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Katherine came to Hannah House after being so badly beaten by her husband that she required medical attention. Not only was she physically beaten, but the abuse had left her depressed and with a loss of self-esteem and confidence.
After 3 months under our gentle care and psycho-therapy, Katherine was ready to tackle life on her own again. She moved into a 2-bedroom garden cottage with her two young children and found the confidence both to get through her divorce but also to negotiate the welfare of her children with her abusive ex-husband.
She went on to find a partner and purchased a coffee shop in Mpumalanga. The success of the coffee shop means that she can now help others in the community with employment. Her children are both thriving in school and in their sporting activities.
Faith is a policewoman in the South African Police Force, working one of the large townships in Gauteng. She came to the doorstep of Hannah House after being physically, mentally and emotionally abused. Her husband was a fellow police officer, putting her in a particularly difficult situation. When she finally left him, he refused to allow her to take their young son with her.
With our assistance Faith got a protection order against her husband, underwent counseling and obtained a divorce. She successfully sued her husband for selling her car without her permission or signature. Whilst at Hanna House, Faith managed to buy all she needed to set up home again. She took back her maiden name and has regained her sense of self-confidence. Her son is now well-cared for by Faith’s mother.
Gloria was a mother of four almost-adult children who had endured many years of abuse before she sought refuge at Hannah House. Over the years her husband’s abuse had eroded her confidence to survive on her own in the world.
After medical and psychological care, she managed to secure a job at a medical specialist in Alberton. Slowly but surely her confidence returned. She managed to build up items for her household. She eventually returned to her husband who also had some counseling. He died a few months later and Gloria now lives in her home with her two children. She remains employed at the same job that helped her make her first tentative steps back into independence.
The evidence of Leesha’s many years of abuse was heartbreaking to see when she arrived at Hannah House with her two teenage girls. Years of phsycial, emotional, verbal and financial abuse had left her in need of medical care and afraid. She had tried to leave her husband on a number of occasions, only to return for fear that she could not cope financially without him.
With the dedicated help of Hannah House, she obtained a protection order as well as a maintenance order for her two daughters. After undergoing medical and psychological care, she was ready to start her new life. She has now moved to Kwazulu Natal where she obtained good employment and is doing extremely well. Last year her eldest daughter wrote her matric exams and obtained two distinctions. Leesh’s story is evidence again of the transformation in the life of a family when the cycle of abuse is broken.
In her own words … (the testimony of a former Hannah House resident)

Joy Mining Machinery contributed R500,000 to AMCARE (Alberton Methodist Care & Relief Enterprise) at a ceremony on the 19th June towards the building of a comprehensive HIV & AIDS and TB Clinic on its Alberton premises to serve a population of over 1,5 million people in the area.

This clinic, which will provide the facility for treatment and medication for 2,000 to 3,000 HIV & AIDS and TB patients per month, will be the largest faith-based initiative of its kind in the fight against HIV & AIDS in South Africa, and a much needed and easily accessible facility to the communities of the East Rand.

AMCARE, an outreach programme of the Alberton Methodist Church, serves the greater Alberton Community, including Thokoza, Phola Park, Eden Park, and the informal settlements at Greenfields, Palm Ridge and Thinasonke. This area has an estimated population of approximately 1,5 million people. A large percentage of them are infected and affected by HIV & AIDS and derivative diseases.

Joy's Managing Director, Kevin Brogan, commented at the hand-over ceremony, "Although Joy as a global organisation contributes substantially to local employment, training and skills development, we know how important it is to participate in healthcare initiatives to help save lives, and by so doing, create stability in communities.

"When AMCARE's initiative was brought to our attention by our BEE Manager, Sibongile Zikalala, we were all truly humbled by the awesome undertaking by AMCARE to build a private clinic of this stature that will bring solace to so many people in desperate need in the East Rand area. "We are extremely touched and honoured by the name of the clinic - Injabulo – which is the Zulu word for 'joy'", added Brogan.
Deacon Dr Vernon Van Wyk, Chairman of the AMCARE management committee said, "There are huge socio-economic problems in South Africa and we are of the firm conviction that we can make a difference in our community. Government does not have the capacity to meet all the challenges. This R1.5 million clinic is the culmination of effective partnerships between private sponsors, corporate donors and NPOs to solve healthcare problems, specifically HIV & AIDS and TB, including fatalities
caused by mother to child transmission.

"With Joy's generous donation, the funds are now in place and pending government sign-off for the medication, this 400 square metre wellness and ARV dispensing clinic, based on a modular pre-fabricated design, can be up and operational within 6 weeks.

“This clinic is in the process of accreditation from the Gauteng Department of Health and staff is already being trained. All we are waiting for is the Department to sign the Memorandum of Agreement, according to which they will undertake to supply all the necessary medication."

AMCARE has partnered with the well respected South African NPO, Right to Care, which is funded through USAid by PEPFAR, the American President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Currently, Right to Care treats some 35,000 HIV & AIDS patients at various clinics, including Alexandra and Helen Joseph and will support the new clinic with staff funding, as well as technical support to ensure sustainability.

According to Joy's Managing Director, Kevin Brogan, socio-economic development is of fundamental importance to Joy Mining Machinery and the BEE department has set aside a budget to address issues of social concern.
"We fully embrace the principles of BEE as an exciting and challenging business opportunity to make a difference by empowering individuals and communities with the right to health and the opportunity to create wealth.""The AMCARE clinic is one of the many projects that our BEE department at Joy has identified as part of our social responsibility, which follows our sponsorship of Jabulani Technical High School in Soweto in April for a three year period."