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    Hello, My friend sent me to your site. I have been volunteering in a small rural town in South Africa, less that 2 hours from Cape Town, for over 10 years. I do camps for teens and have gotten to know the people in the community very well. I see that health challenges abound, access to healthier foods is scarce and things do not improve year after year. I am not sure where to begin to see if your project might be of support in some way. I am interested in what types of intervention you have used in South Africa. I am known to the local clinic and care-workers but am also aware that there is a great deal of red tape to initiate a health related project there. There is massive alcohol addiction, drugs, obesity, diabetes and hypertension above and beyond HIV AIDS and TB. Any assistance would be so welcome!
    Robin Goff
    The Light Center, Baldwin City, KS 66006
    www.lightcenter.info
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    Dear Robin, many thanks for your inqury. Please excuse the delay in responding. We don't have any specific and direct resources related to interventions in South African in the health areas that you are interested. We encourage you to look for organizations in South Africa that may be able to provide some information and resources directly to you. For instance, you may want to check with the Diabetes Education Society of South Africa (http://www.dessa.org.za). They provide a one-day tranning course for non-healthcare professional peer counselors (http://www.dessa.org.za/dessa-courses). Other organizations such as the Human Sciences Research Council (http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en) may be able to offer expert advise on other sources of information.
    Best wishes on your endeavors in South Africa!
    Question Date: Wed, 09/07/2016