These slides describe a Living Lab project in Motherwell, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The project aims to use ICT as an enabler in an under-serviced community.

1. Home based care workers
Using ICT as an enabler
Arbour day
NMMU students hard at work
Founder members
PJ Powers visiting MEC of Public Works visiting
Appreciation Ambassadors

2. Research
and
Community
Engagement
Project
Prof Darelle van Greunen
School of ICT

3. NMMU-­‐EMMANUEL
HAVEN
LIVING
LAB

4. What
happens
at
Emmanuel
Haven?
• Established
primarily
to
deal
with
the
growing
number
of
adults
and
children
infected
or
affected
by
HIV
and
AIDS.
It
func?ons
with
strategic
partners
and
is
funded
through
a
Trust
founded
by
Dr
Mamisa
Chabula-­‐Nxiweni
in
2004.
• Provide
preven?on,
treatment,
care
and
support
to
the
community.
• To
create
an
enabling
environment
for
mi?ga?ng
the
health,
psychological
and
socio-­‐economic
impact
of
HIV
and
AIDS
on
the
family
and
community.

9. THERE
IS
AN
ANSWER
–
LET
US
PUT
THE
PAST
BEHIND
US.
THE
POWER
OF
APPRECIATION
PJ
POWERS
PJ
Powers
is
involved
with
Emmanuel
Haven
engaging
with
the
Youth
on
general
wellness.
She
is
currently
working
with
a
selected
group
of
Youth
for
a
period
of
12
months.
The
aim
of
the
AppreciaTon
Ambassadors
program
is
to
focus
on
personal
wellness,
being
appreciaTve
and
living
Ubuntu.

10. WanTng
to
know
more?
Contact:
Prof
Darelle
van
Greunen
Email:
Darelle.vanGreunen@nmmu.ac.za
Mobile:
+27
82
5642
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