Why I still help at NOAH
2010-07-15
No adult living in Cape Town in the 70s and 80s can look back and say “those were the good times”.  Appalling things were happening to people of colour in our city which would be the stuff of nightmares all their lives long. The... More

Cataract operation restores Mrs Mvuvu’s sight
2010-06-14
A free cataract operation at Groote Schuur hospital has restored Mrs Nontuthuzelo Mvuvu’s sight! Now the 61 year old NOAH resident in Khayelitsha has regained total independence and participates fully in day to day activities. It was only when... More

Elizabeth learns to read in her 70s
2009-10-09
NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN! Petite and always cheerful, Elizabeth Bernadette Phillips knows the secret of a long, happy life – she just keeps busy and doing for others.  She volunteers for the Red Cross at all the big sporting meets like... More

Newly weds at NOAH
2009-02-09
Written by Mrs Frances Williams, resident at Avonskemer House in Atlantis:My name is Frances Williams, age 70. I am originally from Newlands, Cape Town where I was born and grew up. I have 10 children, 28 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and... More