A STORY FROM THE EASTERN CAPE
22-year old Owethu* was admitted into the Mentor Mother Program when she was 5 months pregnant. As of Xhosa tradition a mother should be in the care of her own mother during pregnancy. In her case she moved back home to Tsolo. This meant that we could not attend to...BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY
Thandiswa Mhe, a Philani mentor mother, met a client Nomasango* in Site B, Khayelitsha, who is 49 years old, has one child and was separated from her husband. The client was separated from her husband for 4 years when Thandiswa met her. The husband came back after 4...A new mother supported
This story is from Thembisa Njomana, one of our Mentor Mothers. Thembisa found a 23 year old new mother-to-be in her area who was very close to delivery. She was new to the area and had only recently found out that she was HIV positive. Thembisa visited her regularly...
Going back to school
Last year, our OVC team identified a 16 year old orphaned girl, Emihle Yola, who is currently living with her older brother. She was previously attending school in Mitchell’s Plain but since her mother’s death, she had been unable to pay the transport fees to go to...
Asanda’s Story
In 2008 Asanda* found out that she was pregnant. She was 22 at the time and had just moved to Cape Town from Klerksdorp to live with her father and two brothers. She was scared of her father and did not want to tell him about being pregnant so she hid the pregnancy...Browse Our Shop
Resources
Download a PDF of the Philani Mentor Mother Booklet here.
