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.
A Home Birth
Nomawisa Khontyo, a Philani Mentor Mother, had been visiting an un-booked pregnant woman in her area for several months. An un-booked mother is a mother that has not been to see a health professional at a clinic about her pregnancy.
Three abandoned children
Last month Babalwa’s Mfuleni, one of our Mentor Mothers, was awarded a certificate for exceptional work performance specifically for the actions that she took to assist three young children in the Site C area of Khayalitsha.
