Carryou Ministry

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	Home-Based Care
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	Orphan Care
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	Other Services
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	How You Can Help

SMALL BEGINNINGS

The ministry started when the Anglican Church, St. John the Divine, based in Randfontein on the West Rand, Gauteng, South Africa, asked a member of the congregation (Sister Pam) to attend an AIDS 'trainer of trainers' course, as more and more people were turning to the church for assistance in dealing with the trauma of HIV and AIDS.

Sister Pam completed the course and began caring for a number of patients in Toekomsrus, a township bordering Randfontein. Word spread and soon she was asked to train others who could care for the sick.

Before long, caregivers in other townships and the rural areas got to hear about Sister Pam’s training and so the ministry grew.

OTHER SERVICES

Besides Home-Based and Orphan Care, Carryou Ministry offers the following services:

Poverty Alleviation

Carryou Ministry provides training and work for the unemployed as voluntary caregivers. They receive a small monthly stipend.

Food Gardening
	Trained demonstrators instruct members of the community, schools, churches, patients and their families on how to start and maintain organic vegetable food gardens. Carryou supplies seeds for this project.

Counseling
	We offer emotional and spiritual counseling to HIV/AIDS, TB patients, orphans and families in their homes. Pre and post HIV test counseling is offered.


Training
HWSETA accredited courses/workshops in HIV/Aids, Home Based Care and other programmes offered to members of the public.
AIDS Awareness campaigns and workshops
A large part of Carryou's work includes presentation of HIV/AIDS & TB awareness campaigns and workshops in various communities. The campaign covers opportunistic infections of the diseases, precautions, prevention and how to care of those infected and affected. Other awareness campaigns cover sexually transmitted infections. These are also done in association with the Department of Health and the local Municipality.
Support Groups
Carryou Ministry offers support-group sessions that are held for HIV/AIDS, TB patients, orphans, guardians e.g. grannies and our caregivers in various areas of need.

OUR VISION
Carryou Ministry's vision is to improve the health status and standard of living of adults and children afflicted/affected by HIV & AIDS and other debilitating diseases.

OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the quality of life, both materially and spiritually, in partnership with other service providers, by responding to needs in the fields of home-based care and orphan care.

OUR VALUES
Compassion - we care, show consideration, kindness, sympathy,
empathy, and concern.
Integrity we are always honest and take responsibility for our actions without shifting blame. We are reliable and dependable and always complete tasks assigned to us.
Confidentiality we ensure privacy, are discreet, diplomatic and tactful.

COMMITMENT
We are passionate about our work, perform to a high standard and are willing to develop our skills and knowledge in order to serve our patients better. We willingly work longer hours when necessary.

APPROACHABLE
We listen carefully and respond to the needs and requests of our funders/ sponsors/patients.

FOCUSED
We set performance goals for ourselves and work towards them with perseverance, determination and dedication.
We concentrate on the task at hand and ensure it is done correctly the first time.

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Poverty Alleviation