About Us
The International Children’s Palliative Care Network (ICPCN) is a worldwide network of individuals and agencies working with children and young people with life-limiting conditions. Membership of this international organisation is free to all working or interested in the field of children's palliative care. Join via the website at www.icpcn.org.uk
The Hospice Palliative Care Association (HPCA) is an umbrella organisation, consisting of 70 member hospices and 84 development sites. Membership is voluntary - not all hospices in South Africa are members of the HPCA.
The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund (DPOWMF) is an independent grant-giving charity established in September 1997 to continue the Princess's humanitarian work in the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is a world in which the rights of the disadvantaged are respected. By giving grants to organisations, championing charitable causes, advocacy, campaigning and awareness-raising, the Fund works to secure sustainable improvements in the lives of the most disadvantaged people in the UK and around the world. Further information can be found on their website www.theworkcontinues.org
The Hospice and Palliative Care Association of South Africa's (HPCA) mission is to promote quality in life, dignity in death and support in bereavement for all living with a a life threatening illness by supporting member hospices and organisations. HPCA supports services in all 9 provinces and aims to develop these services in every health sub-district by 2010 in order to achieve our vision of "quality palliative care for all" . Further information on HPCA can be found at www.hospicepalliativecaresa.co.za
The Open Society Institute works to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. To achieve its mission, OSI seeks to shape public policies that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems and safeguard fundamental rights. On a local level, OSI implements a range of initiatives to advance justice, education, public health, and independent media. At the same time, OSI builds alliances across borders and continents on issues such as corruption and freedom of information. OSI places a high priority on protecting and improving the lives of people in marginalized communities. Further information on OSI can be found on their website www.soros.org
Bigshoes is all about medical interventions that assist orphaned and vulnerable children to grow up to fill big shoes!These interventions are delivered through four programmes: an abandoned baby programme, medical clinics and outreach, training and palliative care. Interventions include HIV testing, adoption medicals, basic child health training for caregivers, advocacy and paediatric palliative care. Bigshoes’ head office is situated in Johannesburg with a satellite in Soweto and branches in Durban and now Cape Town. Further information can be found at their website: www.bigshoes.org.za
