During Covid 19 lockdown

Donation to the South African Red Cross Society, 16 April 2020

Precious babies  were able to make a donation of baby clothing and essentials to The South African Red Cross Society for distribution to destitute moms of new born babies during Covid 19 shutdown.  We hope to continue supporting them after the shutdown and pray that we will receive enough donations to make it possible.

See letter from the South African Red Cross Society

Our visit to a mother in Hammanskraal

Linda, a Precious Babies volunteer with one of our beneficiaries.

A Story of Hope

This is an account of how Precious Babies, in collaboration with a Faith-Based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), provided hope to a family in Hammanskraal.

Baby Sipho[1] was born in March 2019 at Jubilee Hospital in Temba.

His Mother Khomotso, is an orphan who lives with her grandmother and extended family. She is 18 years old and is in grade 9.

The family live in a small RDP house and Khomotso’s grandmother, Lorraine, receives a foster care grant of R1 000 per month. Lorraine supplements this grant with domestic work when available. Khomotso’s brother, Peter, who is in grade 11, collects and sells recyclable materials to supplement the family’s income.

When Sipho was born Khomotso did not have baby clothes and other essential baby care items that Sipho needed.

On one of her visits to the social worker from the Faith-Based NGO that supports families in Hammanskraal, Lorraine mentioned that the family does not have clothes for baby Sipho. As this Faith-Based NGO works in partnership with Precious Babies to distribute packs with essential baby care items and clothing, the social worker provided a pack for Baby Sipho.

Khomotso received the pack when Sipho was one week old and the clothes and toiletries lasted for five months. Lorraine recounted that she and Khomotso were desperate for clothes and baby essentials for baby Sipho and they would have had to ask their neighbours for help if she did not receive the pack from Precious Babies. The pack provided by Precious Babies gave Khomotso hope for her baby. She hopes that Sipho will be a pilot when he grows up.

[1] Names of been changed to protect the identity of the family.

Young mother and baby from Gezina

We went to visit this lovely young mother and her baby in Gezina.  At the time of her baby’s birth she was homeless with no family to support or help her.  Fortunately a local charity could help them with accommodation.  She also received the Precious Babies Gift pack with the things she needs to care for her baby.

 

Happy mother and baby

Linda, our volunteer with the cute little newborn

Our distribution points

We are currently helping mothers and babies at the following places:

• Dr George Mukhari hospital pediatrics ward and the premature baby ward.

• Kalafong hospital

• Mamelodi hospital

• Pretoria West hospital 

• The Catholic Woman’s League

• Child welfare

• The Friends of the Needy Families

• Khuluma

• Doctors Without Borders

• The International Red Cross

Delivering at Pretoria West hospital

Mamelodi Hospital

Kalafong Privincial hospital

Thank you to all the social workers who help the mothers and babies with so much compassion.  We appreciate your help in identifying and distributing the gift packs to those who need it most.