LIST OF NETWORKING PARTNERS
Listed below are members of the Knysna Bitou Community Care Forum with whom Knysna Sedgefield have new Memorandum of Agreement and who have all signed on to the Palliative Care strategy.
| Organisation | Nature of relationship | Where are they based? | Describe the nature of their work |
| Alzheimer’s Association SA | Knysna Community Care Forum | Knysna | Counselling, care, education, and screening, of Alzheimer’s Patients |
| CANSA Association | Knysna Community Care Forum | George / Knysna | Counselling, Education, Prosthetics, and Care of Cancer patients |
| Child Welfare | Knysna Community Care Forum | Knysna | Counselling, Care and placement of Children / orphans |
| EMS- Metro | Knysna Community Care Forum | Knysna | Transporting of patients. |
| FAMSA | Knysna Community Care Forum | Knysna | Family, Marriage and trauma counselling and support |
| HAST Co-ordinator | Knysna Community Care Forum | Knysna | HIV Counselling & Testing Counsellors and adherence support |
| Knysna Assoc Physically Disabled | Knysna Community Care Forum | Knysna | Care of disabled people and skills development |
| Knysna PHC Services | Knysna Community Care Forum | Knysna | Treatment Support, Adherence Counselling, Life Style Counselling and education |
| Loeriehof / Knysna caring services | Knysna Community Care Forum | Knysna | Care of elderly and residence, family Support, Community Support. |
| Masithandane | Knysna Community Care Forum | Sedgefield | Chronic Care, Community Care, Self-Empowerment programmes, Education and Counselling, |
| Organisation | Nature of relationship | Where are they based? | Describe the nature of their work |
| Red Cross | Knysna Community Care Forum | Knysna | First Aid Education, Private Home Nursing services. |
| That’s It | Knysna Community Care Forum | Knysna | TB Adherence Support, Counselling, and Treatment support , Assisting DOH |
| VermontCentre | Knysna Community Care Forum | Knysna | KSH in-patient unit and care of elderly, In-House care for Disabled people |
| Mad About Art | Knysna Community Care Forum | Knysna | Youth Programmes, Education, Counselling adherence support to youth |
| EpilepsySouth Africa | Knysna Community Care Forum | Knysna | In Patient Care of people with Epilepsy, Work programmes, |
| Edge ofAfrica | Knysna Community Care Forum | Knysna | Volunteer organisation involved in numerous community upliftment programmes |
Listed below are other organisations with whom KSH network regularly.
| Organisation | Nature of Relationship | Where are they based? | Describe the nature of their work |
| National and International | |||
| Hospice Palliative Care AssociationWestern Cape | Member and participant | Paarl | Support and development of Hospices |
| Hospice Palliative Care Association ofSouth Africa(HPCA), | Member and participant | Cape Town | Support and development of Hospices |
| DeKalbCountyHospice | Twin Hospice– mutual support, sharing of palliative care learning material and experiences. | Illnois,USA | Hospice providing palliative home based care |
| Foundation for Hospices in Sub SaharanAfrica(FHSSA) | Member | Alexandria,USA | Support and development of Hospices |
| Western Cape Networking AIDS community of South Africa (NACOSA) | Member and participant | Roggebaai,Cape Town | Support and development, small grants, sharing of information |
| Local | |||
| KnysnaProvincialHospital | Cross referrals, pharmacy, palliative care awareness | Knysna | Hospital |
| Municipal Clinics (x6) | Referrals, support, palliative care mentoring | Knysna and surrounds | Primary Health Care clinics |
| Dept of Social Services | Social services | George | Social Welfare support |
| South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) | Assistance with fast-tracking social grants and pensions | George | Social Welfare grants, Disability, foster care grants, old age pension etc. |
| Dept Home Affairs | Assistance with important documentation | George | Identity documents, birth certificates, marriage certificates |
| HAART Clinic (Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy Clinic) | Cross referrals, HIV/Aids support | Knysna | ARV clinic |
| Dorothy Broster Children’s Home | Placements, providing care for Orphan Vulnerable Children | Knysna | Orphanage |
| Sinethemba Youth | Referral of orphan vulnerable children | Knysna | OVC support and child care |
| Faith based organisations, eg Options, Youth for Christ & churches | Spiritual support, food parcels, clothing, bedding | Knysna | Spiritual care, and support of teenage pregnancies |
| KADAC (Knysna Alcohol & Drug Abuse Centre) | Referral, counselling, support | Knysna | Alcohol and Drug rehabilitation |
| South African Police Services | Referral of community issues | Knysna | Police Station |