged during the KZN floods.  The children were also given beanies, flip files and some vitamin C, oranges .

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Immunity Packs Distributed in Soweto

A further 200 Immunity Packs were distributed at the Ikageng Itireleng Aids Ministry in Orlando West, Soweto. There have been various testimonies that the flu masala has been making the people with COVID feel better.

Packs were distributed to matriculates who are over stressing for the exams, caregivers, staff members, and the other Front line workers.

You can now contribute to this project: https://za.iahv.org/campaigns/immunity-packs/ 

 

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IAHV’s aim to align itself with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS)

As many of you are aware IAHV frst received its United Nations NGO status through its incorporation in Geneva in 1997. IAHV is in consultative status with the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOC) of theUnited Nations (UN), and participates in a variety of committees and activities, related to health and conflict resolution.

Internationally and as guided, IAHV’s aim is to align itself with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS).

Set forward by the United Nations (UN) in 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) are a collection of 17 global goals aimed at improving the planet and the quality of human life around the world. The call-to-action for people worldwide is to address the critical areas of importance by 2030: People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, and Partnership. IAHV, as guided by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, will focus on these 5 key areas by adopting 7 of the 17 SDGS’s to execute as follows:

IAHV SA will begin the process of aligning all its project and programs to meet the above goals. In the coming months we will reect this on our website and project proposals, categorising all our programs & projects accordingly.

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100 Immunity Packs Distributed

Ikageng team,and families would love to express their appreciation from Arts Of Living, for the ongoing support during the Corona Pandemic.

On the 31 of May we have received 100 immunity packs ,and the delivery of 120 groceries to compile food parcels for staff members and Ikageng families.We have managed reach most of our needy families with food distribution for youth headed households, grannies and single parents who are on ARVS treatment within the program. As for immunity packs we have distributed them to most of the staff members who are front line workers ,such as Corvid testing team, HTS team, caregivers, coordinators and family members during food distribution, and managed to take pictures maintaining the corvid regulation.

It through the ongoing support we get from caring donors like you that we can be able to continue to support our families.

 

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Immunity Packs in Obs

Another round of much needed Immunity Packs were distributed to the community in Observatory.
 
It was a Chilly afternoon and everyone was grateful to receive their Immunity pack served with hot bowl of pasta prepared by volunteers from the OBS Pasta Kitchen.
 
Thank you to all the volunteers and everyone that donated to this worthy cause.
If you would like to support us, you can donate at https://za.iahv.org/campaigns/immunity-packs/
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