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van	Zyl,	CEO	of	Pietermaritzberg	&	District	Council	for	the	Care	of	the	Aged	 (PADCA)	in	South	Africa	and	an	IAHSA	 board	member.	(PADCA	is	leading	 member	of	the	South	African	Association	of	Homes	and	Services	for	the	 Ageing,	the	IAHSA	chapter	in	South	 Africa.)	Martin	and	van	Zyl	decided	 that	they	should	continue	the	connection	between	the	two	countries	and	 see	if	IAHSA	could	make	it	a	global	 phenomenon. Today,	only	eight	months	later,	six	 South	African	organizations	have	 been	linked	with	Australian	sister	 organizations.	The	organizations	 served	by	the	partnership	range	from	 social	clubs	to	nursing	homes.

Two	Homes	Create		 an	Overseas	Friendship The	Issy	Geshen	Lamont	Home	in	 Lamontville	(a	suburb	of	Durban)	is	 a	South	African	residential	facility	for	 black	people	that	was	formed	in	the	1960s	 The	home’s	goal	is	to	create	a	sustainby	a	businessperson	who	saw	the	need	for	 able	financial	plan	that	will	keep	it	from	 assistance	for	elderly	people	with	little	to	 depending	on	the	government.	Adminno	income.	Without	any	assistance	from	 istrator	Sifiso	Ngidi	hopes	the	new	 government,	Issy	Geshen	Lamont	created	 relationship	offers	“not	just	financial	assisthe	home;	today	it	serves	68	residents	with	 tance,	but	knowledge	and	information	so	 AAHSA ad - January 11/23/09 2:34 PM Page 1 32	staff.	The	home	is	subsidized	by	the	 that	[we]	can	stand	on	[our]	own.”

The	home’s	managers	would	like	 to	expand	the	organization	one	day	 and	increase	the	level	of	care	provided—another	goal	they	think	the	 Australians	can	help	with. Ngidi’s	home	has	been	paired	 with	Sisters	of	St.	Joseph	Aged	Care	 Services	in	Hunters	Hill,	New	South	 Wales,	Australia.	Lynette	Bruce,	CEO	 at	the	Australian	home,	got	involved	 with	the	project	at	the	beginning;	in	 fact,	it	was	her	idea	to	have	the	raffle.	 She	took	the	idea	back	to	her	colleagues,	and	they	decided	to	donate	 the	money	they	would	have	spent	on	 a	Christmas	party	to	the	Issy	Geshen	 Lamont	Home. Bruce’s	staff	has	been	asking,	“What	 can	we	do?”	One	manager	at	Sisters	 of	St.	Joseph	suggested	finding	equipEMSENi ment	that	is	not	used	anymore,	but	 Homebased carers from EMSENi serve the surrounding still	in	good	condition,	and	donating	it	 community. to	the	South	African	home.

government	but	does	not	receive	enough	 to	cover	its	expenses.	It	operates	at	a		 monthly	loss	of	50,000	Rand	(US	$6,600).

Education	Sharing The	Aged	Care	Channel	in	St.	Ives,	New	 South	Wales,	Australia,	is	one	organization	that	is	helping	grow	this	international	 partnership.	It	develops	live,	interactive	satellite	programs	for	educational	 and	training	purposes	at	Australian	

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