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About the Bishop Simeon Trust |
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The Race Against Time raises funds for the Bishop Simeon Trust
(BST). BST funds HIV/AIDS, development and education projects within South
Africa that help people to overcome the
inequalities that remain as a result of apartheid. The Trust has
been working in partnership with South African communities and
making a huge difference to thousands of people since 1989.
Recent work has focussed on the plight of the growing numbers of
HIV/AIDS orphans in South Africa.
Every penny of the funds raised through The Race Against Time
goes to community HIV/AIDS projects, which are improving the
lives of those affected by HIV/AIDS - especially children.
One of the patrons of the Trust, Archbishop Desmond Tutu,
describes the work of the Trust below:
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Emeritus Archbishop Desmond Tutu writes:
"Established in 1989 to continue the vision and
courageous work of Simeon Nkoane the Trust enables us to
make a difference in the lives of South Africans who remain
caught in poverty, without education or a chance to thrive.
It funds formal and informal education projects, training
for young people, adult literacy, training for small
business start-ups, pre-schools, and care projects for
adults and children in HIV affected families to name a few.
HIV in South Africa has exploded into all areas of work, and
the Trust has responded to its local partners’ initiatives
in tackling the impact on the poorest people.
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In every generation we
are called to respond to the hungry cry of the child, to the
hunger for education, to the redressing of injustice.
The Bishop Simeon Trust is doing that every day, with
your help. We can, of course, only surmount the difficulties
that remain in South Africa after 48 years of legalised
racism, with your hands holding ours.
If you can, I urge you to support the Trust." |
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Television personality, Michael Parkinson visited one of our
orphan care projects in 2002. He has been an active supporter
and patron of the Trust ever since. He is pictured above
with Grace Sibeko, founder of the
Leth'ithemba
Care & Counselling Centre.
For more on our work please visit our main website:
www.bstrust.org |
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