My third week as a volunteer at Health Promoters is already over. And what an adventure it was! The differences between my home and South Africa are huge. It all starts with the fact that South Africans hug way more than Dutch people. Where we greet with a handshake when we meet someone forRead more about Marieke de Boer: Blog #2[…]

  Today the “Letter of intent” was signed between World Waternet and Health Promotion South Africa Trust at the Headquarters of the Health Promoters in Kayamandi. Last week, the agreement was signed by Mr. Steven van Rossum, CEO of World Waternet in Amsterdam and today by George Arrey, CEO and Dr. Harold Robles, Co-Founder HPSA, inRead more about New partnership for Health Promoters South Africa Trust[…]

”Hey everyone! My name is Marieke de Boer and tomorrow I’ll travel to South Africa. The next three months I’ll be volunteering at Health Promoters. In addition to administrative tasks, I will assist the team in new, future projects. The final preparations have been made, the suitcase is packed, I am ready for it!”

In township Khayelitsha in South Afrika lives Nombasa (18 years old). She works at the company Relate who produce the Health Promoters bracelets. Nombasa:’’Finally I was able to worry less about my income. Everytime I go to work, I get very happy. Those bracelets are so much fun to make. At the end of theRead more about The story of Nombasa: she makes a living by making bracelets for Health Promoters[…]

Nine organizations that further the spirit of Nelson Mandela have been named by the beautiful Dutch magazine ‘OOG VOOR AFRIKA’ (www.oogvoorafrika.nl )  and their advertisers. We, the Health Promoters are honored to be one of them. https://joom.ag/ozEY With many thanks to ‘OOG VOOR AFRIKA’ and their advertisers a must on your coffee table.  

If you wait long enough it will finally happen. Yesterday afternoon Edward Muller, former CEO of the Surinamese Bank in Suriname signed on behalf of his fellow co-founders, Jim Bousaid, CEO of the Hakrin Bank in Suriname and Harold Robles, co-founder of Health Promotion South Africa Trust the official papers for the creation of “StichtingRead more about If you wait long enough it will finally happen; Health Promoters Suriname[…]

A pitch video promoting Educational Theater, a new project of the Health Promoters in collaboration with World Water Net was shown yesterday on World Water Day 2018 at the University of Applied Sciences in Utrecht, Netherlands.  

Mr. Dantso, head of the primary school in Kayamandi shares his respect for the mission of the Health Promoters  

International Papilloma Virus Society (IPVS) has announced the first international human papillomaviruses (HPV) awareness day. The first edition of the HPV Awareness day was on the 4th of March 2018 and annually thereafter. This year the campaign messages are HPV affects everyone and Give Love, Not HPV. “We believe love is the foundation of aRead more about First International HPV Awareness Day held in South Africa on March 2nd, 2018[…]

Announcement Stellenbosch, South Africa, February, 2018 International Papillomavirus Society announced the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Awareness Day Health Promotion South Africa Trust (HPSA) is honored to work with the International Papillomavirus Society, the National Institute for Communicable diseases, the institute of Infection diseases and molecular medicine, the University of Cape Town and the SAMRC Gynecological CancerRead more about International Papillomavirus Society announced the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Awareness Day[…]