September News

Four year old Am* was referred to TCA from the hospital, as it was clear to them that her family was not giving her ARD treatment regularly. At her arrival it became clear that Am did not receive the nurturing and care from her family that every child deserves. She struggled with boundaries, had a very short attention span and referred to any bottled substance as beer. However, she so quickly adapted to the love and routine in our home and she became a little "mother" to all the babies, reprimanding them when they didn't finish their bottles and even checking that they have their bags for creche. She was also known as our own little actress and she effectively used her acting skills to steal attention from even the cutest little babies whenever visitors arrived. We all had mixed feeling when we had to say goodbye this month. Although a few tears flowed, we are happy that, after a long and challenging few months, we have found a home for her at "Home from home." We trust that her enthusiastic personality will still take her a far way.

Jaime at ThembaCare Athlone

We also said goodbye to Jaime, who volunteered with us for a month. Jaime served TCA with so much enthusiasm and love and the children will definitely miss him! We have however welcomed Daniella from Germany. She is a social work student and will be helping out at TCA until November. We wish her a warm and joyful stay in South Africa!

* Child’s name has been changed to protect her identity