TVEP's Zero Tolerance Village Alliance (ZTVA) project is getting international attention as a strategy for positive behavior change.  Results of their recently completed pilot will soon be published in international scientific journals.  The University of Pennsylvania has applied to USAID/WHO for funding to test the model over a period of three years.  The concept note was approved, and the research team, consisting of UPENN, the Medical Research Council and the University of Pretoria met…

Last month’s ARV children’s workshop revealed some encouraging…

HFL recently received a generous $500 donation earmarked for The Tshilidzini Special School. The TSS Board of Directors was happy to notify us that they were able to purchase a server which will finally allow their physically handicapped students to print their work in one…

 We are passing along a posting from The Thohoyandou Victim Empowerment Program concerning a request for “Volunteers.”  Interesting to note that in South Africa, “volunteering” is considered a paid position, albeit minimal pay, but some stipend is expected. 

 TVEP’s posting reads: Non-profit rights-based organization fighting child & gender violence in rural Limpopo, South Africa, seeks two or three volunteers with practical skills in the fields of…