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About ora South Africa
South Africa is located on the southern tip of the African continent, a nation with a population of nearly 45 million people and 11 official languages. A nation rich with mineral wealth and beauty and a European infrastructure. However, due to the era of Apartheid until April 1994, also a nation poor in education and medical health facilities. Poverty is widespread among the population in the rural areas of South Africa. South Africa celebrates its 10th year of democracy on the 27th of April 2004, an achievement reached through true reconciliation of black and white by means of democracy. Dr Nelson Mandela was the first free elected president of South Africa in 1994. With President Thabo Mbeki the road to an African renaissance is now moving forward to make South Africa a leading nation once again, not only on the African continent but also beyond.
South Africa has the highest AIDS rates in the world, with over 25% of the population on average infected with the virus. Approximately 4500 people are newly infected on a daily basis and nearly 500 000 die of the disease annually.
ora international is working in South Africa since 1985 and is in close contact with Dr. Linda Bekker a remount AIDS activist and researcher in South Africa. Dr Linda is head of the department at the Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. ora international recognizes the great need because of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa. We are planning to respond to this tragedy and to get involved together with Dr.Linda and her work in AIDS education centres for children, AIDS clinics and orphanages, and families of infected relatives in South Africa. As soon as we have started our work we will inform you on this website.
ora international South Africa is working in the Cape Province, Durban and Empangeni Kwa Zulu Natal which has the highest infection rate in the country as well as in Swaziland. Approximately 45% of the population from Swaziland are infected. ora international has also established a project work in Johannesburg prisons run by Mrs Christina Ndhlebe counseling prisoners and ex-prisoners to help them reintegrate into society.
In case you would like to support the plans of ora international South Africa to tackle the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa please get in contact with the International Coordination Office of ora international or directly with ora international South Africa.
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