Telephone: 065 687 7778 Email: leratongcommunity@gmail.com www.leratongcommunity.org LERATONG COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECTS Empowering Communities, Enhancing healthcare Every man, woman and child should be able to access the healthcare they need regardless of their income.
THE TEAM LERATONG ORGANOGRAM Leratong Community Health Projects 3 4 ORGANISATIONAL OVERVIEW About us 5 OUR WORK What we do 6 OUR WORK Programs underway 7 HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN BRIEF 8 PROGRAM GOALS Outcomes 9 MISSION AND VISION 10 OUR VALUES 11 THE STRATEGY 12 OUR VALUES 13 THE STRATEGY 14 GOVERNING BODY 15 CONTACT US 16
Thys Elia Moloi Chairman of the Board I lead the oversight team for Leratong Community Health Projects. I studied Finance and Health and Safety and have experienced both corporate sectors. I am grateful for the opportunity to utilize my skills for the wellness of my community with this innovative team Machristmas Molete - Founder Project Director and Member of the Board My career in the health sector spans over five decades and knowing the challenges we face as service providers led me to seek out other like minded people to continue serving my community in ensuring equity in healthcare for everyone and sharing opportunities for young people to serve in this sector. Clive Booysens Treasurer and Member of the Board I work in the finance industry, my work with Leratong gives me the opportunity to serve my community using skills and knowledge that not only benefits Leratong as an Organization but creates a synergy that extends to every community we serve. Our efficient management of resources and innovative plans sustains the organization. Leratong Community Health Projects| Page 3
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON SIZAKELE MPINGA SECRETARY MANNYANA MOLOI Resource mobilization committee CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD THYS MOLOI TREASURER CLIVE BOOYSENS ADDITIONAL MEMBERS DIMAKATSO MOTLOUNG MUSA THOYANE DEPUTY SECRETARY MPHO MOUTLOASE Finance and Audit Committee PROJECTS DIRECTOR MACHRISTMAS MOLETE Bheki Machristmas Clive Boitumelo To be advised PROJECTS COORDINATOR KEITUMETSE MHLANGA M&E OFFICER SECHABA MOLETE FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR BOITUMELO MOTSILE ADMINISTRATOR TSHEPANG MASINA PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION TEAM Peer Educators SDR PROJECT Linkage Officer Mobilisers Linkage Officers DOH PROJECT HTS Coordinator Care workers Counselors Facilitators WITS RHI PROJECT Leratong Community Health Projects | Page 4
Our Story... Leratong Community Health Projects Leratong Community Health Projects (NPO: 224-188) was established in 2019 serving developed from an initiative to place young the community of Ekurhuleni, Heidelberg and healthcare workers in the working surrounding informal settlements. environment and support the community health infrastructure and soon developed Leratong was initiated by Mrs. MaChristmas into projects dedicated to enhancing Molete who served as a healthcare professional community health and wellness while in the private and government healthcare sector empowering community for many years. During her retirement she engaged young people in her community who The first Leratong project centered around were interested in healthcare but had no formal HTS services including HIV Testing, training and ultimately registered a school for screening of hypertension; asthma; healthcare support services. diabetes and sexually transmitted infections. Our services are freely available With her first set of graduates the challenge now to the community, and the team’s seemed to be placement, as not all her former innovation soon led to researching and students were placed in formal healthcare and yet actioning additional services and we now there were gaps in community healthcare. The have team members placed in community ideal solution would be one that supports the healthcare facilities while others do community health infrastructure without much outreach in homes, as we strive for impact on its over-stretched budget healthier, empowered communities. . Leratong Community Health Projects | Page 5
About Us... Today Leratong Community Health Projects is a non-profit organization committed to improving the health and wellness of our community, holistically. Our projects focus on enhancing the infrastructure to provide quality services for all members of the community, ensuring access to essential healthcare and support for a healthier, thriving community. “Leratong” is taken from the Sesotho word meaning a place of love and it is rapidly developing into a haven of health and wellness support for each community we serve, employing young people trained in health and wellness support services including, counselors, peer educators and healthcare workers. Leratong’s team is also staffed with beneficiaries of the projects as we have young people developing skills in healthcare support services, counselling, data handling and communication all while providing essential support services for their communities It is a blessing to work on projects that benefit our communities as our directive for growth is solely based on the development of our communities. It is said that “ necessity is the mother of invention” and that has been proven accurate in our case where new ideas of what needs to be addressed are always shared within the team and around the communities. Leratong Community Health Projects | Page 6
We are currently running three main projects: The facility Infrastructure support program which supports clinicians in public health facilities with innovative programming to ease the delays in services, educate patients and empower them to take an active part in their health. Engaging Community healthcare program with our healthcare workers going out into communities to educate on health conditions, doing screenings to encourage early detection and linkage to care. Our outreach programs reach communities in their homes, churches, taxi ranks, schools, stokvels, etc. Peer education and linkage programs reinforces our commitment to equity in the quality of service in health and wellness. We support, encourage and walk beside all members of our communities in need while drawing attention to and working towards reducing the stigma associated with some of the illnesses Our people centered service ethos ensures the value of every member of the community is served by addressing barriers that keep the most vulnerable members of our communities from accessing available services. Leratong Community Health Projects | Page 7
Our perspective Health and Wellness - Our Perspective 45,5% unemployment rate among young individuals (aged 15-34 years), in contrast to the national average of 32,9% in the first quarter of 2024. - statssa. 47,0% of South African women were recorded as economically inactive. This means that almost half of the working age women in South Africa are out of the labor force compared to 35,6% of their male counterparts. The latest global labor force participation rate for women is about 47% compared to 72% for men (ILO,2022). The productive potential of South Africa women in the labor market remains unused. The areas that are hardest hit by gender-based violence tend to be those that are also most affected by poverty. “South Africa carries a huge burden of mental illnesses with the most prevalent being anxiety disorders, substance abuse disorders, mood disorders and depression. People with mental health conditions often face neglect in the health system as well as stigma” - indexmedicus - Mental_health_care_-_a_public_health_priority_in_South_Africa.pdf Access to health care About 80% of South Africa’s population depends on the public sector’s primary care services. But access to this primary care in the public sector is often limited by the sheer number of patients. It’s also restricted by opening times that do not cater for people who are working or become sick during evenings or on weekends. https://theconversation.com/why-fixing-primary-health-care-is-crucial-to-makingsouth-africa-healthier-114835 Leratong Community Health Projects | Page 8
Our outcomes Skills Development: Unemployed young people and women in particular are provided with relevant skills within the health and wellness sector to improve their opportunities of accessing the economy either through employment or as social entrepreneurs. The outcome is a reduction in the adverse social effects of unemployment such as drug & alcohol abuse, health problems and crime by young people who are employed, empowered and being capacitated. Education: We work towards creating a positive and empowered environment within healthcare community , by breaking down the barriers created the scientific nature of the sector through clear language where possible and using available resources to encourage community members to play an active role in their health and wellness. Our primary focus is sectors of communities acutely affected for example - chronic patients and people who inject drugs amongst others. Leratong Community Health Projects | Page 9
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