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Christian Psychology alive
Mission
HospiVision facilitates the establishment of su-
stainable integrated support and developmen-
tal programmes that reach out to and serve the
sick, vulnerable and disadvantaged, their fami-
lies and those who care for them.
Values
HospiVision is committed to spiritual values
such as respect, responsibility, integrity, love,
fairness and service. Ownership by the commu-
nity, church, family and individuals involved, is
encouraged. HospiVision promotes a culture of
lifelong learning and development.
4.1.2 Guiding principles
HospiVision follows a holistic people-centred
approach which includes the following ele-
ments:
• A Bio-psychosocial and spiritual approach
• A re-visioning of the understanding of “Bio”
to include all aspects of the person’s physical
life
• From “person-centered” to “people-cen-
tered” with the focus on the hospital as a
community
• Contextually relevant programs which take
into account limited resources, poverty and
lack of support systems. This is true of pati-
ents, families and staff.
• Adaptation to diverse health care contexts,
from academic, district, township and rural
hospitals and specialized settings such as re-
habilitation hospitals.
• Trained staff working as part of the multi
professional health care team
• On site services: Hospitals provide facilities
from where our services are rendered. In
some cases we also provide 24 hour crisis
and trauma support services, for example at
the Accident and Emergency unit of Steve
Biko Academic Hospital.
As a Faith-based organization HospiVisi-
on creates a context and community to find
meaning in suffering. Volunteers from local
congregations provide a valuable service to re-
ach out to patients, family and staff. In a volun-
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teer, a patient finds a friend who is present to
listen, support and encourage as they face suf-
fering or the crisis of a life-threatening illness.
HospiVision also has professional volunteers
who offer their services as part of community
engagement.
We follow a collaborative partnerships model
which includes the following role players:
• HospiVision staff and volunteers
• Hospitals
• Other organizations
• Donors
• Communities
• Training institutions and universities
As a non-profit organization, creative com-
munication and resource mobilization is part
of our core business. We use a variety of com-
munication channels, both printed and elec-
tronic to communicate with our staff and our
donor community. Donor’s include individuals,
churches, businesses, local and national foun-
dations and in some cases international donors.
We also have a variety of fundraising events.
As a non-profit organization sustainability is a
goal we work towards. This means that apart
from donor funding we also generate other in-
come streams through training, social support
programmes and the development of income
generating programs. This includes various
skills training, crafts, sewing, baking and gar-
dening activities. In doing this we do not only
create opportunities for people who access our
services but also create income for the organi-
zation.
In terms of organizational support and develop-
ment we place a high value on the following:
• Governance, management and administra-
tive systems
• Monitoring, evaluation and reporting
• Partnership development and management