Our place

Mission

The mission of Our Place is to provide a self-sustaning, caring environment within a family structure for people infected and affected by HIV-AIDS. Our Place provides a "home to come to" for those people who have been abandoned because of the stigma and the socio-economic consequences of the AIDS pandemic in South Africa. Our place nurtures the sense of worth and purpose of people living with AIDS by empowering them to be part of socieity and positive role models in their communities.

Programs

Our Place runs a hospice in the city of Bloemfontein, which provides a home for approximately 30 residents and functions as a community center offering free counseling, advocacy, meals, and transportation to health facilities. It also started a foster home and nursery school in the village of Mvezo providing free shelter for 8 children, free instruction and free meals to -- community members, and a basic income for 3 care givers.

Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Build a Home for People Living with HIV/AIDS

Personnel Overview

Deon Mulder - Director
Deon Mulder has been involved in the fight against poverty, HIV-AIDS and domestic violence in South Africa since 1984. Going against the apartheid government, he worked with local communities to create sustainable development centers and to coordinate relief efforts in Transkei, an impoverished rural area that was used to segrate Black South Africans during apartheid.

Andrea Parmegiani - Public relations coordinator
Andrea Parmegiani spent two years in South Africa as part of Our Place's extended family. He co-founded Amici di Deon, a non-organization registered with the Italian government aimed at funding the projects started by Our Place. He has published articles about Our Place in Italian publications, given lectures in public schools in Italy, and organized fund raisers both in Italy and New York City.

Personnel Statistics

Deon Mulder,
Director
Founded in 2003
Employees: 13
Volunteers: 9

Financial Statistics

Budget (2006): $ 34,000
Budget (2005): $ 31,018
Maximum Budget: $ 35,000
Overhead: 7 %
Other funding sources: Amici di Deon Onlus, an non-organiziation registered with the Italian government created to raise funds for Our Place in Italy.
Religious Affiliation: Non-Religious