The Africa Centre for HIV/Aids Management at Stellenbosch University is a collaborating centre of UNAIDS, the main advocate for action on the HIV/Aids pandemic. The centre focuses on post-graduate academic programmes, research and community mobilisation (mostly in the form of educational theatre) related to the management of HIV/Aids in the workplace. The community mobilisation is driven by the centre's non-profit organization, the Africa Institute for HIV/Aids Management.

Wordworx is the communication consultant to the Africa Centre and Institute. We are responsible for writing and updating any communication material, i.e. media releases, brochures, website copy and media publications, as well as editing academic material. Wordworx also lends a hand in coordinating events held by the Africa Centre and Institute, such as the annual World Aids Day concert on 1 December.

AfriSIDA is an HIV/Aids management services and strategic consulting company that deals with all aspects of HIIV/Aids, such as VCT (voluntary counselling and testing) and corporate training.

For AfriSIDA, Wordworx developed HIV-related training material for advanced level training. Advanced level training is a follow-up to the basic awareness course. We also presented HIV/Aids awareness and management sessions and trained other trainers to present the sessions.

Alexander Forbes is a leading provider of financial and risk services internationally. Customers include small, medium and large organisations, specialist groups and individuals. The main activities of Alexander Forbes include risk services, financial services and multi-manager investments.

Wordworx has done business related translations for Alexander Forbes.

British American Tobacco South Africa is part of the British American Tobacco Group of Companies and is the largest manufacturer of cigarettes in the country. The company has 27 brands in its portfolio, providing cigarettes to more than nine in ten of SA's five million adult smokers.

Wordworx has done business related translations for BATSA.

CJB Brokers was established in 2006 and is one of Cape Town's largest independent short term insurance specialists.

Wordworx has done translation work for CJB Brokers, related to the business environment.

EFSA is an independent ecumenical institute that promotes consensus between different sectors, interest groups and stakeholders on challenges and social development problems facing society, such as poverty and HIV/Aids.

The foundation plays a facilitating role by providing a platform for the public debate of these issues. EFSA functions under a non-profitable trust and consists of a unique network of participating institutions.

Wordworx is in the process of revamping the EFSA website, as well as the websites of the Community Leadership Academy (CLA), who operates under the umbrella of EFSA, as well as the National Religious Association for Social Development (NRDSA), for whom EFSA operate as the secretariat.

The CLA fosters leadership skills, social entrepreneurship and development projects in local communities. The academy assists young leaders in establishing/developing community structures and in improving their skills

to launch and manage meaningful community projects that address local needs. In this sense it strengthens social cohesion and social structures in local communities.

As wonderful things happen through partnerships, Wordworx is proud to be an associate of the CLA. We co-designed a leadership and team skills building course with people from disadvantaged areas as the target audience. Wordworx's Amelia Burger is one of the presenters of this course, her focus area being team facilitation, e.g. communication skills, conflict handling, decision-making, problem-solving and running effective meetings. We are also in the process of revamping the entire CLA training manual, repackaging the current content and adding new fresh content.

Gist specialises in providing IT support to small to medium size enterprises. Services offered by the company range from installation and maintenance of networks and servers to custom built personal computers. This includes touch screens, point of sale, fingerprint recognition systems and website design.

Lending our language expertise to the world of computers, Wordworx has done creative writing and translation for Gist, mainly regarding client communication.

The JL Zwane Centre is a community centre that provides a range of social and development services to the local community, focusing on HIV/Aids prevention. Other services provided by the centre include care and support programmes, music and drama as well as an after-school study

programme for young learners. The centre, established in 1994, was named after its founding pastor and is located in the heart of the Guguletu township near Cape Town.

Wordworx is honoured to be involved with the JL Zwane Centre on a pro bono basis. Services provided by us include creative writing, mainly informational and marketing orientated, with the aim to get the message across and to get support for the centre. We also assisted in the design process of promotional material for the centre's music group, JL Zwane Siyaya.

LogoGistics is a design company that provides assistance in the development of organisational innovation. The company offers services

Wordworx has done translations and creative writing for a variety of Logogistics' clients. This includes a corporate yearbook as well as marketing and promotional material.

Loud Advertising is an advertising and marketing company who lives out their slogan, 'Don't go unnoticed', with every project they take on. Their core services include brand identity and positioning, marketing and

advertising strategies, as well as media, corporate and internal communication. Related services offered by Loud include corporate identity and stationery, signage, promotional material, media campaigns, event coordination, and website design and development.

Wordworx has done creative writing and editing for clients from Loud, including website text and business profiles.

Media24 is Africa's leading publishing group. Its operations include newspapers, magazines, internet businesses, book publishing, private education, printing plants and distribution companies.

Work done for Media24 includes coordinating the monthly corporate newsletter, Media24News. The process entails sourcing information and writing copy, as well as being involved with the design. We are also proud to have been the copy generator for Media24’s first CSI publication (Reaching Out/Omgeestories) as well as the second publication (Stories24/Stories24), released in 2008. Updating the company’s extensive corporate brochure was another task for which Wordworx was responsible. Once again, this entailed sourcing information through correspondence, writing, editing and liaising regarding the design. We have also done translation and editing for various magazines, e.g. SARIE, SARIE Bruid, tvplus, tuis and ideas.

Nasou Via Afrika is one of the leading educational publishers of school textbooks in South Africa. The company publishes books in all new learning areas and in all the required languages.

Wordworx had the honour of being part of the birth process of producing textbooks for higher school grades. We provided project coordination services, focusing on translation, proofreading and content validation. Subject areas dealt with include mathematics, science, geography and home economics.

New Media Publishing delivers customer-focused editorial and design work. Since 1997 the company has been creating award-winning magazines for some of the biggest brands in South Africa, including Edgars, Mercedes, Woolworths, Multichoice, Sun International, Nedbank and Plascon. Their biggest shareholder is Media24.

Wordworx has done sub-editing and translation for two of their magazines, the décor magazine VISI and Insig.

On the Dot is a logistics company providing a fully integrated warehousing and delivery fulfillment for companies serving the African electronic, book, music, video and e-business market. The company has a developed capaility to customise deliveries to consumers and businesses.

Wordworx has produced a quarterly newsletter for On the Dot. We also assisted in revamping On the Dot's website and provided regular updates to the website to keep it up to date with news in On the Dot. Wordworxs also lends a hand with the general marketing of the company.

Parmalat is a multinational food group active in dairy products and fruit-based beverages. The company ranks among the leading players worldwide in the UHT milk market. The thrust of its multinational strategy is to play an integral part in the health and well-being of consumers throughout the world.

Wordworx has done business related translations for Parmalat.

PeopleManagement is dedicated to assist organisations and institutions to respond proactively and holistically to the impact of HIV/Aids. The company assists businesses with implementing a workplace programme called Know Your Status. PeopleManagement does training and counselling in several South African languages.

For Wordworx's Amelia Burger PeopleManagement served as a bridge between the corporate and entrepreneurial world. She worked for the company as a communication and training specialist on a full-time basis as well as on contract. The focus areas Amelia worked in include corporate communication, designing and developing and presenting HIV/AIDS awareness and management courses.

Sanlam is a leading financial services group in South Africa. The company's vision is to be the leader in client-centric wealth creation and protection, by providing clients with access to savings and credit solutions as well as investment management.

Using our specialised skills and knowledge, Wordworx has done business related translations for Sanlam, i.e. annual and interim reports as well as sustainability reports.

Santam provides short-term insurance products and services that are aimed at specific markets. The company uses and optimises their broker network as the main delivery channel. Santam specialises in the corporate, commercial and personal markets.

Wordworx has done corporate and financial related translations for Santam. These include sustainability reports and interim results.

Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography offers a 3-year BA degree in Applied Design (specialising in graphic design and photography). The course entails practical and theoretical subjects, equipping students with the competencies needed to excel in the fields of graphic design and photography, as well as related careers.

Amelia Burger has presented lectures in business practice at the Academy for the past few years. The subject is a combination of communication, consumer behaviour and entrepreneurship.

Stellenbosch University offers a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in fields such as economic and management science, engineering, education, law and health sciences. The university is also an active role player in the development of the South African society.

Amelia Burger has been a lecturer in consumer behaviour on both pregraduate and postgraduate level, as well as to international students. Wordworx also edits research reports and academic documents such as theses for students and lecturers at the university.

Transnet is a diversified transport and logistics group. The company provides integrated, seamless transport solutions for its customers in the bulk and manufacturing sectors as part of its drive to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of the South African economy.

Services provided by Wordworx for Transnet includes creative writing and translation of newspaper articles regarding environmentally focused topics.

Upfront Systems creates custom open source software by using Zope and Plone, making it easier for individuals and businesses to handle large volumes of information. The company uses familiar user interfaces and procedures when programming.

The Upfront Systems website was revamped by Wordworx. The process included interviews to source information, creative writing as well as translation.

Wordworx has done translation focused on the financial industry for Webbs Graphics. This includes corporate financial results.

Work Dynamics is a management consultancy that provides a wide range of human resource and management services to various sectors, including manufacturing, retail, information technology, print and electronic media, commerce and the public sector.

Work done for Work Dynamics by Wordworx include producing newsletters, news coverage and related PR services.