Yabonga

Some of you will remember my post about Yabonga getting robbed and the threat that this posed to the ongoing work of their voluntary counselling and testing site. Yabonga have decided to keep the site open, although they have taken steps to increase security. Below is a letter from Yvette.

From: Yvette Andrews
Sent: 17 November 2006 02:04 PM
To: Greg Andrews
Subject: Yabonga

Hi Love
Please send this to your dassie list esp those who wrote after the robbery.

XX

Hi
A while ago we had an armed robbery and Greg wrote asking for support for us at Yabonga while we found our feet again.

It is now months later and as I write this I have a background choir of Yabonga women practising their songs for World Aids Day.Listening to these women singing 'Never give up ' I wanted to write to all of you who supported us initially after the robbery to thank you for your prayers and emails - those messages sustained us at a time when Yabonga felt like a scary place
rather than the refuge that it normally is for so many of us.

I also wanted to say as we approach World Aids Day that Yabonga has overcome the various challenges thrown at it this year and not only have we survived but we have grown as individuals and as an organisation. It is because of this we can approach WAD with gladness in our heart and truly say we have discovered how to live positively with HIV.

However none of this would have been possible with out the love and support of friends. We understand that our success is largely due to the support we receive and this support enables us to reach out to others.

So from the bottom of Yabonga's heart - Thank you , Dankie , Enkosi and may you have a blessed World Aids Day..

Yabonga
2 Main Rd Wynberg
Tel : 021 761 2940
Fax : 021 761 3407