House of Resurrection AIDS Haven Hearts & Hands event in Port Elizabeth
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Third year BA (Media, Culture and Communications) students from the
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) hosted the House of
Resurrection AIDS Haven Hearts & Hands event in Port Elizabeth - an
afternoon to acknowledge and show appreciation to the dedicated staff and
volunteers of The House of Resurrection AIDS Haven.
The Haven is home to adults, children and babies who are either HIV Positive,
have AIDS or have been orphaned by the disease. The Haven is also a
24-hour Care Centre providing community outreaches and training programs.
The Victoria Park High School Jazz Band opened proceedings and
the NMMU Choir sang at the event before the Matron of the Haven,
Agnes Bouwer, said a few words of appreciation.
Olivia Raper says, "As third year students, we were given the project
to do PR for the House of Resurrection AIDS Haven. This not only counts
towards our marks, but it also helps us to gain valuable experience for
the world of work next year. As one of the values of the NMMU is to
engage in communities, we feel that this event met with those expectations."
Renita Affat of the NMMU Trust said that the Trust had donated money
towards the hosting of the event because they were proud the role
these NMMU students were fulfilling in disadvantaged communities in
Port Elizabeth and supported their community engagement initiatives.
Pictured here are Haven Matron Agnes Bouwer with NMMU third year
student Olivia Raper, NMMU Trust's Elda van Vuuren and Christian Burkert
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