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Rhoda Kadalie is a positive powerhouse in South Africa. We visited Impumelelo, an NGO, dedicated to creating change. Impumelelo identifes rewards and promotes good governance and service delivery through an annual awards programme, case study research, policy analysis, training workshops and encouraging replication. Rhoda has been an activist all her life and she also attends the Rondebosch Church. Her staff, which includes interns from U.S. colleges delivered a very impressive presentation of award winning projects.
They included a landfill project conservatory which has been incorporated into a ecosystem restoration site including power generation, a health care train which travels the country oferring access to fast high quality health care desperately needed by many in rural areas, a peer to peer counseling system called Mothers 2 Mothers to achieve empowerment, behavior changes and specific health objectives with the HIV context and a community led housing initiative.
Rhoda candidly shared her views and concerns about the challenges facing South Africa. The legal and politcal challenges are substantial but hope is present with the ongoing engagement of individuals, communities, NGO's, and the generosity of world wide aid.
All of this was followed by lunch and conversation at a lovely Indian restaurant.
- Bob & Bonnie Hester
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