We need to do more to fight AIDS
Posted by Stephen Rhodes
Canada needs to contribute more to the fight against AIDS and HIV in South Africa, Jonathon James told the club on Monday.
Our club sponsored Jonathon's two month placement with Project Gateway, a Christian-based organization committed to helping in Africa.
Jonathon stayed in a former prison that once housed Ghandi and Nelson Mandela. The prison is now used by Project Gateway to delver a number of programs.
Programs include a pregnancy centre for young women, Duduza Home for children orphaned by AIDS, an overnight shelter for the homeless, a Christian school Grades K-8, Esther Home for battered women, a community care project, rural home care to help develop the skills of women, Jailbtreak Cafe to teach cooking skills, a trade fair to develop markets for artists and craftsmen and a business development centre to teach woodworking and metal skills.
Jonathon is an electrical engineering graduate, now employed by Microsoft, and used his skills to help build and network communter systems in South Africa.
"We need to make inexpensive drugs available, but the government won't admit there is a problem so consequently there are no drugs. Canada needs to contribute more to the global fight against AIDS," he said.
"I am grateful for this experience and I will be going back," he said.
More information on Project Gateway is available at Project Gateway
Jonathon stayed in a former prison that once housed Ghandi and Nelson Mandela. The prison is now used by Project Gateway to delver a number of programs.
Programs include a pregnancy centre for young women, Duduza Home for children orphaned by AIDS, an overnight shelter for the homeless, a Christian school Grades K-8, Esther Home for battered women, a community care project, rural home care to help develop the skills of women, Jailbtreak Cafe to teach cooking skills, a trade fair to develop markets for artists and craftsmen and a business development centre to teach woodworking and metal skills.
Jonathon is an electrical engineering graduate, now employed by Microsoft, and used his skills to help build and network communter systems in South Africa.
"We need to make inexpensive drugs available, but the government won't admit there is a problem so consequently there are no drugs. Canada needs to contribute more to the global fight against AIDS," he said.
"I am grateful for this experience and I will be going back," he said.
More information on Project Gateway is available at Project Gateway