Date: 17/04/2003
Source: The Presidency
Title: J Zuma: Opening JL Zwane Training and Development Centre
ADDRESS BY DEPUTY PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE JL ZWANE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE, Guguletu, Cape Town, 17 April 2003
The Director of the JL Zwane Centre,
The Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University,
The Vice Rector of Stellenbosch University
The Chairman of Nasionale Pers and Sanlam,
The Chief Executive Officers of Investec and Sanlam,
Members of the Guguletu Community,
Distinguished Guests,
When I first heard of the JL Zwane Training and Development Centre, I was deeply moved by the dedication and commitment of some of our compatriots to the development of this country.
The opening of this Centre also attracted my attention because it provides proof that a lot of good work is being done in various parts of our country. We certainly need such good news.
Today is therefore a particularly proud moment for all of us, but especially those involved in the establishment of this Centre, who have worked hard to turn six shipping containers into this magnificent community centre.
It is also a moment of celebration for the entire community of Guguletu.
We have always emphasised the need for partnerships in the rebuilding of our country. The JL Zwane Centre is a strong indicator of the success of partnerships between the private sector and the communities. It is our view that it is through such partnerships that our country continues to succeed in many endeavours.
I must say that I am most impressed by the relevance of the services offered by the Centre, to the needs of the people of Guguletu, especially given the socio-economic conditions in townships such as Guguletu.
I was very happy to learn that the centre's Rainbow School provides learners, from grades 1 to 8, with afternoon sessions of homework supervision and assistance.
The school has already grown tenfold from only fifteen learners in 1995 to a hundred and fifty, and nine fulltime teachers.
I am convinced that this will open up the way for them to earn higher marks, increase their academic performance and access unlimited post-matric opportunities.
In addition, the response of the Centre to the problems of crime, unemployment and complacency saw the beginning of a skills development programme.
Through this programme people are being trained in paving, fabric painting, brick making, needlework, home economics, hairdressing, entrepreneurship, beadwork and English literacy.
Armed with these new tools of self-development I am sure that the people of Guguletu have begun to answer the call of vukuzenzele, by creating businesses, jobs and pride within the community.
The Centre is therefore playing an important role in inculcating this spirit of communities doing things for themselves. This will bring about the kind of change that will benefit future generations.
Fellow South Africans, I know you will agree with me when I say that certainly the incidence of HIV/AIDS is one of the gravest obstacles we face today.
In this regard, I am extremely pleased to note the important work that the JL Zwane Centre has started to do, especially with regard to:
a. Training teachers as HIV/AIDS educators and HIV/AIDS peer educators
b. Providing care and support through its support groups, attended by 180 infected and affected people, and its home-based care service, with six trained caregivers working in Guguletu.
We are confident that you will succeed in setting up the proposed hospice programme for people living with HIV and AIDS, as well as the voluntary counselling and testing centre. Our confidence stems from your outstanding achievements thus far.
As you would be aware, the Government has a comprehensive HIV/AIDS strategy, focusing on prevention, treatment, care and support and building stronger partnerships with civil society. We have allocated an additional R3.3 billion to it over the next three years.
Included in this, is an amount of three hundred and fifty million rand for home and community-based care and support programmes.
With regard to training, a lot has happened in the last two years in a variety of areas, such as the 11 000 health workers trained on the management of opportunistic infections.
Capacity building and training are key strategies for sector support of the National HIV/AIDS programme.
We have already provided training focusing on advocacy and HIV/AIDS planning to all three levels of government, NGOs and CBOs, trade unions, faith-based organisations, traditional leaders, traditional healers, the disability sector, the women sector and the men sector.
The Government's Integrated Training grant for 2003/4 will help to ensure collaboration between province and academic institutions to standardise both undergraduate and in-service training.
Through a partnership with the Foundation for Professional Development, health workers will be trained in issues relating to HIV/AIDS, STIs and TB.
This includes a component on managing patients on anti-retroviral drugs. This training will target 100 health workers per province annually for 3 years.
I must emphasise that we are encouraged that the battle against HIV/AIDS is being fought on all fronts, and not by government alone, as we have seen in this Centre. We can only succeed if we work together in this manner.
Ladies and gentlemen, I cannot conclude my address without acknowledging the enormous contribution of Prof Jan du Toit of the African Centre for HIV/AIDS Management at the University of Stellenbosch and Dr Spiwo Xapile, minister of the Uniting Presbyterian Church.
The two gentlemen, from seemingly opposing poles in society, developed a unique friendship, which led to the development of the original J. L. Zwane Training and Development Centre.
I must also thank the private sector for seeing value in this community project, and providing funds, such as Investec Asset Management, Coronation Funds Managers and Sanlam.
With the determination and strategic focus displayed in establishing this centre, I am sure that it will grow from strength to strength and continue to be a centre of hope for a better future.
Ladies and gentlemen, it is my honour and pleasure, to now declare the JL Zwane Training and Development Centre, officially open.
I Thank You.
Issued by The Presidency, 17 April 2003
Source: The Presidency
Title: J Zuma: Opening JL Zwane Training and Development Centre
ADDRESS BY DEPUTY PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE JL ZWANE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE, Guguletu, Cape Town, 17 April 2003
The Director of the JL Zwane Centre,
The Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University,
The Vice Rector of Stellenbosch University
The Chairman of Nasionale Pers and Sanlam,
The Chief Executive Officers of Investec and Sanlam,
Members of the Guguletu Community,
Distinguished Guests,
When I first heard of the JL Zwane Training and Development Centre, I was deeply moved by the dedication and commitment of some of our compatriots to the development of this country.
The opening of this Centre also attracted my attention because it provides proof that a lot of good work is being done in various parts of our country. We certainly need such good news.
Today is therefore a particularly proud moment for all of us, but especially those involved in the establishment of this Centre, who have worked hard to turn six shipping containers into this magnificent community centre.
It is also a moment of celebration for the entire community of Guguletu.
We have always emphasised the need for partnerships in the rebuilding of our country. The JL Zwane Centre is a strong indicator of the success of partnerships between the private sector and the communities. It is our view that it is through such partnerships that our country continues to succeed in many endeavours.
I must say that I am most impressed by the relevance of the services offered by the Centre, to the needs of the people of Guguletu, especially given the socio-economic conditions in townships such as Guguletu.
I was very happy to learn that the centre's Rainbow School provides learners, from grades 1 to 8, with afternoon sessions of homework supervision and assistance.
The school has already grown tenfold from only fifteen learners in 1995 to a hundred and fifty, and nine fulltime teachers.
I am convinced that this will open up the way for them to earn higher marks, increase their academic performance and access unlimited post-matric opportunities.
In addition, the response of the Centre to the problems of crime, unemployment and complacency saw the beginning of a skills development programme.
Through this programme people are being trained in paving, fabric painting, brick making, needlework, home economics, hairdressing, entrepreneurship, beadwork and English literacy.
Armed with these new tools of self-development I am sure that the people of Guguletu have begun to answer the call of vukuzenzele, by creating businesses, jobs and pride within the community.
The Centre is therefore playing an important role in inculcating this spirit of communities doing things for themselves. This will bring about the kind of change that will benefit future generations.
Fellow South Africans, I know you will agree with me when I say that certainly the incidence of HIV/AIDS is one of the gravest obstacles we face today.
In this regard, I am extremely pleased to note the important work that the JL Zwane Centre has started to do, especially with regard to:
a. Training teachers as HIV/AIDS educators and HIV/AIDS peer educators
b. Providing care and support through its support groups, attended by 180 infected and affected people, and its home-based care service, with six trained caregivers working in Guguletu.
We are confident that you will succeed in setting up the proposed hospice programme for people living with HIV and AIDS, as well as the voluntary counselling and testing centre. Our confidence stems from your outstanding achievements thus far.
As you would be aware, the Government has a comprehensive HIV/AIDS strategy, focusing on prevention, treatment, care and support and building stronger partnerships with civil society. We have allocated an additional R3.3 billion to it over the next three years.
Included in this, is an amount of three hundred and fifty million rand for home and community-based care and support programmes.
With regard to training, a lot has happened in the last two years in a variety of areas, such as the 11 000 health workers trained on the management of opportunistic infections.
Capacity building and training are key strategies for sector support of the National HIV/AIDS programme.
We have already provided training focusing on advocacy and HIV/AIDS planning to all three levels of government, NGOs and CBOs, trade unions, faith-based organisations, traditional leaders, traditional healers, the disability sector, the women sector and the men sector.
The Government's Integrated Training grant for 2003/4 will help to ensure collaboration between province and academic institutions to standardise both undergraduate and in-service training.
Through a partnership with the Foundation for Professional Development, health workers will be trained in issues relating to HIV/AIDS, STIs and TB.
This includes a component on managing patients on anti-retroviral drugs. This training will target 100 health workers per province annually for 3 years.
I must emphasise that we are encouraged that the battle against HIV/AIDS is being fought on all fronts, and not by government alone, as we have seen in this Centre. We can only succeed if we work together in this manner.
Ladies and gentlemen, I cannot conclude my address without acknowledging the enormous contribution of Prof Jan du Toit of the African Centre for HIV/AIDS Management at the University of Stellenbosch and Dr Spiwo Xapile, minister of the Uniting Presbyterian Church.
The two gentlemen, from seemingly opposing poles in society, developed a unique friendship, which led to the development of the original J. L. Zwane Training and Development Centre.
I must also thank the private sector for seeing value in this community project, and providing funds, such as Investec Asset Management, Coronation Funds Managers and Sanlam.
With the determination and strategic focus displayed in establishing this centre, I am sure that it will grow from strength to strength and continue to be a centre of hope for a better future.
Ladies and gentlemen, it is my honour and pleasure, to now declare the JL Zwane Training and Development Centre, officially open.
I Thank You.
Issued by The Presidency, 17 April 2003
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