Mother of Peace

In the middle of the rolling hills of Lower Illovo, hidden between sugar cane fields, lies Mother of Peace. It is the home of about 50 children, babies to 18-year olds, who have been abandoned, have been sexually abused, have lost their parents or that can no longer live at home for another reason. The children live in small cottages, and each cottage has a housemother to take care of them.

Volunteers help with raising and taking care of the kids, such as, helping them with homework, bathing the young ones, playing games, teaching each other things, and much more. In addition to this, volunteers support the housemothers by helping them with their work and sharing skills with them.

Mother of Peace works closely with the South African government and the surrounding community, to take care of as  best as possible, children who need help the most. One example is the day care centre, for children aged 2 to 6, in which volunteers play an important role. The day care also enables parents to work and in so doing improve their futures.

If you would like more information about Mother of Peace, please send us an e-mail at info@be-more.org.