Touching Nations Projects

At present the organization administers FIVE projects that are sustained by donations and serviced by voluntary workers and paid counsellors.

This project is geared toward people who do not normally frequent city and state clinics and who prefer the privacy and confidentiality offered at a non-medical site.
The team of 4 is staffed by one professional nurse and three lay counsellors.
Provision of free pre- and post counselling and testing.
Formation of support groups that would enable people to develop effective coping mechanisms.
Educates and empowers communities with information about the disease in terms of the spread, profile and management of both the infected and the affected.
Works within community structures like schools as well as with faith-based organizations in the effective management of the disease.
The team operates within the boundaries of the Tygerberg sub-district.

This project is also geared toward people who do not normally frequent city and state clinics.
The team of 16 is staffed by two professional nurses, two assistants to the nurses, a project manager, a logistic manager and ten lay counsellors.
Educates and empowers communities with information about the disease in terms of the spread, profile and management of both the infected and the affected.
Works within prison, places of employment, schools and other organizations in the effective management of the disease.
Educates and empowers communities with information about the disease in terms of the spread, profile and management of both the infected and the affected.
The team operates across the boundaries of the Cape Metro.

This project is one of two facility-based projects and focus mainly on ART within clinics.
The team of 15 lay counsellors under the leadership of a coordinator, offer effective Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT), Preventing Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT), and Adherence support services at facilities/clinics in the Tygerberg and Northern sub districts.
Counselors offer support to those on anti-retroviral therapies (ART) on an ongoing basis, and they encourage expectant mothers to test, counsel, and treat themselves to prevent HIV transmission to their babies.
The team operates across the boundaries of the Cape Metro.

This project is the latest of two facility-based projects and focus mainly on the provision of anti-retroviral treatment within clinics. It is deemed a pilot by virtue of the staff management that is shared between the facilities and the NGO.
The team of 60 lay counsellors offers effective Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT), Preventing Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT), and Adherence support services at facilities/clinics in the Tygerberg and Northern sub districts.
Counselling towards preparing for the testing process and treatment support as well as advocating living a positive lifestyle, is offered.
Counselors offer support to those on anti-retroviral therapies (ART) on an ongoing basis, and they encourage expectant mothers to test, counsel, and treat themselves to prevent HIV transmission to their babies.

The team of 5 consists of a coordinator and four support group leaders.
The project operates in the Belhar, Elsies River and peripheral communities.
The project provides education on safer sexual activities and promotes condom use in all high-risk groups e.g. youth, pregnant mothers and people with HIV.

To ensure the implementation of programs that will speak to the plethora of societal needs, Touching Nations will also endeavour to focus on;

The development and re-introduction of street children into the schooling system.
Expanding into services that draw on the skills on Community-base Carers, patient – assistants, TB DOTS, non-medical facilities and high impact testing for HIV.
Communication & Life skills training
Awareness Programmes that will deal with the following:
- The impact of alcohol and drugs on the family and the community.
- The management of common illnesses.
- The signs and management of Child-abuse.
- Gender awareness and sexual harassment.