The Keiskamma Health Program

Providing the only AIDS/HIV treatment in this area of South Africa it currently has nearly 200 people on Anti-retroviral drugs. Our Aids Treatment centre in Hamburg provides full time in-patient care for those that need it. In addition over 40 adherence monitors are employed by the Trust to ensure that out-patients are able to stick to their medication. This is notoriously the difficult part of the healing process and these monitors make the difference between success and failure.Learn More

The Keiskamma Art Project

This community initiative provides many people from Hamburg and neighbouring villages with the skills, materials and training to create beautiful artworks. In so doing, people grow respect for themselves and generate vital incomes in an area of limited employment opportunities. The Keiskamma Art Project’s most famous artworks to date are the Keiskamma Altarpiece and the Keiskamma Tapestry. Both large artworks carry the message of hope in the fight against HIV/AIDS to audiences around the world.Learn More

Keiskamma Education and Development

A number of efforts are focused on growing an environment in which children can develop and learn. Expert educators travel from around the country and from overseas to Hamburg to enrich and develop its resources. Teachers at the local schools are consistently supported through the ongoing work of the Trust. The Trust manages four creches in the area, and is growing its number of after-school centres where children receive a filling meal, loving care and help with their homework. These centres are equipped as resource centres, with extensive libraries of books children may read and borrow. In conjunction with the Keiskamma Health Programme, there are regular educational workshops about HIV/AIDS for children of all ages. Further to this, the established Music Academy and Capoeira Dance Group, as well as projects around Heritage and the conservation of the environment, offer children rich learning experiences that help to grow their self-esteem and understanding of the world around them.Learn More