For more than 30 years, SOS Children's Villages South Africa has been striving to take care of children who have lost or are at the risk of losing parental care.
"Their task is never easy," says the team at the centre. "The mother could have up to eight children of all ages under her care in a family home. These children sometimes come with behavioural and emotional issues."
"Despite these challenges, mothers devote their time, energy and love to help heal broken hearts. Together with the support of the organisation, the mother is responsible for raising well-rounded children in a loving home environment, and providing for their emotional and physical needs so that one day they may become self-reliant," adds the team.
"As we celebrate women's month in South Africa, we pay tribute to mothers of a different kind, whose role is so pivotal in rebuilding broken lives and raising orphaned children in loving homes and environments," says Patrick Kulati, national director of SOS Children's Villages South Africa.
"The mothers form the backbone of what SOS Children's Villages does. They have the enormous task of motivating, encouraging, loving and supporting children that come from diverse backgrounds to believe that anything is possible. It is not easy to be an SOS Children's Villages mother and we salute their incredible work," concludes Kulati.
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