WEBVTT - Mandela Day - Ikamva Labantu supports the elderly with beading project

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<v Speaker 1>A reminder once again that it's Mandela Day next Friday,

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<v Speaker 1>the eighteenth of July, and we're continuing with our interviews,

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<v Speaker 1>just highlighting projects that you might want to consider if

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<v Speaker 1>you are still looking for a way to offer your

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<v Speaker 1>sixty seven minutes of service. Today we focus on an

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<v Speaker 1>initiative to raise awareness and funds to help change the

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<v Speaker 1>lives of the elderly living in township environments. We've spoken

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<v Speaker 1>before to both Ikamva Labantu and to Relate Bracelets and

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<v Speaker 1>they've joined forces to organize an event where participants will

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<v Speaker 1>join a group of Gorgo's to breed bead bracelets and

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<v Speaker 1>at the same time have an opportunity to share their stories,

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<v Speaker 1>to share their memories of Nelson Mandela and to have

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<v Speaker 1>a different kind of experience of one another. With me

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<v Speaker 1>on the line is Ikumba's head of Programs, Barbara Stemmett.

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<v Speaker 1>It's wonderful to have you with us again. Barbara, Welcome,

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<v Speaker 1>Hi Papa.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you so much for having me on your show.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a pleasure. You're using Mandela Day to really try

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<v Speaker 1>and highlight the struggles that elders go through and that

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<v Speaker 1>are often overlooked. Barbara, maybe let's start there just give

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<v Speaker 1>us a brief reminder of some of the major challenges.

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<v Speaker 2>So with our older people, they experience so much abuse

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<v Speaker 2>within the communities, which is this arrange from physical, emotional, sexual,

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<v Speaker 2>financial abuse. And at the cumber Labuntu we offer them

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<v Speaker 2>services through a club based model and through frail Home

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<v Speaker 2>the home based care. At our club based model, we

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<v Speaker 2>have them coming in five days a week where we

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<v Speaker 2>transport them to and from the club. We provide them

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<v Speaker 2>with nutritious meals. We also give them a range of

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<v Speaker 2>activities and access to health care and psychosocial support. So

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<v Speaker 2>in saying that, we also conducted a bit of research

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<v Speaker 2>last year around older abuse and that highlighted a range

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<v Speaker 2>of abuse. And this Mandeli Day initiative has a two

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<v Speaker 2>fold approach. It is to create awareness raise awareness around

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<v Speaker 2>the challenges older people experience, especially within the home environment.

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<v Speaker 2>Financial abuse is a huge challenge for them. Many of

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<v Speaker 2>them have to take care of their children their grandkids

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<v Speaker 2>due to the high unemployment rates. And then also many

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<v Speaker 2>of our older people actually now have parental roles and

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<v Speaker 2>responsibilities where their children have left their kids in their care.

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<v Speaker 2>So besides creating awareness of the difficulties that older people

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<v Speaker 2>are experiencing. We also want to use this event to

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<v Speaker 2>raise further funding so that we can support and service

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<v Speaker 2>the older people.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so absolutely essential work with our question Barbara, tell

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<v Speaker 1>us more about the events and how people can get involved.

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<v Speaker 2>So on the eighteenth of July, we have various corporates

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<v Speaker 2>that have book time slots for sixty seven minutes to

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<v Speaker 2>come indeed with our goggles and do the course bracelets,

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<v Speaker 2>they can have chats with them. Unfortunately that event has

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<v Speaker 2>been fully booked, but you can still assist that if

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<v Speaker 2>you have not pledged your sixty seven minutes for Mandela

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<v Speaker 2>Day through either donating non cherishable items and it can

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<v Speaker 2>be delivered to our woodstock offers. To get to arrange

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<v Speaker 2>a drop of time and to get the address, you

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<v Speaker 2>can contact two one four six one eight double three

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<v Speaker 2>eight and then we can arrange a time with you.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you can't do that and you're more interested

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<v Speaker 2>in actually donating you're giving us a cash donation, you

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<v Speaker 2>can go to our website which is www dot ECAMVA,

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<v Speaker 2>which is I K A M for Mary, B for bars,

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<v Speaker 2>A for Apple, dot org, dot ZEDA, and then you

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<v Speaker 2>can do a financial contribution there and I just.

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<v Speaker 1>Want to mention that my colleague Tracy Langa from KFM

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be broadcasting live from the event next Friday,

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<v Speaker 1>and she has personally put out a plea to please

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<v Speaker 1>consider bringing along some gently worn beanies or new ones

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<v Speaker 1>of course always welcome, as well as blankets and scarves

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<v Speaker 1>such a cold, wet winter. Barbara, I would imagine that

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<v Speaker 1>the need for those is bigger than.

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<v Speaker 2>Ever, one hundred percent. We would really appreciate that, especially

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<v Speaker 2>with older people living within the shack community, their places

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<v Speaker 2>are flooded with the range and it's extremely cold. We'd

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<v Speaker 2>really appreciate that.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So, Barbara, cash donations welcome, donations of non perishable

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<v Speaker 1>items to be dropped off at the Woodstock head office,

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<v Speaker 1>or if you're able to, please consider supporting traces appeal

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<v Speaker 1>for those warm winter woollies to make a difference. Barbara,

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<v Speaker 1>this is a day where we ask particularly for people

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<v Speaker 1>to help. But let's just finish by talking about ways

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<v Speaker 1>of being a longer term helper and supporting this work,

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<v Speaker 1>because from what you've said, the scale of the problem

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<v Speaker 1>is huge. That means the need expands well beyond Mandela

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<v Speaker 1>Day itself. How do cape talk listeners support this work

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<v Speaker 1>on a longer term, so you.

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<v Speaker 2>Could go to our website and like I said, make

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<v Speaker 2>a financial donation because we serve older people, but we

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<v Speaker 2>also work within the field of early child development. We

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<v Speaker 2>work with childish and parenting as well, so there might

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<v Speaker 2>be another area that you're interested in for your long

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<v Speaker 2>term support. You could also arrange you would like to

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<v Speaker 2>come out and do some scie visits with us. We

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<v Speaker 2>can actually show you the work that we're doing and

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<v Speaker 2>then that take it from then you can decide really

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<v Speaker 2>something that you want to align yourself with. This is

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<v Speaker 2>a particular area.

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<v Speaker 1>Barbara Stemmett, thank you so much for your time this afternoon,

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<v Speaker 1>and we hope that you have a very very fruitful

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<v Speaker 1>Mandela Day event with lots and lots of support from

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<v Speaker 1>the public as well as those corporates who've already pledged

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<v Speaker 1>their space. How wonderful to hear that the event is

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<v Speaker 1>already fully booked. That's fantastic. If you'd like to know

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<v Speaker 1>more about their work, that website again is Kumva dot

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<v Speaker 1>org dot Seda spelled ika Mva Kumva dot org dot zeda.

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<v Speaker 1>There is a click through to their Undela Day page

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<v Speaker 1>when you land on that landing site. The number to

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<v Speaker 1>dial if you'd like to organize a dropoff of donations

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<v Speaker 1>of non perishable goods or of some winter woollies. Two

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<v Speaker 1>one four six one eight double three eight. That's two

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<v Speaker 1>one four six one eight double three eight. If you're

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<v Speaker 1>in the car and couldn't drop down those details, If

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<v Speaker 1>you're welcome to send me an email when you're next

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<v Speaker 1>at your computer, pipa h at Cape talk dot co

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<v Speaker 1>dotz A, and I'll gladly pass on those details.