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In 2001, Mama Lumka began providing residential care for disabled and able-bodied children in her own home in Nomzamo, Somerset West. Some of the children she cared for were disabled, some of them were HIV+ and some of them were AIDS orphans. All of them had been abused, neglected and abandoned by their parents. They had nowhere else to go. Now they can experience 'home' with Mama Lumka. In 2002 a group of business people identified Mama Lumka’s efforts as needing supported and expansion. The Nceduluntu Sanctuary Trust was established.
In September 2004 the first two homes on the Sanctuary site, named Ikhayaletemba Village by the local community, were occupied. Ikhayaletemba means Home of Hope.
For years Mama Lumka has been undertaking her work quietly and diligently. She is overjoyed at the developments that have grown out of her original charitable action. Her vision for the Sanctuary is: "To take care of those who have no-one to love them, who need a haven from abuse and neglect and who have special needs that only someone who loves them like a mother can see to".
What began as a seed in Mama Lumka’s heart is growing into a project beyond her wildest expectations, embracing the lives of so many children.
Bongi Qondani - Children's home Supervisor
Bongi Qondani was 12 when her mother opened a day care centre for physically and mentally disabled children. She was so taken by her own mother (Mama Lumka"s) dedication and unfailing love for all the children in her centre that she decided to follow in her foot steps and is now the supervisor for the Children's Home Mama Lumka developed over the years.
The death of both her brother who suffered from physical disabilities and her older sister to HIV has motivated her to dedicate her life to others in need. She is continuing with her mothers work at the centre and hopes to increase the number of children she can accommodate.
A Reaching Hand are thanks to generous donors able to help Mama Lumka with her daily expenses to run the center.
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