Banakekele Hospice was the only hospice in Alexandra and had been servicing the surrounding areas since 2001. The hospice was operating in a warehouse and the rental had become too expensive to afford. The hospice had a staff complement of 27 people. Hospice management approached ARP to assist as it was struggling to acquire a building for its operations. ARP assisted the hospice by offering a school building which was vacant. Hospitals and clinics were referring their terminally ill patients to the hospice. The hospice was using a van (bakkie) to pick up the sick, the elderly and the disabled and transport them to the hospice.