The Baby Safe

New Baby Safes

Here are some pictures of the new Baby Safe’s with their new design. One is going to Johannesburg and one is going to Swaziland, which are both places where babydumping is a widespread issue. The plan is that one will be installed in Masiphumelele and another one will replace our old safe here in the valley. [...]

A long awaited update

Hello friends! We’ve been busy with various happenings one of them being visit from Sofia’s family. We’ve also started a course that will enable us to continue our work with the Baby Safe. We’ll be learning about: sustainable development, living out Jesus’ teachings, micro enterprise and working cross-culturally. During this time we’ll continue working with [...]

Schoolchild finds baby in a field

Two days ago we received a call from the police. A schoolchild had found a baby in a field next to the school, not far from where we live. The baby was alive and taken straight to the hospital, where it was established that the baby was only one day old. This meant we could [...]

Violent men and strong women

Domestic abuse is widespread in the communities we work in. We’ve recently had number of situations where women who are pregnant, or caring for a young baby have turned up at our offices desperate, after their abusive partners have kicked them out on the street. A few stories we often hear are: HE has had [...]

Safe!

In the township there’s a great stigma attached to the idea that a mother cannot cope with caring for her child. Making contact with someone to express this would be unthinkable. The Safe is a custom built box where a mother can anonymously abandon her baby, legally and safely. Once a baby is inside, the [...]