Supporting 20 years of impact: Helping Hlokomela to care for Limpopo’s rural communities – The Mail & Guardian

Supporting 20 years of impact: Helping Hlokomela to care for Limpopo’s rural communities – The Mail & Guardian

In 2018, Hlokomela – meaning “to care” in Sepedi – stood at a crossroads. The award-winning HIV and AIDS education and treatment programme, based in Hoedspruit, Limpopo, was on the brink of closure due to funding shortages. After years of dedicated service to thousands of farmworkers and vulnerable communities, founder and director, Christine du Preez, was preparing to shut the clinic’s doors. “I told Discovery we couldn’t continue. We had no fu…