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Issue 1
March 2013
pg 5 Eugene Mthethwa and other celebrities playing their part in changing our society in the Grand Unity Soccer Match
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Contents: Page 2 Get To Know Us: about show me your number and the team
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Get To Know Us
Vula Vala
Foreword from Chairperson: Sydney “Metro” Hadebe
Page 4 Message from Executive Director: Mabalane George Mfundisi
Page 5 Looking Back at the Past Year – Key Milestones in 2012
Page 5 Cover Story: Play for the Union at ORANGE AFCON 2013 – “A re dlale safe” Grand Unity Soccer Match (Africa Ambassadors vs. SA Celebrities)
Page 7 Patrick “Magic” Mboma arrives in South Africa for the Play for the Union Campaign
Page 8 Coordinating Sports and Entertainment At World AIDS Day , 1 Dec’ 12 – “A re dlale safe” for Zero New HIV and TB infections
Page 10 Doing it for the Love of Jozi – Mayoral Spousal Programme – Love Jozi Generation Festival
Page 11 A re dlale safe for Zero New HIV and TB infections: Promoting a Healthy Living Lifestyle For More Information contact us on: Web: www.showmeyournumber.org.za, Email: info@showmeyourumber.org.za Tel: 011 042 6254 Join our online community on: www.facebook.com/showmeyournumber Twitter: @ ShowMeYourNamba
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About Show Me Your Number (SMYN) and the Team From humble beginnings gigantic strides will be made! What started out in 2006 as a presentation for a partnership by Mabalane Mfundisi and Jonas Monthso to the South African Football Players Union (SAFPU) has transformed into an organization that is making a mark in the area of football/ soccer for HIV prevention.
vention training, they will also be able to demonstrate and also promote positive social change through sport with an emphasis on HIV and AIDS prevention, health promotion, advocating against drug and alcohol abuse, fight against xenophobia, opposing abuse of women and children, promoting a caring nation for humanitarian assistance and advocating for youth empowerment Show Me Your Number (SMYN) is an innova- through enterprise development. tion organisation and campaign using sport generally, and football specifically to pro- The organization will continue to raise HIV mote HIV prevention and behaviour change. and AIDS awareness through the celebrity The campaign is linked to SAFPU (South Afri- soccer games and a series of events that will can Football Players Union), drawing from demonstrate the South African players and the 2007 HIV and AIDS Strategy Policy that celebrities commitment to the fight against SAFPU had developed. Furthermore, Show HIV and AIDS. The project has the full supMe Your Number draws its existence based port and backing of the PSL (Premier Soccer on the South African National AIDS Council’s League), South African Football Association National Strategic Plan on HIV and AIDS, TB and the South African Broadcasting Corporaand STI’s of 2007 – 2011 and now the Nation- tion (SABC). SMYN serves on the Joburg AIDS al Strategic Plan on HIV and AIDS, TB and Council and is the founding member of the STI’s of 2012 – 2016 and its activities are in City of Joburg Mayoral Spousal Programme line with this plan. and the NIKE supported Sport for Social Change Network. Show Me Your Number is Show Me Your Number aims to provide life- the secretariat of the South African National skills training to South Africa’s professional AIDS councils (SANAC), Sports and Entertainfootball players so that through these life ment Sector (SES). skills, the players can be positive agents for change in the fight against HIV and AIDS. The With your help, sports can do much more overall objective is to leverage the respect than entertain fans. With your help, this pasand hero status of footballers in their com- sionate community development programme munities. can help many young South Africans find hope and improve their views toward the Through the life kills these players have ac- greatest threat they will face in the coming quired from the SMYN HIV/ AIDS and TB pre- years, saving many, many lives.
FOREWORD from the CHAIRPERSON
I would like to say compliments of the new season and all the best for 2013. It is also my gratitude to be elected as a Chairperson of SMYN and I believe that the support of the board and all the staff will make my contribution to the success of the organization easier. I am looking forward, as we deliver on our mandate, to travelling the journey with all of you. Teamwork, collaboration and innovation are central to any organization’s success. Therefore, we should continue to embrace the values of accountability, integrity, respect for one another, transparency in our actions and putting our client at the centre of our engagements, if we intend to make significant progress in our work. As we are all aware that “business performance is a function of client engagement which is primarily driven by the employee engagements”. Hence, we shall continue to make sure that all our partners, clients’ and employees’ needs are well taken care for the sustainability of the organization. The previous year has come with its successes and also challenges. We have managed to participate successfully during the World AIDS Day, 1st December 2012, and thank you to the whole team for their participation. We were also, most recently, engaged with the AFCON in partnership with UNAIDS and the campaign has shown tremendous success with the issuing of the public announcement during the AFCON 2013 tournament. This shows that we can gain mileage in the work we do and leverage from our partners in making sure our work becomes a success. Hard work from the whole team once again proved tremendous in putting together a successful weeklong dual campaign “A Re Dlale Safe for Zero New HIV and TB Infections and Play for the Union”, in partnership with the State Of The Union (SOTU) secretariat. We have also had instances where some members of our staff, left the organization. We wish them success in their new endeavors and hopefully they have gained a lot through the interaction and engagements they had through SMYN. They will always remain ambassadors of SMYN wherever they are and in turn we will hold them in high esteem.
Sydney “Metro” Hadebe I am honoured and privileged to be part of the Show Me Your Number organization and campaign and also appreciate to be part of the 2nd Edition of the VULA VALA publication, especially during the hosting of the prestigious event in the county, the Orange AFCON 2013. South Africa as ever, is proud to host this tournament for a second time since the first in 1996.
In conclusion, we must acknowledge that as a growing and developing organization, we still have a lot work to do in strengthening our governance, administration and effective and efficient running of the organization. We can only succeed if all of us can continue to positively contribute to the social good and facilitate and engage various partners to be part of the engagement. This will strengthen our role as the conduit to communities and will enable us to succeed on our mandate and strategic objectives.
I would like to extend my gratitude to all SMYN Board members, Managing Director, Mabalane Mfundisi, and all the staff members. The SMYN team and all the stakeholders involved have continued to demonstrate hard-work, dedication and continuous commitment in the implementation of our programmes. We really value your effort, time, energy in making a significant contribution in fighting the struggle of HIV and AIDS in our different communities working with our different strategic partners.
Sydney “Metro” Hadebe Chairperson Show Me Your Number
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Welcome message from the Executive Director
I would also like to welcome on board the management team of Show Me Your Number the following people who will serve in different roles: Steve Sekano, Bruce Ramokadi, Phumzile Mngenge, Lebo Madisha and Themba Ndlovu – guys welcome aboard to this train of Lerato Phetoane, Fikile Sithole, Sibongile Khumalo, Tshepiso Masenamela, Raymond Mosuwe (resigned in January 2013) and Nonhlahla Sechele. Show Me Your Number equally has a Board of Directors that is equal to the task and eager to propel us to greater heights. As we promenade forward, as we navigate our way through the mazes that we will encounter in our journey, as we all contribute to the success of Show Me Your Number, the following strategies below should occupy us collectively as we take this organization to greater heights in terms of occupying the centre stage in terms of the attainment of the National Strategic Plan on HIV, TB and STI’s 2012 – 2016. This is even more important because I have been elected to chair the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) Sport & Entertainment Sector of which Show Me Your Number acts as its Secretariat. The strategies for growth that will see us achieving greater heights are: Exhibition of a strong business and financial acumen: We need to be run with a bottom-line mentality supporting the mission of the organization by creatively partnering with business sector to support our work.
Mabalane George Mfundisi The year 2012 has been a rewarding and yet challenging for Show Me Your Number. We survived the storms and we shone in our moments of triumph. The team spirit was the glue that held us together, and propelled us to greater heights, aptly demonstrating the notion that “I am because you are”. In February 2012, we lost one of our ambassadors and the then Public Relations Officer Thabang “Chillies” Lebese who succumbed to HIV related complications. Thabang’s family made a gallant step by publicly disclosing his cause of death, and in the process they joined government, civil society and business by helping break the stigma and silence associated with HIV. To Thabang’s mom and his family, we salute you and we know that “Chillies” is resting fully aware that his fight against HIV, his fears of being stigmatized, the words he spoke to the youth through his own voice and through various media platforms were not in vain.
Excelling at fundraising: We need skilled fundraisers to do much more than shake hands and work the phones. We need a proactive, strategic approach to generating revenue that will support and sustain the organization over the long-term. Communicate effectively: Our board members, managers, volunteers, ambassadors as leaders in their own right should reach out to constituents by traditional means but also through more modern social media and networking opportunities. Communication is an everyday responsibility that must be carried out on multiple levels. Visionaries: In order for the organization to survive and thrive for decades to come, we need, today, people who see themselves as leaders that must think far into the future while never wavering from the core mission of the organisation.
One day I will be gone from Show Me Your Number, but when that times comes, with the above issues in place, I am sure that those As the founder of Show Me Your Number, together with the South whom I will leave behind will be empowered enough to take the vision African Football Players Union (SAFPU) that provided the platform and to the next level. endorsement for this gallant movement, we are proud that every year great strides are made to realize the vision that motivated us to start Show Me Your Number started out as a whisper, then the whisper was this not-for-profit entity. amplified and today we soar above the skies like an eagle. We have not yet conquered, but we continue to grow. The burden that rests on one’s shoulder is heavy and immense, but equally enticing enough to spur one to move forward. I work with a great team of dedicated volunteers, and without them the strides made could never ever been achieved.
Mabalane George Mfundisi
I want to single out a friend, a fellow visionary and key member of Show Me Your Number who has since passed on, Glen Makhado, for the immense contribution he made to Show Me Your Number until his untimely death in March 2011. Your footprints in the life of this organization will forever remain a guiding light to the steps we take. This is selflessness personified.
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Executive Director Show Me Your Number
Chairperson SANAC: Sports and Entertainment Sector
Looking Back at the Past Year Key Milestones in 2012
confirmed as the Secretariat for the Sector for the period 2012 – 2016. October 2012 – Show Me Your Number is officially mandated by SANAC to drive the implementation of the usage of sport and entertainment towards the fulfilment of the NSP 2012 – 2016 objectives through using World AIDS Day and African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2013 as platforms for accelerated implementation. Show Me Your Number joins the National Department of Health Steering Committee tasked with usage of the AFCON for HIV prevention. November 2012 – IBM announces a grant to Show Me Your Number towards development of a social media strategy and plan. Furthermore, SANAC appoints Show Me Your Number as the coordinator and implementer of the sporting component for the World AIDS Day national event and Furthermore, Vodacom signs an agreement with Show Me Your Number whereby Vodacom will donate an SMS number for fundraising purposes by Show Me Your Number. December 2012 – Show Me Your Number coordinates the sporting events linked to the World AIDS Day that was held in Potchefstroom where Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe and Minister Aaron Motsoaledi were guest speakers. About 3500 people attended the event.
SANAC CEO (Left) Dr. Fareed Abdullah awarding medals to participating soccer players at the World AIDS Day 1 December 2012 in Potchefstroom, NW.
February 2012 – Thabang Lebese passes away and Show Me Your Number plays an instrumental role in assisting and working with his family to arrange his funeral. Also, Show Me Your Number assist the family with counselling that results in Thabang’s family disclosing that his cause of death is due to HIV related complications. This disclosure puts Thabang’s family and Show Me Your Number as the epi-centre of the fight against stigma associated with HIV, especially for soccer players in South Africa. March 2012– Show Me Your Number is invited to serve on the Joburg AIDS Council to drive the participation of sport and entertainment organizations to contribute towards the attainment of the National Strategic Plan on HIV, TB and STI’s 2012 – 2016 for the City of Joburg. May 2012 – The Gauteng Department of Health approves funding for Show Me Your Number for implementation of HIV and TB prevention activities through using football. Also, Show Me Your Number becomes the founding member of the establishment of the City of Joburg’s Mayoral Spousal Programme where is it responsible for the Sport for Social Change component of the project. Show Me Your Number, working with Gift of the Givers helps the City of Joburg to implement the Africa Week Project where issues of integration of South Africans and foreign nationals based in Joburg were promoted through sport, dialogue, music, poetry and cultural exhibitions.
While 2012 proved to be a year of successes for the organization and obviously challenges were also realized, 2013 still unfolds and the success fever continues for the betterment of the organization, and challenges to strengthen the work done by Show Me Your Number are yet to come, and the organization grows from strength to strength.
Cover Story: Play for the Union at ORANGE AFCON 2013 The Grand Unity Soccer Match (Africa Ambassadors vs. SA Celebrities)
September 2012 – Show Me Your Number convenes the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) Sport & Entertainment Sector Summit where a report-back on the National Strategic Plan 2007- 2011 is provided by the Sector Chairperson Dr. Victor Ramathesele and Show Me Your Number as the Secretariat for the sector. New plans are put in place for the sector’s implementation plan for the National Strategic Plan 2012 – 2016. Mabalane Mfundisi is elected as the Sector Chairperson, replacing Dr. Victor Ramathesele whilst Show Me Your Number is From Left to Right: Ronny Zondi, Eric Myeni, Millicent Mugadi and Chumani Pan of the SMYN SA Celebrity Team at the Grand Unity Soccer Match.
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In Africa, a continent of 54 countries and countless languages, one language is spoken by nearly all: “football”
The Grand Unity Match is part of the Play for the Union campaign, which is SOTU’s flagship campaign in Africa, geared to track the implementation of AU decisions, and to inform, empower, and mobilize citizens through a petition to hold their governments accountable on the promises they have made about human rights, HIV and TB prevention, democracy and food security, amongst others. So the match is not just another football game, but a game with a purpose of social change. WHY FOOTBALL? Football as a sport captures the attention and passion of a huge number of Africans. A major continental football event like the upcoming AFCON 2013 is a natural mobilizer that aggregates and concentrates the attention of the African people, including their leaders, and as such acts as a strategic opportunity to focus the mind of people on pertinent continental issues such as the state of ratification and implementation of continental protocols with the greatest potential to change the lives of the African people. When ordinary citizens see the value and relevance of these protocols to their lives (as represented by the ambassadors) they would demand or support the demand for African governments to ratify and implement the same. Citizenry collective action produces more pressure for governments. If the collective action is at a continental platform, change on a continental level is likely to result. Football is one unifying factor that invites people to laugh together, cry together and celebrates together, therefore is the best platform for bringing people together for collective action. It is for this reason that the Grand Unity Soccer Match came to being.
The match was held at Meadowlands Stadium, Soweto, on the 9th February 2013, at 16h00 – 17h30. However, the build-up to the match started with a numerous engagements between the SOTU and SMYN SA Celebrity Team led by former Banyana Banyana Captain and SMYN management and coordinators based on mapping the week long of ambassador, Fikile “16V” Sithole in front, warming up for Grand Unity preparations towards a successful organizing and hosting of the match. Soccer Match against SOTU Africa Ambassadors. As the 29th AFCON unfolds in South Africa, Show Me Your Number (SMYN) in association with State of the Union (SOTU) Coalition, have collaborated to undertake a series of events including the “a re dlale safe” Grand Unity Soccer Match, in partnership with South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) and the City of Johannesburg’s AIDS Council. The match brought together a team of 22 SOTU ambassadors from 21 African countries and a team of SMYN ambassadors and celebrities from South Africa.
Joburg MMC, Nonceba Molwele. The engagements included soccer practice and networking sessions with Patrcik Mboma held from Wednesday 6 – Friday 8, Feb’13 in Alexandra and Meadowlands; briefing of SOTU ambassadors and SMYN SA ambassadors and celebrity team with Patrick Mboma: Thursday, 7 Feb’13, held at Melville, Johannesburg; meet and greet visit and briefing of players at Nike Centre in the morning the on 9th Feb’13, at Pimville, Soweto. To open the festivities of the Grand Unity Soccer Match, the MC of the day, Xolelwa Majeke, lined up speakers to address the masses that SMYN ambassador, Fikile “16V” Sithole, taking opponents on in the attended the attended match; the speakers included SMYN Chairperthrilling Grand Unity Soccer Match son: Mr. Sydney Hadebe, SANAC CEO, Dr. Fareed Abdullah and the City of Joburg MMC for Health and Social Development, Nonceba Molwele.
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Continued from pg.5 The match that was well attended by over 200 spectators, kicked off at 16h00 and other key activities of the day started, which included an HCT campaign by Johannesburg Aids council, health education took place for the spectators, and signing of petition carried out by SOTU volunteers. The match between SOTU ambassadors’ team vs. SMYN SA celebrities and ambassadors’ team was very fierce, packed with goals and entertaining with both teams not willing to go down without a fight that the match ended in a 5 all draw.
“THANK YOU SHOW ME YOUR NUMBER FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK AND ENERGY INVESTED IN THIS INTIATIVE, MAY YOU CONTINUE AND ALSO PROMOTE PREVENTION OF OTHER SOCIAL ILLS SUCH AS GENDER BASED VIOLENCE; JOBURG MMC NONCEBA MOLWELE APPEALS TO THE ORGANIZATION”
(Insert picture) Patrick Mboma meets and greet his fans and football lovers at Yeoville “Le Cameroonian Café and Restaurant” Patrick ‘Magic’ Mboma, Cameroonian football legend, arrived in South Africa on February 4th to join Play for the Union campaign that uses football to mobilize and empower African citizens to hold their governments to account on some of the key decisions they make at the African Union level. Mboma, Olympic Champion and two-time African Champion was joined by 22 men and women from different parts of the continent as well as South African musicians, actors and media personalities to engage with football fans across the continent discussing some of the key issues African governments have committed to deliver and yet they still remain empty promises on paper. He was welcomed and received warmly and with excitement by over 50 fellow Cameroonian nationals when he paid a visit to a café and restaurant in Yeoville, Johannesburg, called Lé Cameroonian. The visit was a mere meet and greet for him to bring smiles to his fans and football lovers. However, the visit was exploited for the promotion of SMYN and SOTU campaigns on the prevention of HIV and TB, peace, democracy, food security as well as women’s rights, and signing of petitions.
SANAC CEO, Dr. Fareed Abdullah
“Our leaders have committed to ensuring peace and stability in this continent when they signed the African Charter on Democracy, ElecThe match was a success beyond expectations, and this sentiment was tions and Governance but we are concerned that there is very little political will in implementing this commitment,” says Mboma. “We are shared by many of us who participated in the event and the match. here to remind them that Africa citizens are watching and it’s time to Words of wisdom to thank and show appreciate for all the visible hard deliver their dream of peaceful and prosperous continent. work shown by SMYN management, coordinators and ambassadors, Mboma in his talk about SOTU Play for the Union campaign and the were shared to spectators and everybody else by Dr. Fareed Abdullah SMYN HIV and TB prevention campaign, he sensitized and urged his (SANAC CEO) and MMC Nonceba Molwele to close the event, and bid fans to come support SOTU and SMYN campaigns at the Grand Unity farewell to the SOTU coordinators and ambassadors team. Soccer Match held on February 9th, 2013 at Meadowlands Stadium between the 22 Play for the Union Ambassadors and SMYN combined team of celebrities and ambassadors from South Africa and Kenya.
Patrick “Magic” Mboma was born in Douala, Cameroon in 1970. He started his career in arrives in South Africa to Mboma 1990 playing for the French club PSG as a striker. He later moved to the French club La Berrichone de Chateauroux where he scored 17 goals join a campaign demand- and was crowned 3rd division French Champion in 1994. moved to Japan to play for the Gamba Osaka club in 1998, and then ing for accountability of Hereturned to Europe in 1998 where he benefited from great recognition with the renowned Italian football club Parme and its European football legends. Mboma ended his career as a footballer of the year in African leaders. 2004. 7
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Telkom KO Final and made a speech about HIV which was televised to millions of people. Condoms were distributed prior to the start of the Patrick Mboma is now a successful sports consultant and agent for the game, and this was great as well. The PSL ensured that messages about Cameroon Federation of Football. He also is a very successful businessHIV and WAD were given prominence. man and an active political spokesperson on Africa. Mboma is the General Director for Hope Finance, an organization which injects important investments in local African businesses, support African entrepreneurs and offers overall simple solutions to improve the day to day life of Africans. His proven record of activism and valuable democratic investments towards the development of the continent’s economic sector makes him an ideal ambassador in support of the African Union’s cause on matters of continental welfare.
Coordinating Sports and Entertainment at World AIDS Day, 1 Dec’ 12 – “A re dlale safe” for Zero New HIV and TB infections
Show Me Your Number volunteers Logistics for the Walk for Health – All compliance issues were attended to and various stakeholders invited to participate. The Walk went extremely well, and the weather was a positive factor as there was no sun on the day. We estimate that about 500 people participated in the Walk for Health. Marshalls provided by Ikageng Athletics Clubs assisted in pointing the routes, whilst the Tlokwe Traffic Department ensured that all logistics and road closures are complied with. Leading the Walk was Minister Aaron Motsoaledi and DG of Health and the MEC of Sport and Health in North West, and they were joined and supported by the players of Leopards Rugby Team, the South African Military Health Services, Show Me Your Number Ambassadors, the General Secretary of the South African Football Players Union and other people engaged to participate in the Walk who came by buses.
Minister of Health Dr. Motsoaledi (Centre) in A 5 KM Walk at Worlds AIDS Day • Insert Pics: Minister of Health (Left) and Deputy President of RSA (Right) as Key Note speakers at the World AIDS Day, 1 Dec’ 12. In November 2012, the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) Secretariat, appointed Show Me Your Number as the lead implementing partner for coordination of sporting and entertainment activities during World AIDS Day, that was held in Potchefstroom on the 1st December 2012. The event was attended by 3500 people. The Deputy Participants at the World AIDS Day, 1 Dec’ 12, sweating during the President Kgalema Motlanthe and Minister of Health Dr. Aaron Mot- Aerobics session led by Lebo Madisha from Department of Health. soaledi and other political principals from North West Province attended and made speeches at this event. In executing this mandate, Show Aerobics – an aerobics instructor provided fun and got people to do Me Your Number ensured that a number of key activities took place on lively exercises. There was a great response from the audience to follow the routines of exercise which made it a lot of fun. Lebo Madisha the day. from the National Department of Health volunteered to conduct aeroPSL Telkom KO Final in Durban – the Presidency and Sport and Recreabics session free of charge, and she was really good at engaging with tion Teams ensured that the platforms provided were utilised as best as the participants and making sure they participate. possible. The Deputy President and Minister of Health attended the
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the life skills needed to adopt healthy behaviours and protect themselves, their sexual partners and their communities.
Indigenous games – working with the Dr. Kenneth Kaunda District, indigenous games took places and there was a great interest to participate. Various teams participated and enjoyed being part of the proceedings. Various games were demonstrated and the participants were guided on how to engage in the games. It was fun and the participants Volleyball – working with the Dr. Kenneth Kaunda District, volleyball really enjoyed themselves. 5-a-side soccer – working with the Dr. Kenneth Kaunda District, 5-aside soccer games took places and there was a great interest to participate. Various teams participated and enjoyed being part of the proceedings.
Football matches – four teams were assembled, 2 being teams of under 13 players from the Tlokwe Local Football Association and the other two were from SANAC Leadership and Celebrities including members of the National Department of Health Soccer Team playing against the team of the personnel from the South African Military Health Services.
Young Netball enthusiast/ player aiming for goal at World AIDS day games took places and there was a great interest to participate. Various teams participated and enjoyed being part of the proceedings. Kick TB Out Activation – this activation elicited interest from participants because there were freebies being given out. The participants were very eager to be selected so that they could win. The activation Show Me Your Number theme song dancers at the World AIDS Day was linked with dissemination of TB messages. The Kick TB Out also After the formal programme proceedings were completed the two provided the mobile van that was used to provide sound to the sports matches were played, although the majority of people had left, the field and this was an important resource. teams still enjoyed themselves. Netball – working with the Dr. Kenneth Kaunda District, netball games
Theme song – the Creative Workers Union (CWUSA) led by Eugene Mthethwa took the responsibility of developing a theme song that was launched at the World AIDS Day event and its lifespan will lead into the AFCON 2013. The Song was unveiled at the WAD event and was well received. Once completed, the song will be distributed through various channels so that the message of “A re dlale safe for ZERO new HIV and TB infections” is carried forward during the AFCON and beyond. The key producer of the song is Chicco Twala who works closely with Eugene Mthethwa who is the General Secretary of CWUSA.
Local entertainment – a poet was arranged to provide poetry upon the entry of the Deputy President onto the Stadium. The poet was well received and his rendition received a standing ovation from the over 3000 people at the stadium. Furthermore, the Police Band led the Deputy President onto the field when he entered and went further to play Future Stars of South African Football ready to show case some skills the national anthem at the start of the formal proceeding of the protook places and there was a great interest to participate. Various teams gramme. participated and enjoyed being part of the proceedings. Grassroot Soccer Skillz Activation – GRS brought a team of 12 facilitators who showed the youth how to have fun and learn about HIV prevention through soccer. The activation demonstrated usage of soccerbased activities and discussions to engage youth in vital conversations about HIV, TB and other health issues, empowering participants with
View pictures of the World AIDS Day 1 December 2012 activities, in the Show Me Your Number (SMYN) facebook profile: www.facebook.com/ showmeyournumber. Also follow us on twitter: @ShowMeYourNamba
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Doing it for the Love of Jozi – Mayoral Spousal Programme – Love Jozi Generation Music Festival The Legendary Dj. Oskido The Mayoral Spousal office was officially launched in August out of the love Ms Twala-Tau has for vulnerable children, youth and women. Through her office, she has dedicated her passion to volunteer to support various social projects aimed at uplifting, empowering and making a positive impact on the lives of vulnerable members of the community in Johannesburg.
Dr. Malingi On Stage TOP ARTISTS PERFORMED AT THE LOVE JOZI GENERATION MUSIC FESTIVAL FOR CHARITY The country’s top music artists and DJs formed part of the Love Jozi Generation Music Festival; held on Saturday, 15 December 2012, all in the name of raising funds for the children who are burn-survivors.
Some of these projects include focusing on: women empowerment, education for youths and child development, addressing the needs of orphans and vulnerable children, support and integration of burn survivors, sport and recreation for social change amongst others. During the Woman’s Month in August, Ms Twala-Tau invited close to 100 golflovers and amateur golfers – mostly women at the Soweto Country Club. This was to expose women to golf in the township, get them to network and highlight important health issues affecting women such as cancer and healthy lifestyle and at the same time using the event to raise funds to support National Burn Association of South Africa (NBASA).
Dr. Malingi setting the stage on fire with his lyrics and dance moves at the Love Jozi Generation Music Festival, 15 Dec’ 12. Last December, Ms Twala-Tau and her staff members brought smiles to close to 100 orphans and abandoned children at the Amazing Grace Orphanage, south of Johannesburg, when she hosted both the ChristThe first ever concert of its kind come to Johannesburg Stadium on 15 mas Party and Birthday Party for the kids at the centre. December 2012, had a line-up of at least 17 popular artists; with the big industry names like Big Nuz, Tear Gaz, Black Coffee, DJ S’bu, Oskido, Through the Mayoral Spousal office, two Johannesburg primary Dr. Malinga, Mandla Spikiri, Glen Lewis, DJ Christos and many more. schools, one from the suburb the other from the township, were the only two South African schools which participated on the international The Love Jozi Generation is the brain-child of the wife of the Executive online curriculum under the New York City’s Global Partners Junior. Mayor of Joburg, Ms Pilisiwe Twala-Tau. The festival is presented both by Ms Twala-Tau’s newly established Mayoral Spousal Office in associa- The schools, namely, Glenanda Primary in Glenanda south of Johannestion with Stadium Management SA, National Burn Association of SA and burg and Tiisetso in Weilers Farm near Ennerdale recently completed Show Me Your Number. the 2011-2012 curriculum.
Stoan Seate (Left) and Glen Lewis (Right) at the Love Jozi Generation Music Festival, Johannesburg Stadium on Saturday, 15 Dec’ 12.
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A re dlale safe for Zero new HIV and TB infection Campaign: Promotion of a Healthy Living Lifestyle
TB. It afforded an opportunity to communicate relevant health messages related to healthy lifestyle and to also provide mobile health services such as HIV/ AIDS Counselling and Testing (HCT). Numbers screened: • Minor ailments -23 • Blood pressure and blood sugar -102 • HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) – 38
NORTH WEST PROVINCE The Health promotion Sub-directorate led AFCON Health campaigns in Bojanala District. The Health Campaigns were supported by NDOH by providing Theatre group, Show Me Your Number and Kick TB unit to strengthen the campaign. The campaign was also supported by Impala mines, X-strata and lifeline Rustenburg. Areas covered during the campaign include major Taxi ranks, Malls, shopping centres and other hot spots around Rustenburg. Activities conducted include Information dissemination, Education and communication messages, HCT and Condom distribution.
A re dlale safe campaign supporters and Healthy Lifestyle activists took to the streets of KZN, Durban, in a Walk for Health.
KWAZULU NATAL (DURBAN) The ORANGE AFCON 2013 was staged in South Africa, and many South Africans and Africans alike, appreciated this as an opportunity to interact with the greatest Africa soccer stars, and while this opportunity was seen by many as a platform to grow their businesses and other activities, A re dlale safe for Zero new HIV and TB infections Campaign to promote “Healthy Living Lifestyle” initiated by Show Me Your Number/ SANAC Sport & Entertainment Sector was rolled out to the masses of South Africa, and this was an opportunity to touch and change lives with the technical support and guidance provided by UNAIDS and strategic implementation partnership with the National Department of Health and the KZN Provincial Department of Health. As part of the campaign, the Walk for Health initiative was launched and took place on the 22 January 2013 in Durban, KZN. It started at the uShaka Marine parking lot and ended at the New South Beach by the Public Viewing Area, where the mass watched the game later. Parallel to the walk, numerous fun games incuding beach soccer, volleyball, kick TB Aerobics and many more other activities such as HCT took place as means to promote a healthy living lifestyle. These activities together with the walk pulled a large crowd of people, estimated over 250, to participate in these activities. The Durban Mayor Mr. James Nxumalo and the SANAC Deputy Chairperson Miss Steve Letshike and Prudence Mabele led the walk and they were joined by the Show Me Your Number ambassadors, people from the disability sector and the mass people of Durban. The Mayor along with the SANAC Deputy Chairperson addressed the public on the issues of healthy lifestyle and encouraged the public to get tested and know their status, referring not only to HIV and AIDS, but to other chronic, fatal and non-fatal illnesses and diseases. A Walk for Health as part of the activities linked to the Africa Cup of Nations 2013 was planned for Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN), EThekwini Municipality as the host city. The Walk for Health was aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles and reducing chronic diseases including HIV/AIDS and
Numbers screened: HCT – 947 BP – 748 IEC – 13966 GLOCUSE – 761 ATTENDANCE - 2150
GAUTENG PROVINCE (ALEXANDRA & SOWETO) The Show Me Your Number ambassador team led the A Re Dlale Safe for Zero New HIV and TB infection campaign in Alexandra. The campaign was supported by the City of Johannesburg Aids Unit, Jozi Ihlomile, SADTU and NDOH. Jozi Ihlomile is the door to door project initiated by City of Johannesburg Aids Unit. It is composed of 5 wards in region E. 76 volunteers worked with us throughout the week. The campaign took place in the following areas which are: Pan African Mall, Alex Plaza, Alex San Kopano Community Centre/ Alex Stadium in Alexandra and Meadowlands Stadium in Soweto. Numbers screened: HCT – 254 BP – 162 TB – 18 GLOCUSE – 10 ATTENDANCE – 450 The campaign, implemented from 19 January – 10 February, altogether became a success alongside the prestigious Orange AFCON 2013 hosted in South Africa; one must say, the beat is still at South Africa’s feet. The A re dlale safe campaign attracted and brought together more than 5000 people from different walks of life, cultures and races, who all had one thing in common, love for soccer and what it can do to unite people, change our lives, and all in all, bring together people who care about their lives and those of others and that of the entire nation. To wrap this campaign up, all activities were brought to Soweto, Meadowlands Stadium, where the A re dlale safe Final, “The Grand Unity Match”, our campaign final on the 9 February 2013, before the official Orange AFCON 2013 final on the 10 February 2013, was successfully staged to seal the festivities that came with it.
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