House Elpidos

House Elpidos A facilty founded for the care and rehabilitation of adults who are mentally ill in South Africa. This left the Zietsman family devastated and confused.

It was in his second year at varsity that Paul-Hendrik Zietsman was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Our family did not know how to cope and deal with this very complicated mental disorder. Louise Zietsman, Paul's mother and founder, went on to try and find the best possible help for Paul. Paul is to this day incredibly intelligent and had a beaming future awaiting him but due to the disorde

r he cannot study nor work. Throughout the years Louise did everything a mother could to make her son as happy as possible. Louise carried this burden as a single mother and the financial strain was immense. Louise Zietsman, the brave soul that she is tried everything to find him the best possible care available, but unfortunately there is no cure for this mental disorder but rather levels of stabilization with chronic medication. Louise took it upon herself to create an environment where Paul can feel safe, secured and deal with his day to day struggles. The struggles Paul deals with varies from a wide range of emotions, from being anxious a lot of the times, feeling very depressed and then at times extremely hyperactive. We cannot comprehend the emotions that schizophrenia sufferers deal with, and on then the on other hand they completely lack emotion. Louise founded House Elpidos in 2009. House Elpidos is a home whose residents suffer from various types of Schizophrenia and also Bipolar Mood disorders. At the moment House Elpidos is taking care of sixteen individuals whose families have no other refuge for them. Taking care of them is now our passion and also livelihood, but it is never easy. The House relies on Woolworths Foods' waste products for their weekly meals. Every Saturday Louise collects the food that has reached it sell by date and this is then used throughout the week. They also rely on any other donations. The dream of House Elpidos is to create awareness around the disorder. Raising funds and then build a refuge for those who suffer from schizophrenia. We want to learn more about the individuals and try and understand the complexity of both Schizophrenia and Bipolar disorder. House Elpidos is working towards a world-class mental health institute with full-time nurses and occupational therapists, so that we can stimulate them and tap into all of their potential so that they can also live a full life, have a stable job and even have their own family. We ask for support from all our friends and family to help us change this dream into a reality.

Hey guys, Paul here. I recently finished creating an audio player application. It has been very rewarding, and I would l...
22/06/2026

Hey guys, Paul here. I recently finished creating an audio player application. It has been very rewarding, and I would love for you to have a look at it (it has a 7-day free trial, no card details required). Schizophrenia is a tough challenge, but it is not the end of the road.

ElevenAmp is a modern, full-featured music player for Windows 10 and 11, built for music lovers who want power and simplicity in one place. Inspired by the classic audio player experience, ElevenAmp brings back the features you loved — and adds new ones. Whether you're DJing a barbecue, working la...

17/05/2026

Our web address has changed to www.elpidos.org
Feel free to have a look and tell us what you think.

02/01/2025

I have enough. I do enough. I am enough. 💖🌈💫

24/08/2024
15/04/2024

Schizophrenia is often misunderstood, and you can play a role in breaking the stigma, by knowing the facts.

SSA provides Community Education Presentations to bust myths and educate our community about schizophrenia and related disorders.

Contact an SSA Branch near you for more details: https://www.schizophrenia.ab.ca/contact-locations

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102 Hagen Street
Modimolle
0510

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