Status Update Edition 17

An HIV/AIDS Unit Initiative

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2020 PEER EDUCATOR AWARD CEREMONY Rewarding the outstanding voluntary work of 2020 peer educators, the Peer Educator Award Ceremony took place in a form of a 2-hour webinar on 14 November 2020 from 17:00-19:00.

The award ceremony opened with a beautiful song “INDODANA” performed virtually by CPUT Choir. Mr Clive Brown, CPUT Intermediate Phase Studies Teaching Practice Coordinator-Faculty of Education embraced the award ceremony and

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directed the programme very well. The opening was done by Ms Melanie Marais, Head of the HIV Unit, followed by a video of message of support from Dean Prem Coopoo, CPUT Division of Students Affairs. Dean Coopoo acknowledged peer educators for their dedication to educate CPUT students about holistic health, wellness and social injustice issues.

All 76 peer educators and 3 interns received Certificate of Participation and a wealth of

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Continued from page 1 experience to take with their future A keynote address themed careers. In addition, Deputy Dean Tulani “ZONE OF TRANSITION - GLIMMER OF Nkuntse, Division of Student Affairs, Dr HOPE” acknowledging resilience and Xena Cupido and Ms Melanie Marais presented 5 Special Awards in the dedication of peer educators was delivered following Award Categories: Junior

by Dr Xena Cupido, CPUT Acting HOD Peer Educator of the Year; Senior Student Learning Unit Fundani Centre for Peer Educator of the Year; Change Agent of the Year; Role model of the Higher Education Development.

Year; Peer Mentor of the Year; Best performing campus: Certificate (For all We wish to acknowledge Cape Peninsula Peer educators of the winning Campus).

University of Technology, Higher Health and In closing, Deputy Dean Tulani Nkuntse gave Michael & Susan Dell Foundation for generously words of encouragement to peer educators and sponsoring 2020 Peer Education Programme. thanked all the stakeholders involved.

Our mental, physical health, our financial, social needs were all shaken! Not one person can say they were not affected in one way or the other

Message from THE HEAD OF UNIT Melanie Marais Dear reader We are heading towards the end of 2020 at quite a speed!

Many of us might sigh a relief because 2020, in many ways shook our foundations from all angles.

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Then came the earthquake.

COVID-19 pushed us to think outside the box, to look at alternative ways of doing things. It forced us to find those coping mechanisms we locked away and almost forgot about.

We had to find those gems, dust them off, oil them and use them again. I am talking about those coping mechanisms that helped us so well in the past.

Remember challenges are there to make us stronger, not to destroy us. On the flip side, we learned so many new skills that we cannot imagine we would have been able to obtain in such a short space of time.

Well done!

Sadly, many of us lost lovedones, colleagues, friends, even acquaintances. If you had a loss, please accept our sincere condolences and we pray for strength to carry you during this time. Many of us might have family members who lost their income due to COVID-19.

Loss of any sort is never easy to deal with.

Fortunately, we now have the power to control COVID-19, just as we are controlling HIV infection by using a condom and practicing safer and healthier choices. Wear your mask, sanitise your hands and avoid large unsafe gatherings, don’t risk your life or the lives of those around you.

Remember: Our country cannot afford another hard lockdown, your family cannot afford a hard lockdown. The power is in your hands. Let’s do it to get through it!

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2020 PEER EDUCATOR AWARD winners JUNIOR PEER EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR 5th Position – Lwandiso Ntshaka & Nokuthokoza Ncane 4th Position – Lindokuhle Colleen 3rd Position – Lerato Ntantiso & Olwethu Vuyiswa Goqwana 2nd Position – Liyabona Ginya WINNER– NTHABISENG MAAKE SENIOR PEER EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR 4th Position – Lufuno Jessica Ratshitimba 3rd Position – Benediction Maholobela 2st Position – Nompilo Noluthando Bhengu WINNER – AWODWA CONSTANCE PICANE CHANGE AGENT OF THE YEAR 5th Position – Khayakazi Maquba & Lonwabo Magazi 4th Position – Lihle Mhlola & Sivuyile Ngxabane 3rd Position – Olwethu Vuyiswa Goqwana 2nd Position – Lerato Ntantiso WINNER – NOMPILO NOLUTHANDO BHENGU ROLE MODEL OF THE YEAR 5th Position – Tshepiso Dire 4th Position – Nompilo Noluthando Bhengu 3rd Position – Nicole Birabwa, Liyabona Ginya & Lihle Mhlola 2nd Position – Awodwa Constance Picane & Nthabiseng Maake WINNER – SIMTHEMBILE MACEBA

PEER MENTOR OF THE YEAR

BEST PERFORMING CAMPUS

WINNER SIYASANGA BALENI

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We partner in: Promoting dual safer sex Linkage with the relevant health providers Providing opportunities to build trusting relationships Inspiring hope for a better future Providing blood pressure, blood glucose, BMI screening for early diagnosis

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Sister Bonita Ngwenya

Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdown Level 1 Despite the lowering levels of restrictive measures, the basic level 3 measures at the campus and residences are still maintained.

This is to ensure that there is no second surge of Covid-19 in our country and students and staff ought to follow the set measures to achieve that.

is long-lasting and makes a difference between a weakened immune system and developing chronic lifestyle disease.

https://www.facebook.com/ watch/?v=324126498885357 This includes the isolation of students and staff who have a symptom of COVID 19 infection for 10 days. In addition to the knowledge in terms of prevention of the COVID 19 infection, the emphasis now goes to maintaining a healthy immune system.

Health awareness measures include: • Eating fresh fruit and vegetables daily • Exercising https://www.facebook.com/CPUTYoung WomenLeaders/videos/vb.1011477408991 865/397092287973543/?type=2&theater • Drinking two liters of water daily • Exposure to nonharmful direct sunlight before 11 am and after 3 pm daily • Breathing fresh air - opening windows and avoiding crowded areas • Avoiding overindulgence with aspects that is harmful- too much social media or alcohol • Sleeping a full eight hours • Trusting in a higher being The effort of adhering to these simple principles 6

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CPUT Health Awareness and the COVID 19 lockdown levels five and four saw the health awareness and HIV testing activities cease at the CPUT campuses and residences.

The student population was faced with the following measures which impacted their total wellbeing: • Social interaction • Recreational activities • Physical exercise • Cessation of formal and informal income generation affecting the student population • Restricted access to health and preventative health services • Food insecurity • Limited access to electronic resources.

• The usual entry and access points for assistance was replaced by electronic sources

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All of the above measures, required intervention, and collaboration between divisions and academic as well as student support services in the event where challenges were experienced. An example of the cross-divisional engagement to facilitate the needs of the student, is the incident where some students placed as interns were classified as part of the essential services in the level five lockdown period. This required special permission to leave and access the residences outside of the established set times to enter or leave. The employers also had to make provision for the transportation of these students to ensure their safety, as public transport was just as limited. A call to the Gender Based Violence helpline facilitated that measures could be implemented to provide the support to enable the student to continue with the placement. Further assistance was provided by residential services and security services.

At both Bellville and District six campus, student volunteers, equipped with the needed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), was at the frontline response measures to: • Ensure the wearing of a cloth mask at the entry to the campus; • Sanitize the hands of all students’ staff and visitors on entry at the campus; • Maintain a social distance for 1.5metre; • Have a normal temperature; • Show no symptoms for the SARS –CoV-2 virus.

Training session at the Bellville for the return of students and staff at lockdown level 3.

Working during screenings

Lockdown Level 2 Lockdown Level 3 A third of the student population and campus workforce returning to the District six and Bellville campuses. The Ministerial Taskforce measures for Higher Education was developed by the Higher Health team through the implementation of webinar training. This was to ensure that student leaders and volunteers, alongside all levels of staffmake the campus safe to return to. https://www.facebook.com/higherhealthsa/ videos/vb.108464730820331/49263797819 5786/?type=2&theater Apart from the training, a lot of time was spent on debunking myths and making the response to the COVID 19 infection contextual.

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Level two activities was a definitive time to prepare all the staff and student to be aware and familiar with the measures to wear PPE, adhere to social distancing, and know the measures when symptoms of COVID 19 infections were experienced.

Creative measures were deployed to raise awareness on Facebook, have webinars and interactive electronic meeting platforms, and design appropriate visual aids. These meetings were facilitated by peer educators. The emphasis was on the mental impact that the lockdown measures posed to all students, as the academic year outputs are still required. https://www.facebook.com/ watch/?v=3060410807414598

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Empowerment Corner Nonele Ganyile CPUT CSRC Secretary General Fidel Castro on The New Role Of Women In Cuban Society said “If women in our country were

doubly exploited, double humiliated in the past, then this simple means that women in a social revolution should be double revolutionary”

Phinda Swartbooi CPUT CSRC President “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison Today’s relevance wont grant you everlasting success in life, be authentically you because that is all you need on the journey of life, let todays troubles be a motivation and never be redefined by temporary situations.

Take courage and take charge you owe yourself that much, never look down on yourself only you know the hardships you’ve been through rise up it can only start with you.

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Women in our society need not to feel sorry for themselves, sit down, fold arms and wait for a messiah to come to their rescue for there is no messiah who will come to their rescue. We need to learn from all the formidable women who stood up and fought until the bitter end. Women need to organize each other and fight not just wage a fight against men but rather fight the oppressive system that has put them at the receiving end of all injustices.

Never seek validation from other people, embrace who you are, walk tall with your crown, smile and be another women’s keeper.

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YOUNG WOMEN EMPOWERMENT WEBINAR Personal and leadership development were among the objectives of the annual Young Women Empowerment conference, which was once again a great success.

A total of 83 female students from CPUT and neighbouring post-schooling institutions participated in the event which took place at the weekend and was held in a webinar format due to the coronavirus pandemic it was hosted by the HIV/Aids Unit of the Division of Student Affairs.

Melanie Marais, Head of the HIV/Aids, said the conference is aimed at developing students holistically outside the classroom in terms of leadership, health seeking behaviour, social justice and healthy lifestyle choices.

“Some questions that were raised included how we can involve students with disabilities in the peer education programme, the role of our male counterparts in addressing gender-based violence and starting your own business”.

The speakers included Higher Health Regional Manager - Cape Region, Joy Oba , alumna, philanthropist and former CPUT mentor and peer educator, Ntombozuko Bota, alumna and youth sector speaker on emotional intelligence wellness, Siyasanga Nokama, Student Affairs Dean Prem Coopoo, Central SRC President Phinda Swartbooi and Ms Marais.

Some of the comments about the conference posted to social media included: “Today’s

conference was the best. It helped me get out of my comfort zone .”

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“Empowered to go out there and be the woman I am destined to be. All the speakers had so much to say and I am really inspired.

So much was unleashed, and I am so equipped. Thank you for this webinar for it has changed my life for the better”.

Another participant wrote: “I so wish every young girl/woman had an opportunity like this one to actually realise that they have value”.

“Thank you every one for a good morning and time well spent. Good luck CPUT and Higher Health with all your endeavours to educate and empower our young students, leaders of tomorrow”.

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“Thank you all the speakers for such encouraging words”.

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Marais acknowledged Higher Health and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation for generously sponsoring the event. She also thanked Peer Education Officer Dr Elma Maleka, Tumiso Mfisa and peer educators “for putting together such a successful event.”

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REFLECTION ON THE YWE It’s funny how my love for peer education started the day I was the audience of the 2018 YWE and here I was 2 years later hosting a very powerful campaign. Attending that event has a life-changing experience, whether you the host or the audience you just walk out there a whole different person, and it is through that where we realize that it is not only learning that never stops so does growth.

I was never a shy person and if you know me you know that I adore talking, but this year came with a shift, and the unit nevercease to challenge us which is one of the things I like most about it. So hosting a big event was not a walk in a park, actually, a lot of things were tested, but conquering that proved that nothing is really impossible. You

know how you see someone you’ve shared spaces and platforms with, someone you’ve rubbed shoulders with more than too much and not in special summits or events like these but in team buildings, training, and all those little sweaty activities.

Having to listen to them jokingly share their passion and later be there to witness their growth turning into success is how one earns respect. Looking at Ntombozuko’s achievements and listening to her talk after she walked the very same journey we in says a lot about the unit, the hard work, and determination one puts into committing to themselves, and the impact it has in them and the people around them.

It is for that reason I look her different from the day she MC’d

Nompilo Sjozi Bhengu Senior Peer Educator

on the YWE conference in 2018 to her being featured as a whole speaker at the same event to inspire other young women to overflow their own cup before filling others. I really hope that all the young women and girl children who attended that event gained a purpose of direction and respect for women in leadership, life coaches and student leaders who are and some were once students in the very institution because that shows success is really contagious, I mean it should as the saying says “Once a peer Ed, always a peer Ed”.

Peer education personal reflection of their journey

Lonwabo Magazi

Junior Peer Educator

I’m a LSRC member and a Peer Educator in D6 Campus.

When I applied to be a Peer Educator, I was honestly feeling uncertain and afraid of how the program would work for a person like me. But on the other hand

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I knew I wanted to be a peer educator because I wanted to grow as a person, learn more on how to work with people from different parts of the world and to mostly be able to understand other people’s struggles without having to make one feel small by comparing or belittling their problems.

The team was so welcoming, and the training was so educational, it boosted my interest in the field. As much as I wasn’t at a good place I had to stand still on my favourite quote “I can’t change the direction

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of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.”- Jimmy Dean I knew what I wanted and I had to adjust to how things were, so during the course of the year I did a group discussion on Mental Health to help those who couldn’t talk to anyone else at least let them know they are not alone and also give them a few tips on how to survive mental disorders with the help of Student counselling. Being a peer educator has helped me in ways I cannot really explain. I have always known myself to be

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a good listener and I must say, my listening skills have improved, and I learnt more on how to react and how to do things. Such as having a sexual relationship, I have learnt the importance of prevention and abstaining, how to deal with people suffering from diseases not forgetting how one identifies sexual transmitted diseases and dealing with early pregnancies.

Siyasanga Baleni Peer Mentor

I joined the peer education programme in 2018, I had never heard of it and thought it was a paying job. I remember seeing that purple dull looking poster and deciding to take the details on it regardless of not knowing what it was about. When I went for the interview I still had no idea what I was getting myself into and remember asking about payments because for the life of me the interviewer forgot to mention that tiny bit, huh, did he laugh at me and said “…no darling, this is a volunteer programme”.

I sat there disappointed but determined to find out what the programme had to offer me.

The training took place in January 2018, which introduced the programme and gave a brief overview of what the programme

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2020 has been a rough year and an obstacle to more growth, which is why I would love to be a Peer Mentor next year.

The Best advice I could give to current and future Peer Educators is to not forget to have fun while you are being a Peer Educator! Treasure all of the moments you spend sharing,

entailed, I fell in love immediately.

See, I learnt something about myself that I had not realised was there and it was reaffirmed just that week and I had to stop running from it. I love teaching and standing in front of people and helping them make conscious decisions about their live and this programme was going to allow me to do just that.

The programme encompassed issues relating to LGBTIQ+, HIV/Aids, GBV, Teen pregnancy and so much more. This was a challenge I was quite excited to undertake because teaching children can be easy but it satisfying to engage with your peers on this subjects and not only hear what leads to certain behaviours but you learn and understand why our peers behave a particular way removing all stigma or bias that may have pre-existed.

The programme taught me to accept people as individuals rather that what society expects them to be. Through the peer education programme I have learnt things I thought I knew and in the process facilitated unlearning myths that perpetuate injustices, discrimination and brutality towards our peer and everyone refusing to conform to societies standards, it was a journey that I regard as beautiful and would recommend it to

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loving and laughing about your experiences in the program with your other peers, all of those times you have learned something new, and how a student felt when you helped him or her out. I must promise you that your journey as a peer educator is one that you will truly cherish and never regret for the rest of your life.

anyone and everyone.

Last year, 2019, I was tasked with leading the team in preparation for the CPUT Open day. I felt too challenged, like I was thrown into the deep end without a floating device. I still had to learn how to interact with the newly recruited members and they were a difficult bunch (sigh), to cut the long difficult process on the Open day the team was a unit so much that we won an award for the best station. I am an improved and better leader from this experience.

I bless the day I saw that poster for had joy in my life since. I have met beautiful people from different African origins, I have gained skills and confidence that has shaped me and prepared me for the world. The programme has helped my self-development and that of those around me (because the training instils that in us). I continue to advocate for equal right everyone, I continue to teach and help others unlearn all myths planted by history and society, and I continued to learn from others. As the saying goes “once a peer educator, always a peer educator”.

“Life will only change when you become more committed to your dreams than you are to your comfort zone,” Billy Cox.

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My expedition at the HIV/AIDS Unit My internship at the HIV/AIDS Unit has granted me the opportunity to gain first-hand experience in the tasks and duties involved in Business Administration.

I have gained experience in telephone etiquette and reception duties, daily setting up information tables according to checklists, recruiting students Meldine Kleinsmith for HIV testing, diary management Intern of the HOD, taking meetings minutes, making venue bookings, assist the facilitator during workshops and compiling different word and excel documents as requested.

I also had the privilege attending peer educator training and standard operating procedure training during my internship which further enhanced my knowledge about many aspects. All my duties have provided me greater insight into different types of roles and responsibilities that I could perform, as an Office Management and Technology intern.

“Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow is worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine.”

I have been exposed to a great variety of tasks, duties, roles, and functions during my internship at the HIV/AIDS Unit. The skills that I have gained during my experiential training at the Unit was self-reliance, interpersonal skills, problem solving skills, Maturity, Teamwork, practical skills, self-confidence and self-esteem, networking, and organisation skills.

The experience at the HIV/AIDS Unit has meant a lot to me. As the Unit has a high level of Confidentiality, it taught me the importance to build and develop trust. I am privileged and grateful for the knowledge and skills that I have gained during my period of being an Office Management and Technology intern at the HIV/AIDS Unit.

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For the first time in my journey I can give a clear reflection on the period of my in-service at the HIV/ AIDS Unit, CPUT. As reflecting in my experience gained at the HIV/AIDS Unit. I saw a better picture on how an organization structure work in the realworld and how I could implement my knowledge gained through my studies.

For the amount on duty during in-service I became more confident with a better sense of professionalism. The experience improved my employability and boost my self-esteem when I assisted clients or visitors at the reception area.

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My role as an intern was to Intern set a good example and use proper vocabulary during work hours. Answer incoming telephone calls, attended meetings, motivate and recruit students regularly to take part of the HIV/AIDS unit’s awareness campaigns, community outreach programs, wellness mobiles or Peer Education Programs.

I got a lot of exposure such as taking minutes, book venues where required. Evaluate and monitor the HIV/ AIDS Unit social media statistics, assisted with the planning of functions and design checklists. I also got the experience to formulate emails, updating the HIV/ AIDs Unit social media yearly calendar and design standard operating procedures for the future interns.

All the experiences gained at the HIV/AIDS Unit were valuable and life changing. From my shy and insecure attitude with no work experience to bright independent young woman with a clear idea on the business world. I can confidentially deal and solve problems effectively and efficiently in the future. I learnt through my experiences that it is acceptable to make mistakes and ask questions. I can also take good leadership, telephone etiquette, problem solving skills and creative thinking when entering the real-world.

Through all the experiences I have a proper view on what I want to achieve long-term and have a clear outlook for general business awareness .I can also define and identify the field I am studying better and incorporate in the business world.

I want to thank Melanie Marais (Head of the Department) for giving me the opportunity to do my in-service at the HIV/AIDS Unit. I am truly grateful for the opportunity.

Today I can take my strengths and weaknesses and use it as an aspect one day in the real-world.

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The Amajita’s Men’s Programme has been reintroduced at CPUT through a thought-provoking webinar, which attracted more than 60 participants.

The programme serves as a platform to bring young men of CPUT together to work on solutions and to take ownership of pertinent psycho-social issues on campus by addressing men’s involvement in health-seeking activities, encouraging men to reduce risky behaviour, and challenging gender inequalities that are driving the rapid spread of HIV and AIDS. The webinar, which was held earlier this month, was hosted by the HIV/Aids Unit and participants were addressed by a host of speakers. The webinar served to reintroduce the programme, which was formally known as Amajita’s Men’s Health Campaign. Spearheaded by the unit, it was initially launched on three campuses in 2018.

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By Tumiso Mfisa Coordinator of the Amajita’s Men’s Programme and Peer Education Officer Assistant (Intern)

We aim to mobilise men from all five campuses since we want to have more men who seek to be responsible and are ready to be at the forefront of the fight against Gender-Based Violence.

We strive to work hand in hand with the SRC leadership, together with all student structures, to be able to get more student involvement.

This programme will aim to ensure that CPUT and our communities are safer with these men and that they’ll be able to groom others to be better men. The Amajita’s Men’s Programme creates a platform for men to reprimand one

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another on things that are normalised by our societies but are a criminal offence by law as we seek to unlearn what was entrenched in us by our communities and also the household we grew up in.

We’d also like to acknowledge the speakers as well as Higher Health and the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation for funding the programme.

To get involved in the programme, please send an email to: Mfisat@cput.ac.za or MaraisMe@cput.ac.za

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Personal reflection our Programme Director Mr Clive Brown CPUT Lecturer Faculty of Education Men at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology do not condone any form of abuse against women and children.

By overlooking the behaviour of males associated with the kinds of atrocities link to Gender-Based Violence (GBV) against women and children, the Amajita’s Men’s Programme was again formally reintroduced on Saturday, 22nd August 2020 via a webinar.

Under the auspices of the Division of Student Affairs and HIV/Aids Unit at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, the Coordinator of the Amajita’s Men’s Programme and Peer Education Officer Assistant (Intern) Tumiso Mfisa was tasked with expediting a full-fledged programme that was able to create a discourse which incorporated issues cardinal to the actions of men within the 21st century. The most important task which Mr Mfisa was to consider was whom to bring on board to make this much-needed webinar a reality. He, therefore, extended an invitation to all neighbouring higher educational institutions and colleges. To create this webinar which turned out to be extremely informative the collaboration process began with the invitation of the following speakers under the following themes: • The first theme titled: Inspire, Motivate, Educate, and Transform was addressed by the Life Coach Mr Jerry Mboweni.

• The second theme titled: Lifestyle, unlearning the past, and reviewing societal dialect was the Youth Capacity Builder and Humanitarian was addressed by Mr Thobani Eddie Madikizela.

• The third theme was titled: A Broader Perspective on the conduct of young men in modern society and was addressed

by Mr Siyabulela Monakali who is the Communications & Media Liaison Officer and the Head of Education and Outreach Department at Ilitha Labantu.

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players within the CPUT committee. Members such as the following role players joined: • Melanie Marais (Head of CPUT HIV/Aids Unit) • Prem Coopoo (Dean of Students, CPUT) • Prof Paul Green (Dean of Business and Management Sciences) • Sihle Ngxabi (CPUT Central Student Representative Council Deputy President) • Tulani Nkuntse (CPUT Division of Student Affairs Deputy Dean) The essence of the Amajita’s Men’s Programme is to equip, connect and broaden the horizon of young men from CPUT and neighbouring postschooling institutions within the Western Cape with skills and knowledge on pertinent topics/ themes as mentioned above. An in-depth dialogue took place between all speakers after a ten-minute intermission in the webinar. The Question & Answer session was amicably conducted by Benediction Maholobela (Senior Peer Educator) and Simthembile Maceba (Junior Peer Educator) and when distortion in the webinar occurred the Programme Director Mr Clive Brown facilitated the smooth flowing process.

Indeed, the webinar can only be described as having been successful. The large numbers of people that used their valuable time and for that matter on a Saturday morning to join were simply remarkable. From the discussions held on this Saturday, it became evident that there is a great need to reintroduce the Amajita’s Men’s Programme that originated here at CPUT in 2018. Therefore, Mr Tumiso Mfisa was left with exceptional ideas and concepts which stemmed from this webinar to reconceptualise the way forward with the Amajita’s Men’s Programme.

In conclusion, an extremely fitting life quote that was rendered by Mr Jerry Mboweni a new life coach and author of a book who is an ex drug addict and vagrant, he says, “There is no failure. Only feedback.”

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DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS CHARITY WORK A call for a helping hand, for needy students during a time where homes lost incomes bread winners could not provide.

The CPUT HIV/AIDS Unit went on a quest to get donations with the help of the Division of Student Affairs, the help of the Dean of Students Ms Prem Coopoo in coordinating this program of food and toiletries for students in need.

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LET’S END GBV

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By Benediction Maholobela

IT WILL END

...GENDER BASED VIOLENCE

...MENTAL HEALTH

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AGAINST

...PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY

...Diverse Sexual Orientation

...PEOPLE WITH HIV

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No, it is not over The journey will continue, Beyond the hill, a joyful destination awaits Indeed it is, worth fighting for.

By staying apart, we prepare to be together once more.

Cannot help but to wonder what we have done wrong, Whom did we offend?

Kodwa it will end, We shall reunite The world as we know it shall come back to life The rain we are all waiting for shall rain on us.

Its drops will cleanse us from this stain we have.

It will fertilize the memories we have been forced to bury They shall all come back to life.

It will end, we shall hold hands again We shall share again, Indeed we shall laugh again.

With no limits, we shall again see the world as we used to We shall laugh, even more than we used to We shall go back to our favourite spots and also Find new paths, It will end.

We shall make continue to make change We will continue to touch student lives.

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VIRTUAL HERITAGE DAY CELEBRATION

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From the comfort of our home wearing traditional attires, Peer educators and HIV/AIDS Unit staff members virtually celebrated Heritage Day while promoting wearing of cloth masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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IMPORTANT CONTACT DETAILS As the HIV/AIDS Unit, we are committed to ensuring that our readers know where to seek help when needing assistance with daily life challenges. Below is a list of important contact details.

HIV/AIDS UNIT

DISABILITY UNIT

CAMPUS CLINIC

Cape Town +27 21 460 4252/3

Bellville +27 21 959 6964

Bellville +27 21 959 2868

Cape Town +27 21 460 9071 disabilityunit@cput. ac.za

Cape Town +27 21 460 3405 Administration Building, Level 2, Room 2.900

Wellington +27 21 864 5268

www.cput.ac.za/hivaids

Bellville +27 21 959 6403 New Library Extension, Ground floor

STUDENT COUNSELLING Cape Town +27 21 460 3237 oliveran@cput.ac.za Bellville +27 21 959 6182

National AIDS Helpline

YOUR HIV/AIDS UNIT

Lifeline

We are here to ensure that students and staff members make informed decisions on their holistic health care and lifestyle. We are committed to providing a safe learning and working environment to protect you from becoming infected with HIV, STI & TB while studying at CPUT.

SANCA

Melanie Marais

Head of Unit

+27 21 460 4252 MaraisMe@cput.ac.za

Rene Williams

Administrator

williamsr@cput.ac.za

Makhonza Boyce

Mobile Wellness Unit Driver

BoyceM@cput.ac.za

Nelisiwe Maleka

Peer Education Officer

malekae@cput.ac.za

Lusanda Mangele

Counsellor

mangelel@cput.ac.za

0800 012 322 011 725 2001

South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Depedence

086 17 2622 Rape Crisis

021 447 1467 SADAG

The South African Depression and Anxiety Group

0800 567 567

Miseka Ramncwana Counsellor Bonita Ngwenya Reception

Registered Nurse

ramncwanam@cput.ac.za ngwenyab@cput.ac.za +27 21 460 4253

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN JOINING AN HIV SUPPORT GROUP?

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN JOINING THE HIV PEER EDUCATION PROGRAMME?

Contact Melanie Marais maraisme@cput.ac.za

Contact Dr Nelisiwe Maleka malekae@cput.ac.za

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