2007 Recipients Update
Island Hospice (Zimbabwe)
Island Hospice, our 2007 Health recipient, was the first organisation in Africa to provide palliative care and support to people with terminal illnesses, their families and carers, as well as a comprehensive therapeutic service for the bereaved. The organisation is based in Zimbabwe, where economic conditions continue to worsen and HIV/AIDS rates are on the rise.
The STARS Impact Award has allowed Island Hospice to reach out directly to many more marginalised children by expanding its work into three new paediatric clinics and offering counselling to over 400 new children. We have also supported Island Hospice in securing a permanent place on GlobalGiving, which provides an online platform for fundraising globally from individual donors.
Students Partnership Worldwide Tanzania
Students Partnership Worldwide (SPW) Tanzania (now known as Restless Development), our 2007 Education recipient, works with young Tanzanians on issues relating to sexual reproductive health. The organisation is now widely recognised as an authority in its field in Tanzania, and an expert in the use of young peer educators to convey health education messages. 97,000 young people have benefited from this work already.
The STARS Impact Award has allowed SPW Tanzania to extend and consolidate its already well-established activities, reaching 20,000 additional people with sexual reproductive health training through increased numbers of volunteer peer educators. The Award has also enabled SPW Tanzania to secure new strategic partners and additional funding, which in turn is enabling its expansion into new regions.
Resources Aimed at the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (South Africa)
Resources Aimed at the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (RAPCAN), our 2007 Protection recipient, works throughout South Africa and the region to prevent child abuse and neglect, and to promote children’s rights.
RAPCAN’s Award funding has been invested in core infrastructure to support the organisation’s delivery of services and in the creation of a long term reserve fund. The financial stability this has provided has been particularly critical in the current economic environment and has helped the organisation to continue to provide its services to children free of charge.