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21/05/2026

♿ Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD).

Over 1 billion people worldwide live with a disability and according to the WebAIM Million Report, 98% of homepages still have at least one accessibility failure.
At HospiVision, accessibility is not only a website concern. It's part of how we love our neighbour.

It's a large-print prayer card for a patient with low vision. It's a wheelchair-accessible chapel visit. It's slowing down our speech for someone with hearing loss. It's making sure our online resources, brochures and training materials can be read by everyone- not only those with perfect sight, full mobility, or fast internet.

This year, we're committing to a full accessibility audit of hospivision.org.za, our PDFs, and our content- and sharing what we learn openly, so other South African non-profits can follow.

True care meets people where they are. No barriers. No exceptions. Every person deserves access.

📖 Read more on our blog: https://www.hospivision.org.za/blogs/projects/accessibility-is-dignity-why-hospivision-is-marking-global-accessibility-awareness-day

20/05/2026

HospiVision is calling for volunteers in the Western Cape. If you have:

• A heart for people in hospital
• A few hours a week to spare
• Compassion, patience, and the willingness to listen

…we want to talk to you.

You don't need to be a counsellor. You don't need theological qualifications. You need a willing heart- we will train you.

Email us at [email protected] or visit the link to apply online: https://www.hospivision.org.za/pages/volunteer-form

19/05/2026

Hospital chaplains are trained spiritual care workers who:

• Sit with patients facing diagnosis, surgery, terminal illness or recovery
• Walk alongside grieving families
• Support hospital staff carrying heavy emotional loads
• Respect every faith tradition and worldview
• Offer emotional, spiritual AND practical presence

HospiVision has co-developed an accredited Occupational Certificate: Social Counselling Worker (Curriculum Code 263501, QCTO-accredited) specifically for this calling.

If you have ever wondered whether this is your calling, get in touch. South Africa needs more trained hospital chaplains.

📧 [email protected]

18/05/2026

Hope sometimes looks like a sewing machine. Or an oven. Or a keyboard.

At De La Porte Oasis (Tshwane District Hospital), we run three skills programmes: Sewing, Baking, and Computer Literacy- each designed to empower people to rebuild through skills they can earn a living from.

📌 3 months each
📌 R200 registration + R900 skills fee (EFT/ card instalments available, no cash accepted)
📌 Sponsorships available

📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.hospivision.org.za

17/05/2026

A reflection for the weekend.

When someone is diagnosed with a serious illness, the first wave is usually shock, fear, denial and the deepest human need in that moment is SECURITY. To know they are not alone.

Our care during diagnosis is empathy. The spiritual focus is God's abiding compassion, the assurance that God is with us when we feel trapped and helpless (Psalm 118:5–8).

If someone you love has just been diagnosed, please don't try to fix it. Just be present. Sit. Listen. That is the gift.

Have a peaceful weekend. 💛

16/05/2026

Grief is one of the most universal human experiences, yet it remains deeply personal and often misunderstood. Whether you are navigating your own loss or supporting someone who is grieving, understanding what grief looks like and how to respond can make a meaningful difference. What Is Grief? Grief....

16/05/2026

Most of us freeze when a friend is grieving. We don't know what to say, so we say nothing, or we say the wrong thing.

Here is what actually helps:

✔ Use the name of the person who died. 'Allen,' not 'your son.' It honours their life.
✔ Follow their lead. Let them take the conversation where it needs to go. Make room for silence.
✔ Be open to any emotion, grief shows up as anger, tears, laughter, even silence.
✔ Remember anniversaries. A simple message on a birthday or death-day means everything.

Please avoid:
✘ 'They're in a better place.'
✘ 'Time heals all things.'
✘ 'At least…'

Save this for when you need it. Share it with someone who is supporting a friend in loss. https://www.hospivision.org.za/blogs/projects/understanding-grief-a-guide-to-bereavement-and-loss

15/05/2026

From today until 15 June, South Africa goes turquoise for our elderly.

South Africa is home to 6.6 million people aged 60 and over and many of them sit in hospital wards for hours, sometimes days, without a single visit. They are often the most spiritually rich, and the most lonely.

HospiVision volunteers spend time at the bedsides of elderly patients- listening to their stories, praying with them, holding their hand. Sometimes the most powerful spiritual care is simply: "I see you. You matter."

This Go Turquoise season, we're standing with older South Africans and we're asking you to stand with us.

Read our full blog: Go Turquoise for the Elderly: Standing With South Africa's Older Persons → https://www.hospivision.org.za/blogs/projects/go-turquoise-for-the-elderly-standing-with-south-africas-older-persons

If you visit a hospital this month, take a few extra minutes. Sit with someone older. Ask about their life.

It costs nothing. It changes everything.

Published for the Go Turquoise for the Elderly Campaign | 15 May – 15 June From 15 May to 15 June, communities across South Africa wear turquoise to draw attention to the older people in our families, neighbourhoods, congregations and hospital wards. The Go Turquoise for the Elderly Campaign is a ...

15/05/2026

This week we honoured the nurses who walk the wards with us.

At HospiVision, we are continually moved by the courage in how you hold a trembling hand, the gentleness in how you deliver hard news, the steadiness you carry into rooms heavy with fear, grief, and hope. Nursing is not only a profession, it is a ministry of presence.

Alongside our volunteers, pastors and counsellors, you are the ones who notice the patient who hasn't had a visitor, who pause to pray with a frightened family, who carry the spiritual weight of healing long after your shift ends. Spiritual care and nursing care are woven together and we are deeply grateful to walk this road with you.

To every nurse serving in our partner hospitals across Gauteng and the Western Cape: thank you. For your hands, your hearts, and your holy work.

Happy International Nurses Day.

15/05/2026

Mother’s Day at Tshwane District Hospital

Last Saturday, our hearts overflowed as we celebrated Mother’s Day with the mothers in the maternity ward at Tshwane District Hospital. On a day usually spent at home with loved ones, we wanted to make sure these mamas felt seen, valued, and embraced.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who made this day possible:

Collage Community Church — for your warm participation in the outreach, the beautiful gift packages for the mothers, and the donation and planting of trees. You are quite literally sowing life and hope.

The 3rd year Health Science students from the University of Pretoria — thank you for the thoughtful flyers and for being present and part of the outreach. You are the future of compassionate healthcare.

CANSA-TLC Nicus Lodge — for the loving donation of beanies to keep our tiniest babies warm. Every stitch is a hug.

To every mother we met: you are strong, you are seen, and you are deeply loved.

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