Thank you!

Your dedication has been pivotal to our success, deeply impacting healthcare in rural South Africa.

Each of you embodies Tshemba's spirit of compassion and selflessness, leaving a lasting mark both on our mission and in our hearts. You came, you roared and we still hear you in our halls.

As we expand our program, your continued support remains invaluable.
Looking forward to building on this momentum together.

Wishing you a joyful holiday season.
The Tshemba Team

Our 2024 Tshemba Lions

Thank you to all our volunteers this year, without you none of this would be possible.

Andy Pantelides

Medical Doctor

Anne Sumner

General Practitioner

Annelien Binsbergen

Medical Doctor

Annita Koufos

Neurologist

Antonia Mentel

Medical Doctor

Bart van Dijken

Medical Doctor

Bella Makdessi

Medical Doctor

Ben Silberberg

Medical Doctor

Cari Erasmus

Dietician

Dione Meiring

Medical Doctor

Ed Hilary

Hospitalist

Ewan Mclellan

Medical Doctor

Fouche du Raan

Optometrist

Gautom Baruah

Medical Doctor

Hannah Morris

Medical Doctor

Hannah Shimmin

Emergency Medicine

Hari Jeyabelen

Medical Doctor

Heloïse Wessels

General Practitioner

Isabelle Heal

Emergency Medicine

Janice Cho

Psychiatrist

Jasmine Thomas

Medical Doctor

Jessica Patel

Medical Doctor

Joan Louwrens

General Practitioner

Katrina Garcha

Medical Doctor

Kayla Wheeldon

Medical Doctor

Keenan Withers

Medical Doctor

Laura Hinkelthein

Occupational Therapist

Leanne de Vries

General Practitioner

Marco Sivilotti

Emergency Medicine

Marcus Ball

Medical Doctor

Marie-Andree Harvey

Gynaecologist

Max Bayne

Medical Doctor

Michele Zuckerman

Paediatrician

Michelle Labberton

Medical Doctor

Micky Orrey

Dermatologist

Monja Boonzaier

Movement Therapist

Nayab Ali

Medical Doctor

Nicola Scherzer

General Practitioner

Nomphelo Gantsho

Dermatologist

Ole Lohmann

General Practitioner

Philadelphia Letsoenyo

Diabetic Nurse

Premilla Naidoo & Vayjanti Naran

gynaecologist(s)

Rethabile Zwane

Occupational Therapist

Rishigen Viranna

Medical Doctor

Ronny TanPaap

Psychiatrist

Roslyn Cassidy

Physio Therapist

Sandra Pathear

Dermatologist

Sinazo Mtimkulu

General Practitioner

Suretha Kannenberg

Dermatologist

Suzanne Le Coultre

MD Global Health

Taniel Townsend

Neurologist

Teun van Egmond

Surgeon

Tom Witt

Family Physician

Vibeke Lohmann

Volunteer gardener and screener

Virginia Maite

Optometrist

Tshemba catalyses personal growth by enabling you to share your knowledge and experience and provide to those who so desperately need it, but at the same time offering a unique working experience as a doctor.

Bart van Dijken

Medical Doctor

Our Stats in 2024

With your help we did all this

38

Patients a day

253

cataract procedures

796

health screenings

9478

patients

173

Minor surgical procedures

259

theatre procedures

860

ward patients

80

Volunteers

And To Our See Lions

Thanks to you, grandparents can once again read bedtime stories this holiday season.

Akhona Nyoka

Ophthalmic Scrub Sister

Angelika Carey

Ophthalmologist - SNR

Caroline Gooding

Ophthalmologist

Cathy Segopa

Ophthalmic Scrub Sister

Claire Cullen

Ophthalmologist

Ditebogo Ngoaka

Ophthalmic Scrub Sister

Dory Neu-Ner

Ophthalmologist

Elke Harms

Ophthalmologist

Evans Kgosana

Ophthalmic Scrub Sister

Gift Mahlangu

Ophthalmic Scrub Sister

Humairah Motala

Ophthalmic Assistant

Ismail Makda

Ophthalmologist

Khomanani Nyalunga

Ophthalmic Scrub Sister

Mariam Vawda

Ophthalmologist - JNR

Monique Camacho

Ophthalmologist

Mpho Mantsha

Ophthalmic Scrub Sister

Nina van Der Merwe

Ophthalmologist

Rethabile Zwane

Occupational therapist

Saajidah Gaibie

Ophthalmologist - JNR

Sean Anderson

Ophthalmologist

Sigrid Freissinger

Ophthalmologist

Susanna Slabbert

Ophthalmic Assistant

Tony Dos Ramos

Ophthalmologist

Ursula Bezuidenhout

Ophthalmic Scrub Sister

Vishant Naran

Ophthalmologist - JNR

Yaseen Ebrahim

Ophthalmologist

The community built within Tshemba is so positive, despite working within a challenging set of circumstances with limited resources.

Nayab Ali

Medical Doctor

Finally, To Our Nurse Communicators

Who speak to the hearts of our patients

Hi Khensa Vuhlanganyisi bya hine bya vaongori ve nkoka swinene, Ku hlula swirhalanganyi swa ririmi va pfumelela vatirhi va hina vaku tirhandzela ku nika vukorhokeri lebyi hlamakiseka swinene eke Ndhavuko.

Twinny Mahlakoane

Nurse Communicator

Rirhandzu Chiloane

Nurse Communicator

Joy Khosa

Nurse Communicator

Olivia Mogakane

Nurse Communicator

Realise Mhlongo

Nurse Communicator

Miyelani Hlatshwayo

Nurse Communicator

Antoinette Maholobela

Nurse Communicator

Charity Sihlangu

Nurse Communicator

Emelda Monareng

Nurse Communicator

It is hard to see communities (especially children) faced with issues like food insecurity, but being able to assist local programs that aim to relieve these burdens is an incredible opportunity that I am forever grateful for.

Cari Erasmus

Dietician