Designing Hope

Designing Hope and Dessine l'Espoir, its counterpart in France, are Ithemba main partners.

Undertaken collaborations.

Ithemba has undertaken 3 main partnerships with noth NGOS since 2003:

-LA MODE DESSINE L'ESPOIR
Distribution of Ithemba lightbulbs, with a donation of 5 euros attached to each lightbulb sold.
www.designinghope.org/lumiere

-I LOVE YOU POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE
Diffusion of Tshirts and objects hand embroided by positive women in Swaziland and South Africa, financing the distribution of free similar T-shirts in Africa.
www.designinghope.org/iloveu

-ONE MONTH OF LOVE
Distribution of condom packs with a 4 euros donation to Dessine l'Espoir, financing the free distribution of free similar T-shirts in Africa.
www.one-month-of-love.org


Designing Hope action:

-Support people living with HIV/AIDS in Africa, and get them access to treatments, medical care, psychological support, counselling, nutrition education.
-Get people infected by HIV/AIDS access to improved living conditions with the virus, including reducing stigma from their community.
-Initiate community actions to improve living conditions, hygiene, and reduce the side effects of the virus and protect the population from other diseases.
-Create employment and empowerment opportunities for disadvantaged people in Southern Africa, especially people affected or infected by HIV/AIDS.
-These opportunities will also be available to any population at risk that needs to be informed and aware of the virus.
-Encourage sustainable income generating activities.
These activities can be home based, to reinforce the family, or linked to support groups in a community setting, to encourage attendance at such groups.
-Encourage creativity, cultural exchanges to support awareness campaigns, and to sensitize the community at large.

> Visit the web site for more informations:
www.designinghope.org