May 11, 2015
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...
May 11, 2015
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...
Aug 18, 2014
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...
Aug 18, 2014
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. Each time Nomawisa went to visit...
Aug 18, 2014
Last month Babalwa 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 Khayelitsha. A few months ago Babalwa identified a mother...
