Rand Aid staff grow
“They learnt that we are all interconnected and gained insight into how we connect with other people.”
A total of 28 Rand Aid employees attended a three-day Eden Associate Training Workshop at the end of March joining other Rand Aid staff members as Eden Associates.
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The employees from Ron Smith Care Centre (RSCC), Thembalami Care Centre, Thornhill Manor and Inyoni Creek enjoyed the training facilitated by Rayne Stroebel, Lisl Foss from Eden Alternative SA and Charlene van Wyk from Eden Alternative Mauritius.
Before relocating to Mauritius in 2013, Charlene headed up the occupational therapy department at Rand Aid’s Elphin Lodge and RSCC for almost three years.
She started Rand Aid on its Eden Alternative journey in 2012, which saw RSCC become the second organisation in Africa to achieve Eden Registry membership in 2016.
In 2020, RSCC achieved Milestone Two and was the first organisation in Africa to do so. The Eden philosophy embraces people-centred nurturing and moves away from the traditional clinical approach to both the environment and the care given to residents.
“Our employees came away from the Eden Associate Training Workshop enlightened, inspired and empowered to make positive changes in both their work and home lives,” said Rand Aid’s manager of recreational programmes Debbie Christen.
“They learnt that we are all interconnected and gained insight into how we connect with other people.”
Debbie said the staff who attended the workshop thoroughly enjoyed themselves and provided positive feedback.
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