From One Meal a Day, to a Full Stomach Every Night Kefuoe (22) reads a Bible story to her four-year-old daughter, Sinovuyo, when she puts her to bed at night. During the day, she helps her practice saying the alphabet, and to learn how to write numbers. This is thanks to the help she receives
How a single mom, once an orphan, turned her ‘messy’ life around. As an orphan, Celestina Ralede (39) knows the important role that a parent plays in a child’s life. She is a single mother of three–two boys aged 17 and one, and a twelve-year-old daughter. She has never met her parents, as she grew
Celebrating International Women’s Day: A remarkable pre-school principal goes the extra mile to support needy children in her community. Regardless of the financial implications, pre-school principal Dora Molapo decided to accept vulnerable children from the streets into her school and feed them even if their families can’t afford the school fees. From the
Obed: Running with New Purpose. From Comrades marathons to running for children in need. “I grew up very poor. I didn’t even have a dream of going to study at a tertiary institution because I didn’t think it was possible from my family, and also I was not informed of possibilities that existed like bursaries
Enny Mosima spent 24 years of her life living in a shack in Zandspruit, an informal settlement west of Johannesburg. Her small home had no running water and she had to use a communal bathroom outside – very unsafe in the evenings. She found life very tough trying to care for herself and 4 children.
𝗛𝗢𝗣𝗘 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 – 𝗦𝘆𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗡𝗱𝗼𝘂: 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗱𝗱𝘀 6 years ago, Sylvia Ndou would attend a Parent Support Group (PSG) that would change her life forever. As a mother of 3 children and without a Matric (Grade 12), Sylvia was finding it very difficult to make enough money to support her family. But
“I slept on the floor for 7 days. Here’s what I learnt.” HOPE worldwide SA launched the #GoWithoutChallenge on the 1st July. They urged people to give up some of their comforts like Netflix, breakfast, coffee or in my case, my bed for a period of time. This was in the hopes of shedding light
“Why are you dancing and singing?” This is the question Phumzile, HOPE worldwide SA’s Provincial Coordinator, asked a mother (in yellow) of two young children. She is unemployed and lives in the crowded, disadvantaged township of Msogwaba, in Mpumalanga. It is one of 32 sites across the country where HOPE worldwide South Africa (HWSA) runs its
