Memory Box

Ort:	Port Shepstone, KWAZULU-NATAL, Südafrika
Kategorie:	Gesundheit
Veröffentlicht:	16. Mai 2008
Fortschritt:	100% finanziert
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Gesamtbewertung:	55 Wertungen

HIV/AIDS hat einen zerstörerischen Einfluss auf Familien in Südafrika - besonders haben die Kinder darunter zu leiden: Durch den Verlust von Elternteilen werden sie traumatisiert - in vielen Fällen erleben sie das Dahinsiechen und Sterben der Eltern hautnah mit. Die Erziehung und der Kontakt zu den Eltern ist aber für ein normales Leben absolut notwendig und stärkt sie in iherer persönlichen, sozialen und kulturellen Identität.
Nach dem Tod der Eltern werden ein Großteil der Waisen depressiv, gewalttätig und schwer erziehbar.
Eine bewährte Lösung für dieses schwerwiegende Problem ist, die Kinder in ein Programm einzubinden, in dem sie ihre negativen Erinnerungen verarbeiten können. Ein "Memory Box"-Programm ermöglicht es ihnen, ihre psychische und soziale Position zu stärken und zu normalisieren, was für ihr Überleben extrem wichtig ist. Kinder, die bereits resozialisiert sind, helfen wiederum den "Neuzugängen" durch emotionalen Beistand, wieder zur Normalität zurückzukehren. Die Kinder werden durch die Teilnahme an diversen Aktivitäten dazu ermutigt, ihre Stärken herauszufinden.
Die grundlegende Idee von "Memory Box" ist, dass es für die Kinder es unerlässlich ist, ihre Familiengeschichte zu kennen und verarbeitet zu haben. Sie wird ihnen ohne Urteile und in einer behutsamen Weise nahe gebracht.
Das Ziel von "Memory Box" ist es, motivierte und seelisch stabile junge Menschen hervorzubringen, die ihr Leben auch in den widrigen Umständen in Südafrika meistern können.
Ein 5-tägiger Workshop ist für Juli 2008 geplant; 15 Kinder werden unter der Betreuung von 2 erfahrenen Helfern teilnehmen.
Alle benötigten Arbeitsmaterialien, Photos und 2 Mahlzeiten täglich werden bereitgestellt. Die Kinder werden von unserem spezialisierten "Children´s Team" sowie vom Social Work Department und dem ICHC ausgewählt.
(übersetzt von betterplace)

Erfüllt (1):

• Memory Box Workshop

  100% finanziert
  2803 Euro. • Veröffentlicht 16. Mai 2008
  Mittel, um die Kosten für den 5-tägigen Workshop, professionelles Personal Memory Boxes, Photos, Puppen und Arbeitsmaterial zu decken.

Englisch (31)

Unterstützer (24):

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  Joana B.
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  Martin G.
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  K. Schäfer
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  Agnes P.
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  P. Baier
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  inga b.
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  Renée F.

Unterstützende Teams (1):

Fürsprecher (4):

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  Michael G.

  37/M

  Ich war vor Ort. Mehr (auch Fotos), demnächst!

Besucher (0):

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  Martin G.
  M
  Bonn, Deutschland
  von Martin G., erstellt am 28. Februar 2009 um 06:02 Uhr
  Looks like a very worthwhile project, but it is the project still active? Just wondering, since the proposal originally was for July 2008. Best regards, Martin Georgi
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    Fiona M.
    39/W
    Port Shepstone, 4240, Südafrika
    von Fiona M., erstellt am 02. März 2009 um 10:27 Uhr
    Dear Martin Thank you for your question. Yes, the project is still very much active, and I will briefly describe the activities of our Children's Team for you. The Children’s Team consists of a specialised team of caregivers who provide psychosocial support to orphans and vulnerable children who have been affected by HIV and AIDS, as well as to HIV positive child patients on our Integrated Community-based Home Care, or ‘ICHC’, programme (more readily known as rural home based care). The ultimate objective of this department is to build resilience in the vulnerable children with whom they work. The Children’s Team works very closely with our Social Work Department and each rely a great deal upon one another to best serve these children. This team believes that a resilient child is likely to cope despite the adversities that she may face and that one way to build resilience is for such children and their families to participate in a Memory Box Programme. South Coast Hospice has two caregivers dedicated to the Children’s Team. These caregivers are primarily responsible for offering memory work to vulnerable children who have lost a loved one or who have ill family members. While visiting these children in their homes, they are also able to offer basic counselling and bereavement support, to hold a family conference if the need arises and to assess whether families qualify for poverty relief. They conduct awareness talks on memory work at schools and other small community-based organisations and assist with the facilitation and coordination of memory box workshops. In January 2008, there was a need to provide more structure to the home visits being made by the Children’s Team. A 5-week memory box programme was designed to better suit the needs of vulnerable children attending school. This currently allows the team to work with up to 45 children per week for a 5-week period. The team then conducts a follow up visit 1 month later, when the children are re-assessed and either discharged or referred for further assistance. In the case of HIV positive children, they will continue to be seen by the ICHC teams. This 5-week memory box programme is run in the mornings for groups of primary caregivers and to support groups who wish to participate. As part of the memory box programme, the Children’s Team run 3 memory box workshops per year during the school holidays for 20 children at a time. The primary objective of these workshops is to provide HIV-infected and affected children with life skills that will build their resilience; special emphasis is placed on memory work. In direct response to your question, we did not foresee the time between posting the project and receiving full funding as running to this length and beyond; hence, the proposed date of the workshop being listed as July 2008. Thank you for pointing out that this date still remains - I will edit the project narrative to reflect our current position (we will hold a memory box project in the school holidays immediately following funds being received). I was aware that once a project is posted on the betterplace site it is not possible to change the needs (you may add a need though), and I mistakenly assumed this applied to the description as well! Thank you very much for your interest in the memory box project. You are quite correct when you say it seems a worthwhile project... it most definitely is!!! Kind regards, Fiona Mennell South Coast Hospice KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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  G. Mueller
  54/W
  Hamburg, Deutschland
  von G. Mueller, erstellt am 27. Oktober 2008 um 17:42 Uhr
  Dear Fiona, here again a small support for your project... I wish you more donations and that you soon can realize the project. Love Gabriele
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    Fiona M.
    39/W
    Port Shepstone, 4240, Südafrika
    von Fiona M., erstellt am 28. Oktober 2008 um 07:04 Uhr
    Dear Gabriele, thank you very much for your support, it really is very kind of you. We are working on trying to encourage sourcing funds from outside (i.e. outside of betterplace!), but I will keep you up to date. I hope that you are keeping well though. Love, Fiona.
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  Y. Andreas
  33/W
  Berlin, Deutschland
  von Y. Andreas, erstellt am 20. Oktober 2008 um 20:39 Uhr
  Dear Fiona, as I really admire your project I have a few questions which could also be of interest to all the other supporters here. How was the Workshop? Dou you have news and pictures? Are you continuing with a another workshop soon? Warm regards, Yvonne Andreas
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    Fiona M.
    39/W
    Port Shepstone, 4240, Südafrika
    von Fiona M., erstellt am 21. Oktober 2008 um 07:30 Uhr
    Dear Yvonne Thank you for your message. I am sorry that I cannot really expand on your questions as we have not held the workshop yet due to incomplete funding. However, the South Coast Hospice Children's Team and our Social Work Department do incorporate memory work into our existing programmes and I will soon be giving feedback on the very real and positive impact their work has had in a local community; I will include photographs to add to the project's 'album' of existing pictures. This will hopefully encourage a strong response from potential supporters of the Memory Box workshop project! These workshops deal with many elements of a child's grief and loss, and the primary aim is to build confidence and self-worth - all very emotional issues, but so very important to the healthy development of a child. I will endeavour to honestly describe the influence participation in one of these workshops can have on the quality of the future life of a child. I will let you know when I have put the information together, but in the meantime take care of yourself and thank you for your continued interest. Best regards, Fiona.