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Living with HIV support in South Africa

For people living with HIV and those newly diagnosed. Talk with people in South Africa who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.

Next gathering in the South Africa circle: Weekly check-in ยท

If you need someone right now

Help for living with HIV in South Africa

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Mandla Counselling

We help people with organ transplant and caring for someone with cancer, in person in Bloemfontein and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.

Mon to Fri, 9 to 5

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The Pietermaritzburg Men's Shed, Pietermaritzburg

Practical help for people dealing with caring for someone with cancer and organ transplant, plus a weekly drop-in.

Tue to Sat, 10 to 6

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Soft Light Sleep Kits, East

Run by people who have been through chronic illness and long covid themselves.

Mon to Fri, 9 to 5

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Karabo Therapy Practice

Run by people who have been through living with cancer and long covid themselves.

Tue to Sat, 10 to 6

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Northside Debt Advice, Kimberley

A small team supporting organ transplant and heart conditions. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.

Weekdays and Saturday mornings

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Open Door Psychotherapy, Gqeberha

Run by people who have been through long covid and heart conditions themselves.

Tue to Sat, 10 to 6

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Simba Therapy Practice, Pietermaritzburg

A small team supporting living with cancer and caring for someone with cancer. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.

Weekdays and Saturday mornings

From people who came through it

  • โ€œDear stranger, i was where you are this time last year. For me it was undetectable now but still scared. Today I went for a walk and didn't cry once. The bad days get further apart. One day at a time.โ€

    Kunay ยท been through living with hiv
  • โ€œmaybe you just found out. or maybe you've known for a while. either way, it's heavy. the pill is tiny. the fear is huge. tell one person you trust. for me that was grace. she didn't act weird about it. the undetectable thing is real, it's science, not just a promise. but the fear might stick around for a bit. that's fine. find something to hold onto. for me it's my plants. for you it might be something different. you're not the only one in this, even when it feels like it. (i know, i dislike that phrase too. but it's true.)โ€

    Silver Thunder ยท been through living with hiv
  • โ€œTo whoever needs this: I was in the same place this time last year. Diagnosed last spring. That was every day. These days I mostly feel like me. You get yourself back in pieces. From someone who gets it.โ€

    courtney.summer ยท been through living with hiv
  • โ€œTo whoever needs this: I was where you are this time last year. It was u=U and believing it and I couldn't see past it. This year I did a 5k, slowly. The bad days get further apart. From someone who gets it.โ€

    dad.autumn81 ยท been through living with hiv

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