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This site will be updated on 22 January 2004 at 17:00 |
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HUNDREDS of children in Paarl had something to smile about this Christmas when they received toys donated in a major German charity effort. The toys, collected in the "Toys For Africa" campaign initiated by Lydia Schrempp, wife of DaimlerChrysler AG chairman, Jürgen Schrempp, in Stuttgart, Germany, was distributed through DaimlerChrysler South Africa's dealer network to children's homes and charities identified in co-operation with all nine provincial social welfare departments as being most in need. At the first of several planned hand-over functions, hosted by Paarl Motors and Rola Motors, several boxes of toys were handed to representatives of a number of Western Province children's homes and charity organisations. One of the organisations that received a donation, was the Ikhwezi Community Centre. The "Toys For Africa" initiative is a joint effort with, amongst others, DaimlerChrysler AG (DCAG), DaimlerChrysler South Africa (DCSA), the South African Junior German Chamber of Commerce, as well as DaimlerChrysler dealers. Mrs Schrempp is a co-patron of the project with Public Service and Administration Minister, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, who has demonstrated commitment to the plight of children and underprivileged communities in the country. "We believe this kind gesture from the people of Germany will make little children in especially the rural areas of Africa a little happier this Christmas," said Anne Clarke, DCSA Corporate Affairs Divisional Manager. "Tthrough her contacts in Stuttgart, Mrs Schrempp asked the local community to donate toys to these children, and being a warm-hearted community, they responded far beyond expectations," Clarke said. |
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DIE gevaar van alkohol tydens swangerskap is onlangs deur Michelle Bezuidenhout van Sanra by die Dalvale kliniek bespreek. Sy het verduidelik dat wanneer 'n swanger vrou drink, beweeg die alkohol in die moeder se bloedstroom deur die plasenta na die fetus. Die alkohol word in dieselfde konsentrasie in die fetus se liggaam versprei. Aangesien sy eie lewer onderontwikkel is, maak die fetus op die moeder se lewer staat om alkohol te verwerk. Daar kon nog nie met sekerheid gesê word wat die presiese skade aan die fetus is van 'n moeder wat matig sosiaal drink nie. Wat wel waar is, is dat fetus in die vroeë stadium van swangerskap, tussen die 18de en 60ste dag na bevrugting, besonder kwesbaar is vir die effek van enige dwelmmiddel. Slegs een of twee drankies tydens hierdie tydperk kan permanente skade tot gevolg hê. Fetale Alkohol Sindroom (FAS) is 'n patroon van abnormale groei by babas van moeders wat gereeld alkohol gebruik gedurende die risikotydperk tydens swangerskap. Die afwykings en simptome wat by FAS aangetref word sluit in: gestremde voor- en nageboortelike groei, hart- en nierdefekte, gesplete verhemelte, skewe en misvormde oë, 'n gladde bo-lip sonder die normale lipvou, 'n gesakte en kort wipneus, buitengewone diep handpalmvoue, vertraagde fisiese en emosionele ontwikkeling en gedragsafwykings gedurende vroeë kinderjare. Bezuidenhout sê dat daar tot dusver geen veilige drinkpatroon tydens swangerskap vasgestel is nie: "Dit is dus wys om glad nie tydens swangerskap te drink nie. Die keuse lê egter steeds by u." Sanra kan gekontak word by 872-5050. |
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