• educate their community about HIV/Aids
• set up and support projects that help those suffering from HIV/Aids in their township community of Refilwe.
The Diamond Choir were asked to list their hopes and aspirations in order that the UK choirs could understand what they were being asked to support, and to help the Diamond Choir achieve what it wants.
Hopes and Aspirations of the Diamond Choir
• Building a hospice for HIV/AIDS patients
• Establishment of gardens within the hospice
yard (planting of vegetables to feed the patients) so that we can limit buying everything
from the markets.
• We wish to continue helping the organisations (projects) we
have already sponsored, with the exception of the schools.
• We wish to add to our
sponsorship a home for HIV/AIDS orphans -
• We would like to have some transport for visiting projects.
• We would
like to continue educating school children and adults about HIV/AIDS through workshops.
•
We would like to continue doing concerts locally to generate money for the immediate
needs of the choir (eg transport and buying of our uniform) and more of course to
support the hospice and other identified projects
Experiencing the reality of life for our friends in South Africa affected all the UK choir members very deeply. All came back determined to sustain and develop the relationship with the Diamond Choir in order to support them in their aim to:
| Diamond Choir |
| Rough Diamonds |
| 3 Community Choirs |
| Projects |